Treasurer for Joint-County Departments of Health

Section 19. Treasurer for Joint-County Departments of Health.--Each joint-county health commission shall appoint a treasurer who shall have charge of the financial administration of the joint-county department of health in accordance with section 20 of this act. The health director shall not be appointed treasurer. The treasurer may employ personnel to assist him in the performance of his duties. The treasurer and his assistants shall not be employees of the joint-county department of health but shall be responsible directly to the joint-county health commission, except that for the purpose of participation in any retirement system, the treasurer and his assistants shall be considered employees of the joint-county department of health.