Legislation
SECTION 346
County or part-county boards of health; general expenses
Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 3, TITLE 3
§ 346. County or part-county boards of health; general expenses. 1.
In counties having a county auditor or county comptroller, all charges
and other expenses of a county or part-county health district shall be
audited and paid in the same manner as other charges against the county.
In counties that do not have a county auditor or county comptroller, all
accounts, charges, claims and demands of such health district shall be
presented to and audited by the board of health of said district and
paid by the county treasurer upon warrants of the said board of health
within the limits of the appropriation made therefor.
2. The board of health of a county or part-county health district
shall submit annually in the manner prescribed by and on or before the
date fixed by or pursuant to law, an itemized estimate of the revenues
and expenditures of such health district, for the ensuing fiscal year.
The board of supervisors shall levy a tax upon the taxable property
within the county or part-county health district, to the extent
necessary to provide moneys to meet appropriations for such health
district. The board of supervisors may appropriate moneys in the manner
provided by law for any items of expense of the county or part-county
health district which may in any degree tend to promote the efficiency
of the administration of the provisions of this chapter and the
regulations adopted pursuant to the authority thereof.
In counties having a county auditor or county comptroller, all charges
and other expenses of a county or part-county health district shall be
audited and paid in the same manner as other charges against the county.
In counties that do not have a county auditor or county comptroller, all
accounts, charges, claims and demands of such health district shall be
presented to and audited by the board of health of said district and
paid by the county treasurer upon warrants of the said board of health
within the limits of the appropriation made therefor.
2. The board of health of a county or part-county health district
shall submit annually in the manner prescribed by and on or before the
date fixed by or pursuant to law, an itemized estimate of the revenues
and expenditures of such health district, for the ensuing fiscal year.
The board of supervisors shall levy a tax upon the taxable property
within the county or part-county health district, to the extent
necessary to provide moneys to meet appropriations for such health
district. The board of supervisors may appropriate moneys in the manner
provided by law for any items of expense of the county or part-county
health district which may in any degree tend to promote the efficiency
of the administration of the provisions of this chapter and the
regulations adopted pursuant to the authority thereof.