§ 399. Consolidated health district; expenses. 1. The board of health\nof each consolidated health district shall from time to time audit all\naccounts, and allow or reject all charges, claims and demands against\nsuch health district for the remuneration and expenses of the health\nofficer, registrar or registrars, and for all other expenses lawfully\nincurred by said board of health or on its authority.\n 2.
(a)Unless the board of health of such consolidated health district\nadopts the estimate system of payments as provided by this section they\nshall, prior to the annual meeting of the board of supervisors each\nyear, make an abstract to be known as the consolidated health district\nabstract, of the names of all persons who have presented to them\naccounts to be audited, the amount
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§ 399. Consolidated health district; expenses. 1. The board of health\nof each consolidated health district shall from time to time audit all\naccounts, and allow or reject all charges, claims and demands against\nsuch health district for the remuneration and expenses of the health\nofficer, registrar or registrars, and for all other expenses lawfully\nincurred by said board of health or on its authority.\n 2. (a) Unless the board of health of such consolidated health district\nadopts the estimate system of payments as provided by this section they\nshall, prior to the annual meeting of the board of supervisors each\nyear, make an abstract to be known as the consolidated health district\nabstract, of the names of all persons who have presented to them\naccounts to be audited, the amounts claimed by each such person and the\namounts finally audited and approved by them respectively, and, if such\ndistrict be wholly in one county, shall deliver such abstract to the\nclerk of the board of supervisors.\n (b) If such consolidated health district be located in more than one\ncounty the board of health of such district shall divide the total\namount of the consolidated health district abstract as audited and\napproved in proportion to the assessed valuation of the real property of\nthe towns, villages or cities of such consolidated health district\nlocated in each county, with a statement of the amount due from the real\nproperty of each town, village or city of the consolidated health\ndistrict in each such county on account of the expenses of such board.\n (c) The board of supervisors of each such county shall levy a tax upon\nthe real property of each town, village or city within such consolidated\nhealth district sufficient to provide for the sums audited and approved\nby the board of health thereof and chargeable to the real property of\neach town, village or city of the consolidated health district in each\nsuch county.\n (d) Such sums, when collected and paid to the county treasurer of each\nsuch county, respectively, shall be paid by him to the president of the\nboard of health and shall be disbursed by him in accordance with the\nabstract of claims audited and approved by such board of health, as\nprovided by this section.\n 3. (a) The board of health of any consolidated health district may\nannually make an estimate of the expenses of such board for the ensuing\ncalendar year and, if such district be wholly in one county, shall\ndeliver a certified copy of such estimate to the clerk of the board of\nsupervisors of such county prior to the annual meeting of the board\npreceding such year.\n (b) If such consolidated health district be located in more than one\ncounty, the board of health of such district shall proportion the total\namount of such estimate in the same manner as provided by this section\nfor proportioning the expenses of such a district when audited and\napproved by the board, and shall deliver to the clerk of the board of\nsupervisors of each such county a certified statement of the total\nestimate and the amount due from the real property of each town, village\nor city of the consolidated health district in each such county on\naccount thereof.\n (c) The board of supervisors of each county shall levy a tax upon the\nreal property within such health district sufficient to provide for the\nportion of the amount of such estimate chargeable to the real property\nof each town, village or city of the consolidated health district in\neach such county.\n (d) Such sums, when collected and paid to the county treasurer of each\ncounty respectively, shall be paid by him to the president of the board\nof health and shall be disbursed by the board of health in accordance\nwith the estimates.\n (e) After such estimate system has been adopted by a consolidated\nhealth district, the board of health thereof shall deduct from the\nestimate for the succeeding calendar year the amount, if any, remaining\nin the custody of such board after all of the liabilities incurred on\naccount of the preceding estimate have been paid, before the certified\nstatement of the total estimate and the amount due from the real\nproperty of each town, village or city of the consolidated health\ndistrict in each such county is certified to the respective clerks of\nthe boards of supervisors for collection.\n 4. A consolidated health district may adopt the estimate system as\nprovided by this section, and, as provided by this section, may make and\nfile with the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county, or if\nsuch district be located in more than one county, with the clerk of the\nboard of supervisors of each such county, an estimate for the remainder\nof the current year and for the ensuing calendar year.\n