Effective: September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Unless an administration of public health different from that specifically provided in this section is established and maintained under authority of its charter, or unless a combined city health district is formed under section 3709.051 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority of each city constituting a city health district shall establish a board of health. The board of health shall be composed of five members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the legislative authority, unless the board of health has established a health district licensing council under section 3709.41 of the Revised Code, in which case, the mayor shall appoint four members of the board of health, confirmed by the legislative authority, and the health district licensing council shall appoint one member of the board of health.
(B) Each member of the board shall be paid a sum not to exceed eighty dollars a day for the member's attendance at each meeting of the board. No member shall receive compensation for attendance at more than eighteen meetings in any year.
(C) Each member of the board shall receive travel expenses at rates established by the director of budget and management pursuant to section 126.31 of the Revised Code to cover the actual and necessary travel expenses incurred for travel to and from meetings that take place outside the county in which the member resides, except that any member may receive travel expenses for registration for any conference that takes place inside the county in which the member resides.
(D) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum, and the mayor shall be president of the board.
(E) The term of office of the members shall be five years from the date of appointment, except that of those first appointed, one shall serve for five years, one for four years, one for three years, one for two years, and one for one year, and thereafter one shall be appointed each year.
A vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in like manner as an original appointment and shall be for the unexpired term.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3709 | Health Districts
Section 3709.01 | Health Districts.
Section 3709.012 | Study of Merging City Health District With General Health District.
Section 3709.02 | Board of Health of General Health District - Term - Expenses - Vacancies - Quorum.
Section 3709.03 | General Health District Advisory Council.
Section 3709.04 | Director of Health May Appoint Board for General Health District.
Section 3709.05 | City Health District Board - Compensation, Term.
Section 3709.051 | Formation of Single City Health District From Two or More Districts.
Section 3709.052 | Contract for Administration of Public Health Affairs in Combined District.
Section 3709.06 | Director of Health May Appoint Health Commissioner for City.
Section 3709.07 | Union of City With General Health Districts.
Section 3709.071 | Election for Union Into Single General Health District.
Section 3709.08 | Contract Between Boards of Health.
Section 3709.09 | Board of Health to Establish Uniform System of Fees; Adoption of Rules.
Section 3709.091 | Failure to Pay Household Sewage Disposal System Permit or Inspection Fee.
Section 3709.092 | Transmission of Fees.
Section 3709.10 | Union of General Health Districts.
Section 3709.12 | President Pro Tempore of Board of City Health District - Meetings.
Section 3709.15 | Appointing Sanitarians and Nurses.
Section 3709.16 | Board Determines Duties and Salaries of Employees - Employee Insurance.
Section 3709.161 | Liability Insurance.
Section 3709.17 | Travel Expense Outside District.
Section 3709.18 | Infant Welfare Stations and Prenatal Clinics.
Section 3709.19 | Record of Proceedings and Record of Diseases - Quarterly Activity Reports.
Section 3709.21 | Orders and Regulations of Board of General Health District.
Section 3709.211 | Injunctive or Other Relief.
Section 3709.22 | Duties of Board of City or General Health District.
Section 3709.23 | Laboratory Work.
Section 3709.24 | Free Treatment for Venereal Diseases.
Section 3709.241 | Minor May Give Consent for Diagnosis or Treatment of Venereal Disease.
Section 3709.25 | Free Distribution of Antitoxin.
Section 3709.26 | Inspections of County Institutions.
Section 3709.27 | Establishment of Detention Hospitals.
Section 3709.281 | Agreement by a Board of Health to Perform Municipal Services.
Section 3709.282 | Participation and Cooperation by Board of Health.
Section 3709.283 | County Establishing and Operating Any Health Program.
Section 3709.29 | Special Levy for General Health Districts.
Section 3709.30 | Additional Expense in Case of Epidemic.
Section 3709.31 | Custodian of Health Fund - Auditor - Expenses.
Section 3709.32 | Conditions for Payment of State Health District Subsidy Funds.
Section 3709.33 | Legal Advisor in General Health Districts.
Section 3709.34 | Suitable Quarters Furnished.
Section 3709.341 | Conveyance of Property to Board of Health.
Section 3709.35 | Preferment of Charges Against Health Commissioner or Member of Board.
Section 3709.36 | Board of Health of City or General Health District.
Section 3709.37 | Statewide Boards of Health Association.
Section 3709.38 | Payment of Annual Association Dues of Health Commissioner.
Section 3709.41 | Health District Licensing Council.
Section 3709.42 | Authorization for Use of Credit Card Account.
Section 3709.50 | Order or Regulation May Apply Only to Specific Persons.