The governing body or local board of health, whichever is applicable, after participation for not less than 2 years in a local health agency or contracting health agency may by resolution declare its intention to establish its own local health agency or join with one or more municipalities in establishing a local health agency meeting "Standards of Performance." A certified copy of that resolution, setting forth the date of the municipality's intention to withdraw, shall be submitted to the agency from which it proposes to withdraw a minimum of 6 months prior to the proposed withdrawal date. The withdrawal shall be effective on the date set forth in that resolution.
N.J.S. § 26:3A2-12