§ 323. Local health officer; compensation and expenses.
1.Every\nlocal board of health shall fix the compensation of the local health\nofficer, which in the case of the health officer of a city, town,\nvillage and consolidated health district having a population of eight\nthousand or less, shall not be less than the equivalent of fifteen cents\nper annum per inhabitant, including Indians on reservations, of the\ncity, town, village or consolidated health district, according to the\nlatest federal or state census or enumeration; and in a city, town,\nvillage and consolidated health district having a population of more\nthan eight thousand, shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars per\nannum.\n 2. In addition to his compensation as provided herein, the board of\nhealth shall allow
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§ 323. Local health officer; compensation and expenses. 1. Every\nlocal board of health shall fix the compensation of the local health\nofficer, which in the case of the health officer of a city, town,\nvillage and consolidated health district having a population of eight\nthousand or less, shall not be less than the equivalent of fifteen cents\nper annum per inhabitant, including Indians on reservations, of the\ncity, town, village or consolidated health district, according to the\nlatest federal or state census or enumeration; and in a city, town,\nvillage and consolidated health district having a population of more\nthan eight thousand, shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars per\nannum.\n 2. In addition to his compensation as provided herein, the board of\nhealth shall allow the actual and reasonable expenses of the health\nofficer (a) in the performance of his official duties, (b) in going to,\nattending and returning from the annual health conference or equivalent\nmeeting held yearly within the state (c) in going to, attending and\nreturning from conferences called by the commissioner or his authorized\nrepresentative and (d) in going to, attending and returning from\nconferences called by the state district health officer of the district.\nThe board of health, in lieu of allowing the actual and reasonable\nexpenses for travel of said health officer, may determine by resolution\nto allow him an amount not to exceed eight cents per mile for the use of\nhis own automobile for each mile actually and necessarily traveled by\nhim in the performance of the duties of his office and in going to,\nattending and returning from any of such conferences.\n 4. (a) The regular compensation of a health officer appointed jointly\nby two or more local boards of health for two or more towns or villages\nshall be fixed jointly by such boards in such sum as they shall\ndetermine in accordance with the provisions of this section, and such\ncompensation, together with the expenses of the health officer in the\nperformance of his duties and in attending the annual sanitary\nconference or equivalent meeting and conferences called by the state\ndistrict health officer, shall be allowed by the local boards of health\nand paid by the municipalities in the proportions to each as shall have\nbeen determined in the resolutions or ordinances authorizing the joint\nappointment of the health officer.\n (b) The resolution or ordinance of the towns and villages authorizing\nthe local boards of health of said towns or villages to appoint a health\nofficer for the said towns or villages pursuant to subdivision three of\nsection three hundred twenty of this chapter, shall state the proportion\nof compensation and expenses of the health officer for which each such\ntown or village shall be responsible.\n 5. The provisions of this section relating to the care of venereal\ndiseases shall not apply to municipalities where a satisfactory clinic\nis reasonably available.\n