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Introduced by Councilor Brom, March 26, 1984
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.)-VIiXYMMTCC,....Amending. Chapter..al,...Aztzcxea 34...and Rt of _.. _.
the City of Bangor -- Public Health and Welfare Department
Be i6 srdaimcd by W C66y County of W city OfBanpor, w foNsua:
— THAT the provisions of Chapter II, Article 20 of the Ordinances
of the City of Bangor are hereby repealed.
THAT the provisions of Chapter II, Article 21, Sections 1
through 4 inclusive, are repealed and replaced with the following:
.ARTICLE 21 PUBLICHEALTH.& WELFARE; DEPARTMENT
Sec. 1 Public Health & Welfare Department Created. Inaccordance
witArticle
V, Section z(a) of the City Charter, there is hereby established
Public. Health & Welfare Department. Said Department shall
be composed of two (2) divisions to be known as the Public
Health Division and the Public Welfare Division.
Sec. 2 Director of Public Health .& Welfare. There is hereby
authorized and established
the position of Director of Public Health & Welfare. The
Director of Public Health & Welfare shall supervise the
entire operation of the Public Health & Welfare Department.
This position shall be included in the Personnel Classification
and Compensation Plan for the City of Bangor. The Director
shall be appointed by the City Manager on the basis of merit
and fitness alone, subject to confirmation of the City _
Council. The Director shall make a monthlyreportto the
City Manager as to the business of his/her department during
the preceding month, shall perform the duties of the Director
of Public Welfare as prescribed under this Ordinance, and
shall perform such other duties as may be required by the
City Manager or the City Council from time to time.
Sec. 3 Public Health Division.
3.1 Functions and Duties of. the Public Health Division.
It shall be the functions and duties of this
Division:
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3.1.1 City Dental Clinic. To maintain and
operate the
City Dental Clinic.
3.1.2 Health Education. To establish and
conduct a public
health education program.
3.1.3 Enforcement. To enforce all laws
relating to public
health, as may otherwise be provided
by ordinance or statute.
3.1.4 Other Functions. To perform such
other functions
and duties may be assigned to
the Department by the City Manager
or the City Council from time
to time.
3.2 Health Officer. There is hereby authorised and
established the position of Health
Officer whose responsibility shall include the super-
vision of the Public Health Nursing Division. This
position shall be included in the Personnel Classification
and Compensation Plan for the City of Bangor. The
Health Officer shall be appointed by the City Manager
n the basis of merit and fitness alone, subject to
confirmation by the City Council. The Health Officer
shall have all powers and authority provided by State
laws and City Ordinances relating to his/her position.
The Health Officer shall make a monthly report to the
Director of Public Health S Welfare and perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by the City Manager,
Director of Public Health 6 Welfare or the City
Council from time to time.
3.3 Dental Health Advisory Committee. There shall be a
seven (7) member
committee appointed by the City Council for purposes
of providing advice to the Director of Public .Health
6 Welfare, City Manager and City Council an matters
concerning the operation of the City Dental Clinic.
Three (3) of the members shall be practicing dentists
and four (4) shall be members of the public at large.
All members shall serve until their successors are
appointed. All persons serving on the Dental
Health Advisory Committee on the date this Ordinance
goes into effect shall serve for the remainder of
their terms. Thereafter, members of the committee
shall be appointed annually to serve a term of three
(3) years. Any vacancy on the committee shall be
filled by appointment by the City Council for the
reminder of the term. No person appointed to the
committee shall s e than two (2) complete
consecutive terms. The Director of Public Health 6
Welfare shall serve as an ex officio member. A
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Secretary shall be appointed and shall prepare
such minutes and records of meetings as the
Committee shall require.
3.4 Public Health Advisory Committee. There shall be a
seven (7) member
committee appointed by the City Council for purposes
of providing advice to the Director of Public Health
6 Welfare, City Manager and City Council onmatters
volving the public health program of the City. Two
(2) of the members shall be members of the medical
Profession. One (1) member shall be a registered
pharmacist. Four (4) members shall be members of the
public at large. All members shall serve until their
successors are appointed. Of the first appointed,
three (3) members shall have terms expiring on December
31, 1984; three (3) members shall have terms expiring
n December 31, 1985; and one (1) member shall have a
term expiring on December 31, 1986. Thereafter, each
member shall be appointed to serve
a term of three
(3) years. Any vacancy on the committee shall be
filled by appointment of the City Council for the
remainder of the unexpired term. .The Director of
Public Health S Welfare shall serve as
axofficio
member. A Secretary shall be appointed andshall
prepare such minutes and records of meetings as the
committee shall require.
Sec. 4 Public Welfare Division.
4.1 Functions and Duties of the Public Welfare Division.
It shall be the functions and duties of this
Division:
4.1.1 General Assistance. To render general
assistance to all
eligible applicants in accordance with
all applicable ordinances and statutes.
4.1.2 Other Functions and Duties. To perform
such other
functions and duties as may be assigned
by the City Manager or the City Council
from time to time.
4.2 Director of Public Welfare. There is hereby authorized
and established the
position of Director of Pub11C Welfare whose
responsibilities shall include the supervision of
the Public Welfare Division. The Director of
Public Welfare shall have all powers and authority
provided by State laws and City ordinances relating
to his/her position. The Director of Public Welfare
shall make a monthly report to the City Manager and
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the
City Manager or the City Council from time to time.
In City Council March 26,1984
Refered to City Council Helath
committee & Health and Hospital
Advisory Committee consider next
Meeting
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Ity Cle
In City Council April 9,1984
consider next regular meeting
a4-127
ORDINANCE
( TITIE,) Amendine Chapter II Articles 20 a 21
of the City Of Bangor -Public Health and ¢� - -
amt Welfare Department
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ulery
In City Council April 23,1984
Passed as emended
Amembed to Read in Sec -3-4
Two of the members shall be
Doetors. One member shell be -
a registered Pharmacist
3 Members shall be members. of
the Public at large.
One member shall be a registered Nurse
Passed as amended by the following vote -
Eyes 1 No Voting yes Hroom,Cox,Devts,SOrdan,
/Mcc-aa-Qarrttiv. Tilley, Wheeler, Willey Absent Frankel
4"Ci elect /'