§ 2.12.1. Department of Public Health and Environment; powers and duties.  


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  • The Department of Public Health and Environment shall administer and exercise control over all programs and functions pertaining to the physical and mental health of the people, and all environmental programs and functions of the City and County of Denver, including the following specifically enumerated functions and such additional functions and programs which shall from time to time be determined by ordinance, provided that such additional functions and programs shall not be inconsistent with this Charter:

    (A)

    Investigation and control of communicable diseases.

    (B)

    Regulation of publicly and privately owned institutions for the purposes of maintaining sanitation and public health standards.

    (C)

    Promulgation and enforcement of regulatory measures and rules necessary for protection of the health of the people.

    (D)

    Operation of facilities for the physical and mental health of the citizens of the City and County of Denver and others.

    (E)

    Operation of the morgue.

    (F)

    Conducting and performing functions assigned by law to coroners of counties.

    (G)

    Performance of functions assigned by law to local health departments, health administrators, the environmental health department, or the health officer of the City and County of Denver.

    (H)

    Management, operation, and control of solid or hazardous waste disposal sites owned or operated by the City and County of Denver, and management and control of the operation, care, repair, and maintenance of all structures in which and all land on which those sites are located and operated.

    (I)

    Management and operation of environmental compliance and remediation programs of the City and County of Denver.

(Charter 1960, A8.1; amended August 19, 1996; Ord. No. 895-17, § 1, 8-28-2017, elec. 11-7-17)