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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2783 Repeal Hospital BoardORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 2.20 OF THE ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BOARD." THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 2.20 of the Ashland Municipal Code entitled "Community Hospital Board" is repealed. The foregoing ordinance was first READ on the //~ and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this /¢ day of day of ~.~.z¢~ , 1996, ,/~ ' Barbara Christensen, City Recorder SIGNED and APPROVED this Catherine M. Go~den, Mayor Ap,,~f~ved as to for,m: Paul Nolte, City Attorney PAGE 1-ORDINANCE (p:ord\hospital.ord) IThe following chapter is attached to the ordinance for informational purposes only. This is the chapter repealed by the ordinance. Chapter 2.20 COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BOARD~ Sections: 2.20.010 Established--Memberships. 2.20.020 Term. 2.20.030 Officers. 2.20.040 Compensation. 2.20.050 Powers-Duties. 2.20.060 Funds. 2.20.070 Activities report. 2.20.080 Budget. 2.20.010 Established-Memberships. There is established in the City a Board of nine (9) members and two (2) ex officio members to be known as the Ashland Community Hospital Board. Said voting members shall all be residents of Ashland. No members of the City Council shall be appointed as a voting member. A member of the City Council and a member of the medical staff of the Ashland Community Hospital shall be appointed as ex officio members. All appointments shall be made by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, except that the ex officio member of the medical staff of the Ashland Community Hospital shall be appointed by the Chief of Staff of the Ashland Community Hospital. (Ord. 1282 (part), 1960; Ord. 1279, S1, 1960; Ord. 2004, 1979) 2.20.020 Term. The term of the voting members of the Board shall be for four (4) years and this is to apply to the current members of the Board so that their terms are extended to four (4) years. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor, and the approval of the City Council, for the unexpired portion of the term except that the Chief of Staff of the Hospital shall fill any unexpired term of the medical ex officio staff member. (Ord. 1810 (part), 1974; Ord. 1282 (part), 1960; Ord. 1279 S2, 1960; Ord. 2007, 1979; Ord. 2539, 1989) 2.20.030 Officers. The Board, at its first meeting shall elect a Chair, a Vice-Chair and a Secretary, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board. (Ord. 1279 S3, 1960) 2.20.040 Compensation. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation. (Ord. 1279 S4, 1960) 2.20.050 Powers--Duties. The Ashland Community Hospital Board shall have the duty of managing, operating, and maintaining the Ashland Community Hospital and grounds thereof, including but not limited to the following enumerated powers and duties: E. F. G. To determine all policies of the hospital; To establish rules and regulations for its own government; To appoint, subject to confirmation by the City Council, a Hospital Administrator, who shall appoint such subordinate officers, agents, employees, staff, and other personnel as the need of the hospital may require and who shall prescribe duties and compensation within the budget adopted for any year; To establish all rights, services, rates, and charges for use of the hospital facilities; To receive and accept all devises, bequests, donations, and contributions from individuals, estates, or corporations for use of the Ashland Community Hospital; To prescribe and maintain a system of records in accordance with accepted standards of hospital administration; To adopt, amend, carry out, and enforce rules and regulations with respect to any or all of the following: 1. Admission of the patients, 2. Nursing personnel, laboratory personnel, dieticians, and other skilled personnel. 3. Laboratories, sanitation, and other facilities of the hospital and their use. 4. To determine the degree of competence of members of the medical staff and applicants thereto, and allow them the privilege to diagnose or treat any disease, injury, or other physical or mental condition at a level commensurate with their ability; to establish such rules of conduct as are necessary for the well-being of the patients within the hospital and the efficient operation thereof. To assist the Hospital Board in this determination, the medical staff shall elect a credentials committee which shall recommend to the Hospital Board the scope of the privileges to be granted to the members of the medical staff and the applicants thereto. The Hospital Board may accept 1 For provisions regarding the appointment of such officers as the City Council deems necessary, see City Charter, Art. XIII, S1. PAGE 2-ORDINANCE (p:ord\hospital.ordl those recommendations from the credentials committee but is not bound by them. It is the expressed intent of the City Council that the Ashland Community Hospital be an accredited institution within the meaning of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. The Hospital Board is charged with the responsibility to attempt in all ways to secure and maintain accreditation for the hospital, and further, to provide for application for membership and affiliation, both individual and institutional, with any recognized, ethical association of hospitals which has for its purpose the elevation of the standards of hospital care and to strive to take the necessary action to qualify for such membership and affiliation; To establish such sinking funds as the City Council may hereafter approve. (Ord. 1279 S5, 1960) 2.20.060 Funds. All funds received by the Board shall be delivered to the City Recorder who shall keep a record of the deposits and cash balance so made by the Board. The Hospital Board shall have a separate fund account, and shall, each month, prepare an itemized list of all expenditures to be made by the Board and the City Recorder shall issue a single check, which shall be deposited in the account of the Ashland Community Hospital Board and the Board to make expenditures therefrom. In all fiscal matters, including purchases and expenditures of the funds, the Board shall be bound by the City Charter, ordinances, rules, and regulations. {Ord. 1279 S6, 1960) 2.20.070 Activities Report. It shall be the duty of the Board to meet at least once monthly and that they shall, on the third Tuesday of each month file with the City Recorder, for the information of the City Council and general public, a report of the activities of the Board including a fi~)ancial statement. (Ord. 1279 S7, !960) 2.20.080 Bud.qet. At the time for making the tax levy for general City purposes in each year, the Board shall submit to the City Budget Director a recommended budget of receipts and expenditures in the operation of the Ashland Community Hospital for the ensuing year. (Ord. 1279 S8, 1960) PAGE 3-ORDINANCE (p:ord\hospital.ord)