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CITY OF SB'JARD, PJASKA ORDINANCE NO. 552 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, PJASKA, ESTABLISHING A CXl1MUNITY HOSPITAL BOARD HtlliREAS, the Seward General Hospital Association (the "Asso- ciation"), an Alaskan Corporation, has operated the Seward General Hospital ("Hospital") for many years; and WHEREAS, the Association has provided an invaluable service to the carmmity by focusing public concern for the cannunity's health care needs, nnbilizing public support to meet those needs, and providing voltmteer medical and professional advice and concern for the operation of the Hospital; and vJHEREAS, the Association has not been able to provide an adequate retirement plan for its employees; and WHEREAS, the Association is interested in Hospital employees becoming City employees to be eligible for an improved retirement system; and WHEREAS, the City has recognized the public I s interest in continued operation of the Hospital by the contribution of City revenues to the operation of the Hospital and the lease of public facilities to the Association at nominal rent; and WHEREAS, the City of Seward wishes to encourage the Asso- ciation's continued active participation in the health care issues of the City; and WHERF.AS, the City COlIDCil wishes the Cannunity Hospital Board rraroers to be selected and nominated fran the membership of the Seward General Hospital Association; N(M, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, PJASKA, HEREBY ORDAINS that: Section 1. Article Dl(A) of Chapter 2 of the Seward City Code is enacted to read as follows: ARTICLE IV (A) . CXl1MUNITY HOSPITAL BOARD Sec. 2-55(a).1. Established. (a) There is hereby created a Community Hospital Board consisting of nine residents of the City of Seward or the East Peninsula Road Service Area who shall be appointed by the City Council. The tenns of three Board . . . . . CITY OF SEWARD, />.LASKA ORDINANCE NO. 552 shall fill the unexpired term of the Board member by appointrrent. No employee or officer of the City of Seward may serve as a member of the Conm.mi ty Hospital Board. (b) Appoint:rrent by Council. In order to assure the continued support and involverrent of the Seward General Hospital Association in supporting the operation of City hospital facilities and further to assist the City COlIDcil in the appoint- ment of Board rrembers, the Seward General Hospital Association shall select and reconmend persons to the COlIDcil for appoint:rrent to serve vacant positions on the Conm.mity Hospital Board. Sec. 2-55(a) .2. Powers and duties. The Hospital Board shall be responsible for fumishing of rmmicipal hospital services necessary for the protection of the health of the public. It is empowered to: a. Receive, consider and evaluate public input, opinions and recorrmendations regarding the participation of the City in hospital health pro- grams within the City; b. Implement Hospital programs and budgets for the City; c. Employ, promJte, discharge and direct employees as provided in this Article; d. Act as the local board for the purposes of dealing with any operators or managers of hospital facilities owned or operated by the City, exercising and performing those Dmctions granted to and required of the board by the provisions of any agreement between the City and operators of those facilities; e. Develop policies and rules for the conduct and frequency of its own meetings; and f. Perform such other activities as may be requested of it by the City. Sec. 2-55(a) .3. ~loyees. The Conm.mity Hospital Board shall appo~t, compensate and other- wise control City personnel who work for the City of Seward Hospital facilities and those employees shall not be subj ect to the provisions of Chapter 17 of -2- . . . - . CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE NO. 552 the Seward Mtmicipal Code. The terms and conditions of their errployment vrl.ll be governed by the policies and procedures adopted by the Conmmity Hospital Board. Sec. 2-55(a) .4. Audit. The Hospital Board shall, before October 31 of each year, provide the City C01.mcil with a copy of an audit of all Hospital accmmts for the year ending June 30. Said audit shall be conducted by a certified public accountant. Sec. 2-55(a) .5. Budget. The Hospital Board shall, before Hay 1 of each year, submit to the City Council a proposed budget for the following fiscal year for approval of the total amount. Within 60 days after receipt of the budget the City Council shall determine the total amount of rroney to be made available fran local sources for Hospital purposes and shall furnish the Hospital Board with a statement of the sum to be made available. If the Council does not, within 60 days, furnish the Hospital Board with a statement of the sum to be made available, the amount requested in the budget is automatically approved. By July 1, the Council shall appropriate the amount to be made available fran local sources from rooney available for the purpose. Sec. 2-55(a) .6. Char~s for services. The Conmmity Hospital Board s 11 have the exclusive power and authority to set rates for the provision of hospital health care services to the corrmunity within the limits set forth in the armual budget. Sec. 2-55(a).7. Facilities. The Council shall determine the location of hospital facilities with due consideration to the recarnnendations of the Hospital Board. The Hospital Board is responsible for the design criteria of hospital buildings. To the maximum extent consistent with hospital needs, a design of a hospital facility shall provide for multiple use for corrmunity purposes. Subject to the approval of the Council, the Hospital Board shall select the appropriate professional personnel to develop the designs. The Hospital Board shall submit preliminary and subsequent designs for hospital facilities to the Council for approval or disapproval, and if the design is disapproved, a revised design shall be prepared and presented to the Council. -3- . . . . . CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE NO. 552 The Hospital Board shall provide custodial services and routine rraintenance of hospital facil- ities and the City shall provide for all rrajor rehabilitation, construction and rrajor repair of Hospital facilities. Sec. 2-55 tal. 8. Relationship with Seward Ceneral Hospital Association. THis ordinance does not limit the authority of the Seward Ceneral Hospital Association to continue existing programs and policies inCluding, but not limited to: -3.1- . . . . e CITY OF SEtVARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE NO. 552 a. Prarotion of public involverrent in and concern for health care within the corrmunity; b. Encouragerrent of charitable donations to the corrmuni ty health facilities and programs; c. Auxiliary and volunteer activities; and d. The power to hold and manage assets. Section 2. The City of Seward shall accept the responsibility for the operation of the Seward General Hospital as of January 1, 1986. Section 3. The initial rrembership and terms of the Conmunity Hospital Board shall consist of the current Board rrembers of the Seward General Hospital Association. Section 4. This ordinance shall becare effective only upon v approval of the Seward General Hospital Association of the transfer of the operation of the Seward General Hospital to the City of Seward. Section 5. Employees of the Seward General Hospital Asso- ciation shall be offered employrrent by the Cormnmity Hospital Board on behalf of the City of Seward. ENACrED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this 23rd day of December , 19 85 THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ~z: ~,-L BARR . GIESELER, MAYOR AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN : Gillespie, Meehan, scholl, Gieseler None Booher, Simutis Hilton -4- . . . . CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE NO. 552 AYES: IDES: ABSENT : ABSTAIN: ATTEST : . APPROVED AS 1D FORM: HUGHES, TIIORSNESS, GANrZ, pa.]EfL AND BRUNDIN, Attorneys for the City of Seward, Alaska ~ 11/f/~ Fre B. Arvidson, City Attorney Introduced By: Fred Arvidson, City Attorney Introduction Date: November 25, 1985 Public Hearing: December 9, 1985 2nd Public Hearing & Enactment Date: December 23, 1985 -5-