(A) Appointment and Qualifications:
The City Manager shall appoint a City Health Officer who shall be a licensed, physician qualified to practice medicine in the State of Texas and a resident of the City of Port Isabel. In the event no licensed physician is available or willing to serve in such capacity, the City Manager shall arrange for the services of an employee of a public health agency or such other qualified persons available with training in related fields.
(B) Administration:
The City Health Officer shall be responsible to the City Manager for the general administration of the Department of Health and Sanitation.
(C) Duties of the Health Officer:
The City Health Officer shall advise with the City Commission on a program of Public Health; shall cooperate in the preparation and enforcement of a Sanitary Code; shall enforce such code and all pertinent ordinances of the City; shall cooperate with nearby cities on problems of health and sanitation; shall cooperate with the Commissioners' Court of Cameron County and its agencies, and with the State Health Department and other departments of the state government in matters pertaining to health and sanitation.