§ 42-75. Duties and authority of health department.  


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  • The duties and authority of the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department as they pertain to this article shall be as follows:

    (1)

    Technical and administrative support for the board shall be provided by the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department. Such support shall include but is not limited to permit issuance, projects, programs, investigations, and enforcement procedures as are assigned to and within the jurisdiction of the board.

    (2)

    The director of the health department or his representative shall serve as technical secretary to the board.

    (3)

    Nothing contained in this article shall supersede the authority of the department to enforce any rules and/or regulations under the express jurisdiction of the department, unless otherwise stated in this article or agreed to by the department.

(Code 1992, § 29-108; Ord. No. 19, exh. A, § 7, 11-23-1987)