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Presented and approved February 16, 1921.
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<br />Mayor Signature.
<br />Clerk Signature.
<br />President Common Council Signature.
<br />President Board of Aldermen Signature.
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<br />A Resolution authorizing the Finance Committee to make such arrangements as may be
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<br />necessary to carry on the work of installing tre water -gas set until funds from other
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<br />sources are available.
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<br />Resolved by the Common Council, the Board of Alderrren concurring,
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<br />That until such time as funds are available from the sale of bonds that the
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<br />Finance Committee is hereby authorized to make such arrangements as arra necessary to
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<br />secure sufficient funds to carry on the work of installing the water -gas set.
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<br />Adopted by the Common Council Feb. 10, 1921
<br />Ayes: Forrest, Quarles, Smith, Via and Whitten.
<br />Conccured in by Board of Aldermen Feb. 15, 1921.
<br />Ayes: Greaver, Timberlake and Walker.
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<br />Presented and approved February 16, 1921.
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<br />Mayor Signature.
<br />Clerk Signature.
<br />President Common Council Signature.
<br />President Board of Aldermen Signature.
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<br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTIONS 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338 OF THE CITY CODE OF 1909.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, THE COMMON COUNCIL CONCURRING, THAT
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<br />SECTIONS 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338 AND 344 OF THE CITY CODE OF 1909 AS AMENDED
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<br />BY AN ORDINANCE APPROVED NOVEMBER 19, 1918, AND AS AMENDED BY AN ORDIANCE APPROVED
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<br />JANIARY 14, 1919, BE AND ARE HEREBY AMANDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />SEC. 333. CITY PHYSICIAN. The Board of Alderrmen and Common Council may elect a
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<br />City Physician at a salary to be fixed at the time of his election or before, or
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<br />they may dispense with that officer. If a City Physician is elected, he shall hold
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<br />his position at the pleasure of the Board of Aldermen and Common Council.
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<br />SEC. 334. POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITY PHYSICIAN. The City Physician, when there is
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<br />one elected, shall visit and attend all needy persons he may know to be in need of
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<br />his services and that are reported to him. He shall report to tre Health Officers
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<br />any infectious or contagious diseases of which he may have knowledge. It shall be
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<br />his duty to advise and co-operate with the wealth Officers in charge of Public health
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<br />SEC. 335. BOOKS AND RECORDS. The Health Officer shall be the custodian of all
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<br />records and papers belonging to the healtr department, and when such books, records
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<br />and papers are not in actual use, they shall be kept in a safe place provided for
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<br />them in the City Hall.
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<br />SEC. 336. BOARD OF HEALTH. There shall be a Board of wealth composed of five members
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<br />who shall serve without compensation, to be elected biennially from the city at
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<br />large by the Board of Aldermen and Common Council in joint session. In case of
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<br />removal, resignation or disability of any member of said Board, the Board Of
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<br />Aldermen and Common Council shall in joint session elect his successor to fill
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<br />vacancy for the unexpired term. The Health Board shall subject to the ordiance
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<br />and resolutions of the Board of Aldermen and Common Council, have complete control
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<br />of the public health and sanitation,
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<br />SEC. 337a HEALTH OFFICER. Health Officer shall be elected by joint session
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<br />of the Councils, his salary shall be fixed by law prior to his election.
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<br />The Councils shall proceed to elect a Health Officer, as therein provided, as soon
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<br />as practicable and said officer shall serve until , September 1922 or until a
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<br />is elected; and aafter the first of September, 1922, said officer shall be elected
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<br />for the term of two years. If it in found expedient a Health Officer may be elected
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<br />wits the understanding that he is to serve also as Health Officer for the County of
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<br />Albemarle.
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<br />The Health Officer shall appoint a Sanitary Inspector and have authority
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<br />to appoint necessary assitants and disburse all funds for public health, subject
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<br />to the approval and consent of the Board of health. All reports, accounts, and bills
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<br />shall be subject to tre approval of tre Board of Health who in turn shall be
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<br />able to the Councils.
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<br />SEC. 337.b. The duties of the Health Officer shall pertain only to the proper
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<br />carrying out of measures for tha prevention of disease, the prolongation of life
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<br />and the safeguarding and preservation of health. It shall. be his duty to
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<br />conditions are sanitary or unsanitary and detefmine the best methods for the
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<br />prevention of disease and the preservation of health; and in no case shall his duties
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<br />embrace the enforcement of sanitary laws which shall be the duty of the Sanitary
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<br />Inspector and the Police rapartment.
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