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Members of the Board serve staggered four-year terms and they are appointed
by the Mayor and by the County Commissioners "in proportion that
the city's population is to the total county population." In 1976 three members
were appointed by the Commissioners and four by the Mayor. Requirements
for the composition of the board are as follows, 1) all must be residents
of the county; 2) not more than four may be of the same political
party; :3) three members must be licensed physicians (one may be a licensed
veterinarian instead). The Board of Health must hold annual and quarterly
meetings, must submit an annual budget to the Allen County Commissioners
and to the Allen County Council and must provide offices for the Health
Department.
The Board of Health appoints a full-time Health Officer subject to the
approval of the State Board of Health. The Health Officer, who must be a
licensed physician, acts as the executive officer of the department and
serves as the secretary of the Board. The Health Officer serves a four-year
term.
In addition to the Board of Health there exists a five-member Health
Boar-d Commission. Members of the Health Board Commission serve staggered
four-year terms. They are appointed as follows: two members are appointed
by the County Commissioners; two members are appointed by the
M:tyor of Fort Wayne; one is selected by the other four members. The sole
function of this commission is to establish rules and regulations for the employment,
rating, and promotion of the health department employees at or
above the rank of sanitary officer, with the exception of the Health Officer.
The Department of Public Health is responsible for promoting good
health to the citizenry of the City and County and for collecting records.
The work is carried out by several separate divisons:
DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS: The Vital Statistics division is
responsible for recording all births and deaths in the county and for issuing
certified copies of these. Adoption records are also maintained
here. Birth records are available from 1882 to the present and death records
from1870. Certified copies of records may be purchased for a
small processing fee.
DIVISION OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: This division
is responsible for inspecting and licensing all food establishments
and food markets in the City and County. The Environmental
Control Program makes sanitary inspections of nursing homes, motels,
trailer courts, public buildings, and swimming pools and arranges for
proper disposal of garbage, trash, and sewage.
DIVISION OF PAROCHIALSCHOOLNURSING: Medical, dental,
and health education is provided to students in the elementary grades
of parochial schools. (A similar service is provided to public school students
by the various boards of education.) Parents are notified of
health problems and of care required.
CLINIC DIVISION: This division is responsible for the control of
communicable diseases, including diagnosis and treatment of venera I
diseases. In addition, the division maintains records of all communicable
diseases and reports this information to the State Board of Health.
In 1969, the U.S. Public Health Services designated the Board of
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Object Description
| Title | Your local government: a guide to Fort Wayne-Allen County government |
| Alternative Title | Your local government, Allen County; Spotlight on government |
| Creator | Fort Wayne-Allen County League of Women Voters |
| Topic | Local Government |
| Subject |
Allen County (Ind.)--Politics and government Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Politics and government Municipal services--Indiana--Allen County Municipal services--Indiana--Fort Wayne |
| Geographical Coverage |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County, Indiana |
| Date of Original | June 1977 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Fort Wayne-Allen County League of Women Voters. Your local government: a guide to Fort Wayne-Allen County government. 3rd ed. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: The League, 1977), 71 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Relation | 1962 (mDON barcode 30000122011996) and 1970 (mDON barcode 30000122012002) editions published under title, Spotlight on government. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white, 400 dpi, 1-bit; grayscale 300 dpi, 8-bit; and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
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| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122011962 |
| File Name | 30000122011962.pdf |
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| Title | Page 34 |
| Transcript | Members of the Board serve staggered four-year terms and they are appointed by the Mayor and by the County Commissioners "in proportion that the city's population is to the total county population." In 1976 three members were appointed by the Commissioners and four by the Mayor. Requirements for the composition of the board are as follows, 1) all must be residents of the county; 2) not more than four may be of the same political party; :3) three members must be licensed physicians (one may be a licensed veterinarian instead). The Board of Health must hold annual and quarterly meetings, must submit an annual budget to the Allen County Commissioners and to the Allen County Council and must provide offices for the Health Department. The Board of Health appoints a full-time Health Officer subject to the approval of the State Board of Health. The Health Officer, who must be a licensed physician, acts as the executive officer of the department and serves as the secretary of the Board. The Health Officer serves a four-year term. In addition to the Board of Health there exists a five-member Health Boar-d Commission. Members of the Health Board Commission serve staggered four-year terms. They are appointed as follows: two members are appointed by the County Commissioners; two members are appointed by the M:tyor of Fort Wayne; one is selected by the other four members. The sole function of this commission is to establish rules and regulations for the employment, rating, and promotion of the health department employees at or above the rank of sanitary officer, with the exception of the Health Officer. The Department of Public Health is responsible for promoting good health to the citizenry of the City and County and for collecting records. The work is carried out by several separate divisons: DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS: The Vital Statistics division is responsible for recording all births and deaths in the county and for issuing certified copies of these. Adoption records are also maintained here. Birth records are available from 1882 to the present and death records from1870. Certified copies of records may be purchased for a small processing fee. DIVISION OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: This division is responsible for inspecting and licensing all food establishments and food markets in the City and County. The Environmental Control Program makes sanitary inspections of nursing homes, motels, trailer courts, public buildings, and swimming pools and arranges for proper disposal of garbage, trash, and sewage. DIVISION OF PAROCHIALSCHOOLNURSING: Medical, dental, and health education is provided to students in the elementary grades of parochial schools. (A similar service is provided to public school students by the various boards of education.) Parents are notified of health problems and of care required. CLINIC DIVISION: This division is responsible for the control of communicable diseases, including diagnosis and treatment of venera I diseases. In addition, the division maintains records of all communicable diseases and reports this information to the State Board of Health. In 1969, the U.S. Public Health Services designated the Board of 30 |
