(A) The City Health Officer serves as the executive officer of the Municipal Board of Health and under its supervision. The City Health Officer shall administer the provisions of the state code, all other laws of this state and the rules and orders of the Secretary relating to public health and applicable to the Municipal Board of Health’s service area, municipal ordinances of the Municipal Board of Health’s service area relating to public health and the rules and orders of the Municipal Board of Health.
(B) The City Health Officer has the following additional powers and duties which may be delegated with the approval of the Board:
(1) To attend Municipal Board of Health meetings as a nonvoting member. The City Health Officer serves as Secretary at all Board meetings and is responsible for maintaining the Municipal Board of Health’s offices, meeting minutes and records;
(2) To supervise and direct the activities of the Municipal Board of Health’s health services, employees and facilities;
(3) To ensure that procedures are established for the receipt of communicable or reportable disease reports from local physicians and other reporting sources and for the transmittal of the reports to the Commissioner;
(4) To perform mandatory HIV tests on persons convicted of sex-related offenses and resident within the service area; and
(5) To determine when sufficient corrections have been made to warrant removal of any restrictions or limitations placed on an individual or entity for public health purposes by an employee of the Municipal Board of Health
(Ord. 11-1, passed 1-4-2011)