Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided July 5, 1994Published
1Opinion of the Court
Requestor: Daniel F. Leary, Esq., First Deputy County Attorney County of Putnam 40 Gleneida Avenue Carmel, N Y 10512
Written by: James D. Cole, Assistant Attorney General in Charge of Opinions
You have asked whether a county through a charter provision may establish a composition of a county board of health that differs from the composition established by section 343 of the Public Health Law.
Under section 343, the board of health of a county or part-county health district consists of seven members:
"The board of health of a county or part-county health district shall consist of seven members,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kelley v. McGeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Town of Smithtown v. HowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Heimbach v. MillsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Village of Tully v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986