Board of Health

Board of Health Directory
Title Name Phone
Registrar Fran Scordo (201) 391-5700 x254
Deputy Registrar Kasey Ciborowski (201) 391-5700 x255
Health Officer - Northwest Bergen Regional Health Commission Dr. Namitha Reddy (201) 445-7217
Health Sanitarian Steve Salerno, REHS  
Animal Control - Tyco Carol Tyler (201) 652-4554
Board of Health President Joyce Cohen, RN, MA, APRNC  
Vice-President Monica Danna, RN  
Member Joel Landzberg, MD  
Member Patricia Lennon, EdD  
Member Joyce Jacobsen, RN  
Alternate Gail Clark, RN, M.Ed., APRNC  
Alternate Vacant  

The Montvale Board of Health meetings are held on the first Monday (excluding holidays) in January, March, May, June, September, November and December. Meetings are held at the Montvale Municipal Complex, Conference Room #1, 2nd floor, the meetings start  at 7:00 pm, all residents are welcomed to attend.

Meeting Documents are available here

About The Board of Health

The Board of Health is organized under Chapter 53 of the Borough Code and consists of five members. The Board of Health is independently empowered to adopt ordinances, which can be found here.

The Board of Health was founded on March 11, 1895, with Garret F. Hering appointed as the first President.

The Board of Health is empowered to oversee numerous health-related functions in the Borough, including the following:

  • Food establishment inspections
  • Testing potentially hazardous foods
  • Health-related complaint investigations
  • Rabies Clinics
  • Pet Licensing
  • Registrar of Vital Statistics
  • Community Public Health Education
  • Public Health Nursing
  • Project Medicine Drop