New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 322. Local health officer; term of office; removal

2. (a) The health officer may be removed from office for just cause by the local board of health or by the commissioner after a hearing upon notice. Removal of the health officer by the local board of health shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner.

(b) Where a health officer has been appointed jointly, by two or more local boards of health, the power of a local board of health to remove the health officer shall in such case be exercised jointly by the local boards participating in the appointment.