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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE NO. 544 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, TO ACQUIRE AND OPERATE PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES INCLUDING SEWARD GENERAL HOSPITAL Seward General hospital Association, "SGHA", an or profit corporation, has operated the Seward General pital", for many years and has also provided an invalu- the community for focusing public concern for the care needs mobilizing public support to meet those rivate funds and volunteer medical and professional o ration of the Hospital; and Alaska not Hospital , "H able service community's heal needs, providing assistance to the WHEREAS, ra d expansion of the community has resulted in increased needs for hea th care facilities and the City has recognized the public's interest in continued operation of the Hospital by con- tributing City revenues to ts operation and by leasing public lands for hospital use at nominal rent and WHEREAS, new hospitaI facilities are essential to the communi- ty's growth, but SGHA does not ve the financial ability to expand the Hospital without substantial and increased support from the City of Seward; and WHEREAS, SGHA has requested hat the City of Seward assume the ownership responsibility for the opera ion and potential expansion or construction of the Hospital; and WHEREAS, the City of Seward wish participation in the health care of the City in which SGRA has experience; continue SGHA's active especially those areas NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL ALASKA, HEREBY ORDAINS that: CITY OF SEWARD, Section 1. Sections 2-55.1 through 2-55.4 0 Seward City Code are hereby enacted to read as follows: Sec. 2-55.1. 0 eration of Health Facilit The City of Seward is authorized to construe , maintain and operate a hospital or hospitals and t establish and to operate or participate in the expense of operating other medical care facilities which may from time to time be found in the public interest. Sec. 2-55.2. Health Department -- Established. There is established the City of Seward health department. The principal officer shall be the Hospital Administrator who shall fulfill the duties -1- ~ I /J~ 7lJ CL~ ~'~JL - oc.-/'o-J7S-~ . . . . . CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANC NO. 544 have the responsibilities as set forth in the emp oyee's job description and/or individual employ- ment contract and who shall be subject to the direc on and supervision of the City Manager. 2-55.3. Health De artment -- Powers and The health department shall operate, maintain a d construct hospitals and other medical care facili 'es of the City of Seward. Sec. 55.~ Seward General Hos ital Association Res onsibilitie In order to assure continued involvement and support of the Seward General Hospital Associat on, "SGHA", in the operation of community health cilities and further to assist the City in the dete mination of health care issues, the SGHA shall have t e following powers and respon- sibilities: A. Advisory Council for improvement SGHA shall: 1. Prepare and submi approval an operating plan for the Hospital. to the City Council for nd organizational plan 2. approval budget. Prepare and submit an operating budget time submi the personnel re ulations operating pr cedures City and for 3. From time to Council for approval policies and standard public health facilities. 4. From time to time review and ma e recom- mendations to the City Council regarding further expansion of public health facilities includ ng new buildings, equipment, agreements with third arty providers of health care and other medically re ted issues. 5. the City tion of Seward. From time to time make recommendations t Council concerning the design and coordina- proj ects to promote the public health in B. Determination Powers. revoked by the City Council, the following powers: Until modified or SGHA shall have the -2- . . . . . CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE NO. 544 1. In particular cases involving the admis- on or denial of medical staff privileges, to hold he rings and make decisions pursuant to established pro edures. The decisions of the SGHA or hospital revi committees as established shall be binding as an ad dicatory decision and shall not be subject to y the City Council. 2. procedures hospital. o establish and modify medical operating and standard medical protocols for the 3. To stablish and operate peer review functions inclu ng accreditation procedures. C. Reco nit on of Existin Powers of SGHA. The City Council do not, by this ordinance, intend to restrict or 1im t the authority of SGHA to continue existing pro rams and policies including, but not limited to: a) promotion of public in- volvement in and concern for health care within the community; (b) encouragem t of charitable donations to the Hospital; (c) auxil ry and volunteer activ- ities; or (d) the power to h 1d and manage assets. Section 2. The City of Seward accepts the assets and assumes the liabilities of the Hospital as more completely set forth in the year-end financial reports as of June 30, 1 85. Section 3. Section to read as follows: City Code is amended Sec. 17-1.3. Scope. The scope of his chapter includes a compilation of policies and procedures for personnel administration of all n n-elected employees of the City except where (1) th manual contradicts specific terms of a collective bar- gained agreement covering employees, in whic the collectively bargained agreement shall pre ail; or (2) in those cases where separate per so policies or procedures have been approved for a C department (e.g. Health Department). Section 4. Effective Dates. operation of the Hospital facilities as accept the real property transferred to passage and posting of this ordinance. This personnel manual shall control in all areas in which a collectively bargained agreement and the manual are not in conflict. The City shall of July 4, 1985, and sh 1 the City 30 days after the -3- . . . this AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: . . ALASKA 544 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, , 19 THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA DONALD W. CRIPPS, MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZ, POWELL AND BRUNDIN, Attorneys for the City of Seward, Alaska (City Seal) Linda S. Murphy, City Clerk ed B. Arvidson, City Attorney Introduction Date: -4-