On Thursday, the Assembly unanimously passed A-117, which permits the governing body of municipalities with a population of 30,000 or less to serve as the local board of health. The senate counterpart, S-652 passed last year. This legislation now awaits the Governor’s consideration.
The League supports this legislation which increases the population threshold from 20,000 to 30,000 in which the municipal governing body can serve as the board of health. This legislation increases options available to municipalities when filling vital volunteer posts with qualified and willing citizens is not possible. This legislation will give additional municipalities the flexibility to meet the important statutory requirement that all municipalities have a board of health to protect the health, safety, and welfare of municipal residents.
Contact: Paul Penna, Senior Legislative Analyst, ppenna@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x110.