Boards & Commissions
Board of Health
A local board of health is a policy-making and enforcement body charged with protecting the public's health.
Under New Jersey state law, every municipality must provide for the functions of a local Board of Health. Most Boards are comprised
of private citizens appointed by the elected officials of their municipality and are charged with the responsibility for their
jurisdiction's public health. There are two categories that New Jersey Boards of Health fall into: Autonomous and Advisory.
An autonomous Board of Health has the legal authority to set health policy for its community by passing ordinances and adopting
codes on issues of public health. They also ensure that their municipality is in compliance with New Jersey's Local Health Services
Act and the NJ Public Health Practice Standards of Performance, the set of statutes and codes which lay the framework for public health
activities and assure every citizen has the right to a minimal level of public health protection. The Bernards Township Board of Health
is autonomous.
An advisory Board of Health has none of the legal powers of an autonomous Board. Basically, an advisory Board's function is just what
the name suggests -- to advise. Their recommendations are taken into account by the actual policymakers who might be the town council or
another unit of government.
Bernards Township Board of Health Members and appointment terms:
| Name |
Membership |
Term Expires |
| Dr. Elizabeth Korn | Regular | 12/31/2019 |
| Dr. John Salaki | President | 12/31/2018 |
| Dr. Mona Birk | Regular | 12/31/2018 |
| Jennifer Asay | Vice President | 12/31/2019 |
| Jim Baldassare | Regular | 12/31/2020 |
| Joan Harris | Regular | 12/31/2018 |
| Nick Xu | Regular | 12/31/2020 |
| Paula J. DeBona, Esq. | Board Attorney | |
Additional Facts About the Board of Health:
The Board of Health meets the 2nd Thursday after the 1st Monday at 8pm January-June and September-October and then they meet the
1st Thursday of December at the Bernards Township
Health Department at 262 South Finley Avenue, Basking Ridge, NJ
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Health of the Township of Bernards will meet to discuss or act upon public
business at 8:00 pm on each of the dates set forth below at the Bernards Township Health Department located at 262 South
Finley Avenue, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Meeting Schedule:
For more information please visit http://www.bernardshealth.org/ or Contact the Bernards Township Health Department at 908-204-2520.
The Bernards Township Health Department is located on:
262 South Finley Avenue Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920