Res 015-96 1/16/1996A
RESOLUTION NO. A (n
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WICHITP FALLS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE' A MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AND LEASE AGREEMENT
WITH THE WICHITA COUNTY-CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
HOSPITAL BOARD, THE WICHITA GENERAL SERVICE
CORPORATION, AND WICHITA COUNTY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID AGREEMENT; FINDING
AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS
RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS
REQUIRED BY LAW.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to
execute on behalf of the City of Wichita Falls a Management
Contract and Lease Agreement with the Wichita County-City of
Wichita Falls Hospital Board, the Wichita General service
Corporation, and Wichita County, in accordance with the terms and
conditions of said contract, attached hereto and made a part
hereof for all purposes .
SECTION 2 . It is hereby found and determined that the
meeting at which this resolution was passed was open to the
public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 16th day of January, 1996.
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THE STATE OF`TEXAS )KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF WICHITA )
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AND LEASE AGREEMENT
This Management Contract and Lease Agreement This "Lease
Agreement") is made and entered to be deemed effective January
1, 1996, by and between the Wichita County-City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, Hospital Board, dba Wichita General Hospital, a
body corporate and politic organized under the laws of the
State of Texas (the "Board") , and Wichita General Service
Corporation, a Texas non-profit corporation the
Corporation") .Additional parties hereto, to the extent
required for the covenants herein made, are the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas and the Commissioners' Court of Wichita County,
Texas.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Board was created by Resolutions of the City
Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and the
Commissioner's Court of Wichita County, Texas, pursuant to
authority granted by Section 265. 031 et seq. of the Texas
Health and Safety Code, in order to facilitate the operation of
a general medical and surgical community hospital in the City
of Wichita Falls, Texas (hereinafter referred to as the
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Hospital") ; and,
WHEREAS, Wichita General Service Corporation is a validly
created and duly existing Texas non-profit corporation created
under the provisions of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act,
Article 1396-1.01 et. seq. , V.A.C.S. ; and,
WHEREAS, on March 1, 1983, the Board issued and sold its
Wichita County-City of Wichita Falls, Texas, Hospital Board
Revenue Bonds, Series 1983" (the "1983 Hospital Bonds") in the
total principal sum of $17, 600, 000. 00; and,
WHEREAS, the 1983 Hospital Bonds were secured by a certain
Trust Indenture dated as of the 1st day of March, 1983, defined
below between the Board and the InterFirst Bank of Wichita
Falls, Texas, (now known as Nations Bank of Texas, N.A. ) as
Trustee (the "Trustee") ; and,
WHEREAS, the 1983 Hospital Bonds were refunded in 1987
pursuant to powers granted to the issuer by Article 717k
V.A.C.S. , and the refunding bonds are entitled Wichita County-
City of Wichita Falls, Texas, Hospital Board Hospital Revenue
Refunding Bonds (Wichita General Hospital Project Series 1987)
The "1987 Hospital Bonds") , and were issued in the amount of
21,295,000. 00; and,
WHEREAS, the 1987 Hospital Bonds are secured by a certain
Trust Indenture dated as of March 1, 1987 ("Trust Indenture")
between the Board and the Trustee; and,
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Wichita Falls and
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the Commissioner's Court of Wichita County have resolved to
authorize this Lease Agreement as evidenced by the resolutions
attached as Exhibits "A" and "B" hereto; and,
WHEREAS, by Corporate Resolution, the Directors of the
Corporation have empowered its undersigned officers to enter
into this Lease Agreement as evidenced by the corporate
Resolution attached as Exhibit "C" hereto; and,
WHEREAS, the Board has given serious consideration to the
present and future health care needs of the residents of the
community served by the Hospital and has determined that it is
in the best interest of the community for the Board to enter
into a Management Contract and Lease Agreement with the
Corporation whereby the Corporation may become the operating
entity of the Hospital to the extent authorized by this
Agreement; and,
WHEREAS, the Corporation is desirous of leasing the
Hospital from the Board, such leasing being permitted and
provided for by Section 265. 037 of the Texas Health and Safety
Code, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Service has determined the
Corporation to be an organization described in Section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
has further determined that the Corporation is not a private
foundation as described in Section 509 (a) of the Internal
Revenue Code, said determinations being material conditions
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precedent and continuing substantial requisites for this
agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual
covenants, promises and agreements herein contained, the Board
and the Corporation, hereby covenant, promise and agree as
follows:
1. Lease of Premises. In consideration of the covenants
of the Corporation to provide community medical and hospital
services and care at the Wichita General Hospital and related
facilities, the Board does hereby lease to the Corporation and
the Corporation does hereby lease and take from the Board,
those certain tracts or parcels of land described in Exhibit
D" hereto (the "Land") , together with all buildings,
equipment, fixtures and facilities now or hereafter erected,
constructed or situated thereon (the "Improvements") , together
with all personal property used or useful in connection with
the operation of the Hospital, including, but not limited to,
equipment, machinery, furniture, vehicles, accounts, contract
rights, interests resulting from Joint Venture Agreements,
general intangibles, inventory, consumable supplies and small
tools (the "Personal Property") , and together with all rights,
powers, easements, licenses, rights of way, and other interests
in property, real, personal or mixes, now owned and appurtenant
thereto (the Land, the Improvements, the Personal Property, and
interests appurtenant thereto, hereinafter collectively
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referred to as the "Leased Premises") .
2 . Warranty of Title. The Board represents and warrants
that it owns the Leased Premises in fee simple, free and clear
of all encumbrances, except as set forth and described on
Exhibit "E" to this Lease Agreement, the Trust Indenture, and
statutory restrictions imposed under Section 265.031 et seq. of
the Texas Health and Safety Code. The Board further warrants
that it has the lawful authority to enter into this Lease
Agreement and covenants that it will execute or procure any
further necessary assurances of title and authority that may be
reasonably required for the protection of the Corporation.
3 . Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Lease Agreement, and so long as no
default exists hereunder, the Board covenants to do no act to
disturb the peaceful and quiet occupation and enjoyment of the
Leased Premises by the Corporation.
4 . Warranty of Fulfillment of Existing Obligations. The
Board represents and warrants that, at the time of the
execution and delivery of this Lease Agreement, it is not in
default of its obligations under the 1987 Hospital Bonds, and
Trust Indenture, or any other obligations which are secured by,
or related to the Leased premises. The Board further
represents and warrants that the execution and delivery of this
Lease Agreement will not constitute such a default.
5.Assignment of Board's Rights,. The Board assigns to
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the Corporation, for the term of this Lease Agreement, all of
the Board's rights under, or in connection with, leases of real
estate, equipment leases, office leases, employment agreements,
warranties and guarantees, other executory agreements, and
transferrable g overnmental or quasi-governmental licenses and
permits relating to the operation of the Hospital. In
addition, the Corporation shall have access to, and the right
to use, all customer lists of the Hospital, all books and
records relating to the medical care, operations, financial
condition, personnel and patients of the Hospital, and all
telephone exchange numbers presently in use, or reserved for
the use, by the Hospital. As further consideration for the
Corporation of the obligationstheCororations hereingassumptionbyP
described, and to the extent not already performed through
previous agreements, the Board herewith assigns and delivers to
the Corporation its deposits of operating capital and funds
registered to its account and in its name in financial and
savings institutions listed on the attached Exhibit "F" , if
any, and if there are none, the word "None" shall be inserted
on such exhibit. The Corporation acknowledges receipt of such
deposits in the amounts set forth by separate letter executed
contemporaneously with this Lease Agreement, if there are such
sums on deposit. In accordance with Paragraph 10 of this Lease
Agreement, the Corporation agrees to periodically and upon
reasonable notice to provide the Board the Hospital's operating
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information, including but not limited to, an accounting for
all sums registered upon deposit or to its credit in such
institutions. Further, the Corporation agrees to provide the
Board at all times material to this Lease Agreement evidence of
fidelity bond coverages on all employees entrusted with such
funds.
6. Cash Security Interest. As additional security for
this Lease Agreement, Corporation grants and pledges to the
Board a security interest and first lien in and to any and all
income, rents, profits, and gross revenues of the Corporation,
including, but not limited to all patient revenues, third party
payments, accounts receivable, monies in bank accounts, cash on
hand, cash equivalents, securities, articles and items of
equipment, inventory, furniture and supplies.
The Corporation expressly covenants and agrees that it
accepts and assumes in a fiduciary capacity, the above
described monies and revenues along with all fiduciary duties
and responsibilities attendant thereto, and agrees that it will
at all times manage said monies and revenues in support of the
Board and its duties and responsibilities as established by
either statute or the Trust Indenture for the bonded
indebtedness still in force.
7 . Term of Lease.The initial term of the Lease
Agreement shall commence legally on January 1, 1996, and shall
continue through the period ending on December 31, 2000. In
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the event the Corporation loses its 501(c) (3) exemption from
the Internal Revenue Service, then this Lease Agreement shall
be deemed to be voidable subject to the curative opportunities
for default as provided for in this Lease Agreement.
8. Annual Budget. For each fiscal year of the
Corporation which commences during the term of this Lease
Agreement, the Corporation shall provide copies of its proposed
operating and capital expenditures budgets and its management
plan for such fiscal year (collectively, the "Budget
Documents") to the BOARD sufficiently in advance of the date
action is to be taken by the Corporation's Board of Directors
with respect thereto to enable the members of the Board to
review the budget documents, to ask questions of the
Corporation's staff and to submit suggested additions,
deletions and revisions to the budget documents to the
Corporation's Board of Directors prior to its final action
thereon. In addition, the members of the Board shall be asked
to attend the meeting of the Corporation's Board of Directors
at which action is to be taken on the budget documents to
express their opinion thereon directly to the Corporation's
Board of Directors. The Corporation'soration's Board of Directors
shall, in good faith, review any suggested additions, deletions
and revisions to the budget documents received from members of
the board and attempt to be responsive thereto, but the final
approval of the budget documents shall be solely within the
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control of the Corporation's Board of Directors. The
Corporation's Board of Directors' approval of the capital
expenditures budget as a whole shall not abrogate the
requirements of paragraphs 10 and 24 hereof requiring Board
approval for any individual capital expenditure exceeding
500,000.
9. Investment Portfolio. The Corporation will provide to
the Board on a monthly basis reports on the Corporation's
Investment Portfolio. The Corporation shall engage independent
investment advisors to manage the portfolio in accordance with
the Corporation's investment policy and an investment
management agreement executed by both the Corporation and the
investment advisor.
10. Provisions of Health Care.
a) The Corporation will operate the Hospital and all
affiliated entities in such a manner to ensure high quality and
comprehensive hospital care, reflective of local standards of
care, and responsive to the current and anticipated demands
from and within the communities served by the Hospital, to
assure an effective, efficient and economic program manifesting
financial viability. For purposes of this Agreement, except
where otherwise specifically modified, "affiliated entities"
shall mean all of the land, hospitals, buildings, structures,
equipment, services, and other facilities of every nature
whatsoever constituting Wichita General Hospital, including but
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not limited to, the Women's Imaging Center, in Wichita Falls,
Texas, together with all future Board-approved improvements,
enlargements, and additions thereto, and replacements thereof,
acquired or constructed from any sources, including the
issuance of revenue bonds, and by the following or any
subsidiary thereof: 1) the Wichita General Hospital of
Wichita Falls, Texas, (2) the System as defined in Section 1.01
of the Trust Indenture, and (3) the Corporation and any other
corporation or entity which includes any of these entities,
including clinics and any other method of delivering hospital
care as defined herein. Board approval shall be required for
any capital improvement calling for an expenditure of more than
500, 000 per individual project or any expenditure for any
interest in real estate. Title to any capital improvements for
which title is granted shall be in the name of the Board. Such
term does not include interests of independent non-owned joint
venturers or partners, and does not include the resulting joint
ventures or partnerships as long as the entry into such joint
ventures or partnerships does not diminish the existing
Hospital care available to medically indigent residents of
Wichita County. The Corporation covenants and agrees that it
will at all times use its best efforts to maintain and operate
the Leased Premises and affiliated entities in compliance with
all laws, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, and
requirements of duly constituted public authorities which may
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be applicable to the Leased Premises or to the repair and
alteration thereof, or to the use or manner of use of the
Leased Premises, and to meet standards and requirements and
provide hospital care of such quality and in such manner as
shall enable the Hospital to participate in, and provide
services in connection with, recognized health and hospital
insurance programs, and agrees that, so long as it shall remain
a participating hospital under the Medicare, Medicaid, Blue
Cross, Blue Shield, or other programs, for so long as those or
any other appropriate programs remain viable, it will use its
best efforts to comply with the standards and requirements for
remaining a participating hospital thereunder.The
Corporation further covenants that in the operation and
maintenance of the Leased Premises and affiliated entities it
will comply with applicable federal and state laws prohibiting
discrimination based on race, religion, creed, color, sex or
national origin. The Corporation further covenants and agrees
that during the term of this Lease Agreement it will use its
best efforts to continuously operate the Leased Premises in a
manner that will maintain its certifications for reimbursements
and licensure and its accreditation, if compliance with
accreditation requiredstandardsisuired to maintain the operationsq
of the Leased Premises and if failure to comply would adversely
affect revenues from the Leased Premises. The Corporation
agrees that it and all its affiliated entities shall admit
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and/or provide treatment to any person at any facility under
their control where hospital care is provided without regard to
his or her ability to pay for hospital care rendered. It is
agreed that the term "Hospital Care" shall include the various
types of ser vi ces offered by the Hospitalital at the commencement
date of this Lease Agreement, including the future development
and improvement of those services, as well as such additional
services as may be generally recognized and delivered by
medical and surgical hospitals of similar size and nature in
communities of similar size in the State of Texas, and which
additional services the Corporation is able to deliver at the
time the need for same arises. T he term "Hospital Care" shall
not include physicians fees except those required of the
Hospital by State or Federal Law or by contract.
b) In consideration of the authorization of this Lease
Agreement by the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas and the Commissioners' Court of Wichita County, Texas,
and the covenants made herein by the Commissioners' Court with
respect to payments and reimbursements to the Corporation for
indigent care, the Corporation agrees that it shall provide
hospital care to medically indigent residents of Wichita County
as required of the Hospital by State or Federal law or by this
contract. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the
Hospital shall not be responsible for hospital care which is
provided or has been provided by any other non-affiliated
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entity, or care which exceeds the capacity and/or ability of
the Hospital to deliver at the time the need for such care
arises.
c) The Corporation further covenants that it will
neither refer nor permit the referral of County Jail inmates,
juveniles in County detention, nor medically indigent residents
of Wichita County to other institutions, unless it is
documented as part of the patient record that the facilities of
the Corporation or the expertise of the medical staff are
inadequate or inappropriate to provide the patient care
required for that patient.
d) The rates, fees, charges, and rents established or
caused to be established by the Corporation for the use of the
Hospital shall be substantially commensurate with facilities of
similar size and nature in communities of similar size within
the State of Texas. Such rates, fees, charges and rent shall
be sufficient to provide money adequate to meet its obligations
hereunder, as well as to pay all operating costs and debt
service, and provide reserves therefor, all as provided by
State law and the existing Trust Indenture.
11. Provision for Indigent Health Care.
Wichita County, pursuant to Section 61.001 et seq, of the
Health and Safety Code (the "Code") will meet its statutory
obligations for funding of health care services to the County's
eligible residents under this Code. Accordingly, and
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simultaneously with the execution of this Lease Agreement,
Wichita County will select the Corporation as one of the
County-mandated providers of health care service pursuant to
Section 61.030 of the Code. As a mandated provider, the
Corporation will provide to eligible County residents hospital
services set forth under the Code that are within its capacity
as designated in paragraph 8 of this Agreement, and will be
entitled to receive reimbursement from the County for such
hospital services upon proper documentation of such services
rendered, at a rate of reimbursement as then currently set by
the Texas Department of Health. The County is obligated by
State Law to reimburse mandated providers a total sum for
accounts and services in sums up to ten percent (10%) of the
then current gross revenue tax levy (hereinafter referred to as
GRTL) and of the amount, the corporation agrees to a limitation
in the first year of this Lease Agreement to ten percent (10%)
of the ten percent (10%) GRTL figure as a maximum amount the
Corporation can expect from the County until such time as the
County has expended the ten percent (10%) of the GRTL and in
subsequent years of this Lease Agreement a limitation of fifty
However,figure. 50$gpercent ( ) of the ten percent (10%)
in the subsequent years of this Lease Agreement the fifty (50%)
limitation is subject to an adjustment as follows: For each
one million dollars ($1,000, 000) of revenue and gains in excess
of expenses and losses as determined by an annual audit of the
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hospital as of September 30th of each year, the limitation for
the next year of the Lease Agreement will be reduced by ten
percent (10%) ; provided, however that in no event shall the
limitation be reduced below ten percent (10%) of the ten
percent (10%) GRTL figure. The limitations contained herein
shall be based upon the State of Texas fiscal year.
This covenant by the County is accepted by the Corporation as
consideration for this Lease Agreement, and to induce it to
provide indigent care within the limits herein set forth,
provided, however, that the county hereby additionally
covenants to expend reimbursements to other mandated providers
to the extent necessary to provide indigent care services
incurred outside the Hospital up to the County's remaining
statutory responsibility. Once the county has expended the
amount of ten (10%) of the GRTL and thus qualifies for State
pool reimbursement of eighty (80%) percent of all qualified
additional indigent health care expenditures, the Corporation
shall receive reimbursement per the Texas Department of Health
formula from the County of all eligible expenditures without
limitation. Should the Corporation cease to be a mandated
provider for any reason of indigent health care for the County
during the term of this Lease Agreement, then in that event
this Lease Agreement shall terminate as of the date the
Corporation ceases to be a mandated provider.
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12 . Special Provisions for operating Deficits.
a) If the schedule of rates, fees and charges for the
system, defined as "Revenues" in Section 1.01 of the Trust
Indenture, does not for any reason produce in any fiscal year
an amount of net revenues sufficient for the purposes stated in
Section 5.01(a) (1) of the said Trust Indenture, the Lease
Agreement shall be subject to a declaration of default by the
Board. Upon the making of such declaration of default, all
properties addressed by this Lease Agreement, of any nature
personal, including all cash, bank
whatsoever, real or p g
accounts, and securities of whatever nature shall revert to the
Wichita County, City of Wichita Falls, Texas, Hospital Board,
subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section.Net
revenues, for purposes of this Lease Agreement, shall be
defined as the excess of revenues over expenses including
depreciation, such depreciation computed on a basis consistent
with generally accepted accounting principles.
b) The special provision for operating deficits shall be
applicable only if all the Net Revenues of all affiliated
entities of the Corporation are included in the calculation for
the System. For purposes of this Paragraph, affiliated
entities shall mean all of the hospitals, buildings,
structures, equipment, services, and other facilities of every
nature whatsoever constituting Wichita General Hospital in
Wichita Falls, Texas, and the Corporation, together with all
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future improvements, enlargements, and additions thereto, and
replacements thereof, acquired or constructed from any sources,
including the issuance of revenue bonds, and by the following
or any subsidiary thereof: (1) the Wichita General Hospital,
in Wichita Falls, Texas, (2) the System as defined in Section
1.01 of the Trust Indenture, (3) the Corporation and/or (4) any
related holding company or other corporation or entity which
includes any of these entities, including but not limited to
Joint Venture interests, professional office buildings,
clinics, ambulatory care units, data processing, parking
garages, nursing homes, sales of in-patient or out-patient
drugs or supplies, alcoholism/detoxification programs, real
estate companies and service corporations.However, this
definition of the "System" shall not be deemed to include the
Wichita General Hospital Foundation or any other philanthropic
entity or organization principally funded by charitable
contributions.
c) For the Corporation to invoke the special provisions
notify the Board, the
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Commissioners' Court of Wichita County, Texas and the City
Council of Wichita Falls, Texas, in writing, of the
circumstances requiring the invocation. After providing such
notice, the Corporation, the Board, the City Council of Wichita
Falls, Texas and Commissioners' Court of Wichita County, Texas,
shall enter into negotiations for reviewing the status of the
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Lease Agreement.
d) If, within ninety (90) days after receiving such
written notice of the deficit and requested review of this
Lease Agreement, the Board, the City Council of Wichita Falls,
Texas, the Commissioners' Court of Wichita County, Texas and
the Corporation have not agreed upon a means to make up the
deficit that resulted in the invoking of the special provision,
then the Corporation shall have the right to terminate this
Lease Agreement upon ninety (90) days written notice.
e) In no event shall any provisions of this Lease
Agreement result in obligating Wichita County, Texas or the
City of Wichita Falls, Texas to provide for payments for
indigent health services in excess of the obligation of the
County or City under State and Federal law.
f) The Commissioners' Court of Wichita County, Texas,
and the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, reserve the right to
provide hospital care in any manner authorized by law,
including but not limited to providing such care through the
Corporation or its affiliated entities, or such other provider
or entity as the Commissioners' Court of Wichita County and
City of Wichita Falls may determine. The exercise of this
right shall not enlarge the responsibilities of the Corporation
as set forth herein.
g) The Corporation agrees to indemnify and hold the
Board, the County and the City harmless against any and all
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claims, demands, charges, cost and expenses including
attorney's fees for defense of such claim and demands arising
from the Corporation's operations and use of the Leased
Premises.
13 . Mutual Aareement to Terminate. Notwithstanding any
provision herein to the contrary, this Lease Agreement may be
concluded or terminated by mutual agreement of the parties in
writing at any time during the initial term or any renewal
hereof. In such event, all properties leased, pledged,
encumbered, or otherwise assigned hereunder shall revert to and
become the property of the Board, a political subdivision of
the State of Texas, as shall all other assets and liabilities
of the Corporation or affiliated entities be distributed to or
assumed by said Board, and the Corporation shall then be
dissolved in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and
applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Code applicable
to 501(c) (3) organizations generally.
14 . Non-Renewal or Termination. In the event the
Corporation or the Board elects not to renew this Lease
Agreement at the end of any term, or it be terminated as
provided herein, then in that event the Corporation shall then
be dissolved and all assets and liabilities of the Corporation
shall be distributed or assumed by the Board as specified in
paragraph 11 herein.
15. Condition of Premises. The Corporation shall
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maintain the Leased Premises in good repair and operating
condition. The Corporation shall permit no liens to be affixed
to the realty and improvements. Any such encumbrances so
created shall be void and of no validity, force or effect, as
an attempt to affix a lien against realty owned by a Texas
political subdivision. The Corporation agrees to indemnify and
hold the Board harmless from all costs and expenses in removing
such liens.
16. Operating Information. The Corporation shall
furnish the Board copies of minutes of the Corporation Board
meetings and shall furnish periodically the Board with copies
of the annual operating and financial statements of the
Hospital and periodic reports. The Board will be permitted,
upon giving reasonable advance notice t o the Corporation, to
inspect the Leased Premises and review records related to the
operations thereon so that the Board may be satisfied as to the
keeping of the covenants and conditions contained in this Lease
Agreement. The Corporation shall also be required to furnish
to the Board upon request, evidence of compliance with
licensing, accreditation and indigent care requirements. The
City and County shall be furnished the same information upon
reasonable notice.
The Corporation will cause the hospital to have its financial
statements audited by independent certified public accountants,
acceptable to the Board, such audit to be conducted in
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accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Such
financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with
general accepted accounting principles. Additionally the Board
may require special reports as a part of the audit engagement
with the content and form of those reports specified by the
Board. The Corporation will submit its recommendation to the
Board of the audit firm to conduct the annual audit six months
prior to its fiscal year end. The audit firm shall deliver its
audit report to the Board concurrently with or prior to the
delivery of such report to the Corporation.
17. Assignment and Sublease Prohibited. Except as
provided herein, neither this Lease Agreement nor any part
thereof or the Leased Premises shall be assignable or sublet
without the express written approval of the Board.
18. Payment of Obligations; Additional Indebtedness.
The Corporation shall keep all obligations created by or
arising from the lease of the Leased Premises paid and
discharged before they become delinquent, and if the Board
should in the future at the Corporation's request incur other
or further debts or obligations related to the Leased Premises
the "Additional Indebtedness") , the Corporation will likewise
keep, perform and discharge the additional indebtedness at the
Corporation's sole cost and expense so that the Board is fully
protected.
19. Insurance Coveraae for the Board. The Corporation
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shall provide, either under its own blanket insurance policies
or under a separate insurance policy, directors' and officers'
liability insurance, which insurance shall jointly and
severally insure the Board and the individual members of the
Board (the "Board Members") . Such insurance shall provide for
coverage for each Board Member in an amount of not less than
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) ; provided, however, that
the Corporation shall only provide insurance for the Board and
the Board Members for claims arising during or related to the
operations of the Hospital during the term or extensions
thereof of the Lease Agreement, and further provided that the
Corporation shall not be required to provide insurance for the
Board or the Board Members against any claims arising out of
any willful or wrongful misconduct of the Board or any of the
Board Members or other standard exclusions from such policies.
20. Insurance Coverage for the Leased Premises.
a) At a minimum, the Corporation will provide and
maintain continuously during the initial term and any extended
term, an insurance policy or policies covering the Leased
Premises against loss or losses which are required to be
provided by the Board by Section 7. 11 of the Trust Indenture.
If requested by the Board, and if such insurance is available
at reasonable rates, the Corporation shall carry, at its own
expense, public liability insurance in reasonable amounts to
protect the Board; and
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b) (i) In case of the destruction of or damage to the
Leased Premises, or any part thereof, for which destruction or
loss insurance is maintained, the Corporation may collect the
insurance proceeds for such loss, for and on behalf of the
Board, but (1) shall use the proceeds for the repair or
replacement of the Leased Premises so that the Leased Premises
are restored as nearly as possible to their condition prior to
the casualty, and (2) subject to the provisions for control
over and use of insurance proceeds contained in the Trust
Indenture. Should such insurance proceeds be insufficient to
properly repair or restore the Leased Premises (and needed
additional funds not be readily obtainable from other
acceptable sources of financing) , or such repair or restoration
be otherwise not feasible, the Lease Agreement may be
terminated by either party.
ii) Any insurance adjustment which may be made shall be
made by the Corporation with the consent of the Board, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
21. Annual Budget of the Board. The Board shall submit
to the Corporation an annual budget to be funded by the
Corporation. Such budget shall be submitted on or before
September 1 of each year this Lease Agreement remains in
effect. The Board shall use the funding provided by the
Corporation to pay the operating expenses of the Board. In no
event shall any annual budget of the Board exceed $1, 000. In
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the event unanticipated expenses are incurred or expected to be
incurred by the Board, the Board may request an amendment to
its budget from the Corporation. Such request for additional
funding shall be made in a timely fashion by the Board and
approval shall be discretionary by the Corporation.
22 . Condemnation.
a) If, during the term of this Lease Agreement or any
extension or renewal thereof, all or a substantial part
substantial part being defined as any portion of the Leased
Premises, the condemnation of which would unduly interfere with
or burden the intended use of the Leased Premises) of the
Leased Premises should be taken for any public or quasi-public
use under any governmental law, ordinance or regulation or by
right of eminent domain, or should be sold to the condemning
authority under threat of condemnation, the Corporation shall
collect the condemnation award or the amount of the settlement
in lieu thereof, for and on behalf of the Board, but (1) shall
use such amount for the purchase of property acceptable to the
Corporation and the Board and on such property shall construct
a replacement facility for the Hospital, and (2) subject to any
provision for control over and use of such amount contained in
the Trust Indenture. Should the amount received upon
condemnation or settlement be insufficient (and needed
additional funds not be readily obtainable from other
acceptable sources of financing) , or the Corporation and the
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Board be unable to agree upon a proper site for the replacement
facility or the construction of the replacement facility be
otherwise not feasible, this Lease Agreement may be terminated
by either party and the provisions of paragraph 12 hereof shall
control.
b) If this Lease Agreement terminates under this
Paragraph 22 , the Board and the Corporation shall each be
entitled to receive and retain such separate awards and
portions of lump sum awards as may be allocated to their
respective interests in any condemnation proceedings. The
termination of this Lease Agreement shall not affect the
rights, if any, of the respective parties to such awards.
23 . Licenses. The Corporation shall take such actions as
may be necessary to keep any governmental and quasi-
governmental licenses and permits in force which are required
to operate the Hospital or occupy the Leased Premises and shall
comply with any lawful requirements relating to the operation
of the Hospital or occupation of the Leased Premises. The
Board agrees to join and cooperate fully with the Corporation
in such actions when reasonably necessary for the Corporation
to meet its obligations under this Lease Agreement. Loss of
licensing shall constitute a material breach of this Lease
Agreement.
24 . Additional Facilities. Written approval of the Board
shall be required prior to enlargements, additions,
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replacements or substitutions to the Leased Premises (the
Additional Facilities") ; (1) that exceed the provisions of
Section 7.05 of the Trust Indenture; (2) or if the amount to
be expended for any enlargement, addition, replacement, or
substitution to the Leased Premises is in excess of the
budgeted depreciation expense for the period expended and would
cause action to be initiated under Paragraph 10 herein.
Additionally, the Corporation agrees to submit all proposed
capital expenditures valued in excess of $500, 000 per
individual project for the review and approval of the Board
prior to such expenditure by the Corporation. The Board and
the Corporation further agree to cooperate in all matters in
connection with any proposed tax-exempt financing for the
construction of such additional facilities and issuance of
bonds to finance such construction when determined to be in the
best interest of the Hospital and the community. The
additional facilities, when constructed, shall become a part of
Approval
Leased Premises and shall be owne d by pp rovaltheBoard.
shall not be granted, if in the opinion of bond counsel, such
approval would constitute violation of the provisions of any
existing bond trust indenture.
25. Payment of Impositions: Compliance with Laws.
a) Before interest or penalties are due thereon, the
Corporation shall pay and discharge all taxes of every kind and
nature (including, for example, federal income tax withholding
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on wages) , all charges for any easement or agreement maintained
for the benefit of any of the Leased Premises, all general and
special assessments, levies, permits, inspection and license
fees, all water and sewer rents and charges, ad valorem taxes,
if any, and all other public charges whether of like or
different nature, imposed upon or assessed against the Board,
the Corporation or the Leased Premises, or arising in respect
of the occupancy, use of possession thereof (collectively, the
Impositions") .
In any event that any Impositions may be paid in
installments, the Corporation shall have the option to pay such
assessment in installments, and in such event, the Corporation
shall be liable for only those installments which become due
during the term of the Lease Agreement. The Corporation shall
prepare and file all tax reports required by governmental
authorities which relate to the Impositions. The Corporation
shall deliver to the Board, within twenty (20) days of receipt
thereof, copies of all settlements and notices pertaining to
the impositions which may be issued by any governmental
authority.
b) The Corporation shall comply with and conform to all
present and future laws, codes, ordinances, orders, judgments,
decrees, injunctions, rules, regulations and requirements of
every duly constituted governmental authority and all
covenants, restrictions and conditions of record which may be
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applicable to the Corporation or the Leased Premises, or to the
use, manner of use, occupancy, possession, operation or
maintenance of the Leased Premises (collectively, the "Legal
Requirements") .
c) The Corporation and the System's properties, real and
personal, whether owned or leased by the Board or the
Corporation will remain exempt from ad valorem taxes so long as
the Corporation complies with the terms and conditions of the
Lease Agreement and is not in default.
26. Permitted Contest. The Corporation shall not be
required to (i) pay any Imposition, or (ii) comply with any
Legal Requirement so long as the Corporation shall contest, in
good faith and at its expense, the existence, the amount, or
the validity thereof, or the extent of its or the Board's
liability therefor, by appropriate proceedings which shall
operate during the pendency thereof to prevent (i) the
collection of, or other realization upon, the Imposition, (ii)
the sale, forfeiture or loss of any of the Leased Premises to
satisfy the payment of any Imposition or payment of any damages
caused by the violation of any such Legal Requirement, (iii)
any interference with the use of occupancy by the Corporation
of any of the Leased Premises, and (iv) the cancellation of any
fire or other insurance policy. The Corporation further agrees
that each such contest shall be promptly and diligently
prosecuted to a final conclusion, except that the Corporation
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further agrees that each such contest shall be promptly and
diligently prosecuted to a final conclusion, except that the
Corporation shall, so long as the conditions of the first
sentence of this paragraph are at all times complied with, have
the right to attempt to settle or compromise such contest
through negotiations. The Corporation shall pay, and save the
Board, County or City harmless against, any and all losses,
judgments, decrees and costs (including reasonable attorney's
fees and expenses) in connection with any such contest and
shall, promptly after the final determination of such contest,
fully pay and discharge the amounts which may be levied,
assessed, charged or imposed or be determined to be payable
therein or in connection therewith, together with all
cost and expensesfines, interests, c enses thereof or inP
connection therewith, and perform all acts the performance of
which shall be ordered or decreed as a result thereof. No such
contest shall subject the Board to the risk of any civil or
criminal liability or contravene any provision of the 1987
Hospital Bonds or the Trust Indenture.
27 . Default.
a) If the Board, County, and/or City should claim that
the Corporation defaulted in the performance of one or more of
its obligations hereunder, the Board shall give the Corporation
written notice specifying the claimed default. If the
Corporation does not contest the claimed default it shall have
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thirty (30) days from the receipt of such notice to (1) pay any
delinquent amounts due hereunder; or (2) perform any of the
or
other
provisions of this Leasepcovenants, conditions
Agreement; provided, however, that if such performance required
work to be done, actions to be taken, or conditions to be
remedied, which by their nature cannot reasonably be done,
taken or remedied, as the case may be, within such thirty (30)
day period, no default shall be deemed to have occurred or to
exist if, and so long as, the Corporation shall commence such
performance within the thirty (30) day period and shall
diligently and continuously prosecute the same to completion.
If the actions required by this paragraph are not undertaken by
the Corporation, then the Board may terminate the Lease
1 the Corporation
Agreement. In no event shall oration be granted moreP
than ninety (90) days to cure the declared default.
b) Upon the occurrence of such events of default, the
Board shall have the right to terminate this Lease, in which
event the Corporation shall immediately surrender the Leased
CityPremisestotheBoard, l or County. Should the Board at anyY
time terminate this Lease Agreement for any breach, in addition
to any other remedies it may have, it may recover from the
Corporation all damages it may incur by reason of such breach,
including the cost of recovering the Premises, and all of such
amounts shall be immediately due and payable from the
Corporation to the Board, City or County. Pursuit of any of
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the remedies of the Corporation shall not preclude pursuit of
any of the other remedies herein provided or any other remedies
provided by law, nor shall pursuit of any remedy herein
provided constitute a forfeiture or waiver of any damages
accruing to the Board by reason of the violation of any of the
terms, provisions, and covenants herein contained.
c) If the Corporation fails to meet, comply with, or
perform any covenant, agreement, or obligation on its part
required within the time limits and in the manner required in
this Lease Agreement, the Corporation shall be deemed to be in
default. Such obligations specifically include but are not
limited to the obligations set forth in Paragraphs 8, 9 and 14
of this Lease Agreement. If the Corporation is in default, the
Board or the County may enforce specific performance of this
Lease Agreement against the Corporation.
d) If any affiliated entity fails to meet, comply with,
or perform any covenant, agreement, or obligation on its part
required within the time limits and in the manner required in
this contract, the affiliated entity shall be deemed to be in
default.If any affiliated entity defaults and fails to
perform any obligations of the Corporation under this Lease
Agreement, the Board of the County may enforce specific
performance of this contract against the affiliated entity.
28. Assignment to Affiliated Entity of the Corporation.
The Corporation may assign any or part of its rights under this
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Lease Agreement to an affiliated entity of the Corporation,
upon the conditions that said assignee accept such assignment
and assume and agree to perform all obligations of the
Corporation hereunder and such assignment receives the express
written consent of the Board.
29. Board's Right to Re-enter the Leased Premises. In
the event of default herein, which default remains uncontested
or uncured by the Corporation as provided in Paragraph 24 of
this Lease Agreement, the Board shall have the right, after
giving the notice provided for in Paragraph 24 , in addition to
such other remedies as may be available to it at law, to re-
enter the premises and to resume possession of the Leased
Premises and to take possession of all Personal Property leased
to the Corporation and covered by this Lease Agreement, and to
resume control over all Hospital operations upon the Leased
premises. To the extent of any contract, sublease, lease,
agreement or other arrangement which has been entered into by
the Corporation or any of its affiliated entities pursuant to
the terms of Paragraph 25, the Board may assume management and
control over all services, to the extent of the ownership
interest of the Corporation or affiliated entity, provided
pursuant to Paragraph 15 and 25, including without limitation
possession of all personal property, real property, mixed
property, cash, bank accounts, securities or accounts
receivable utilized in the performance of said services.
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30. Termination of the Lease. The Corporation shall
leave as a part of the Leased Premises all fixtures which have
been installed, and all personal property acquired for the
Hospital with Corporation funds, during the term of the Lease
Agreement.
31. Medical Staff. The Corporation agrees to maintain
the medical staff by-laws and rules and regulations in
compliance with the requirements of appropriate accreditation
authorities.
32 . Hospital Auxiliary. The Corporation agrees to
maintain affiliation with the Wichita General Hospital
Auxiliary.
33 . Hospital By-Laws. The Corporation agrees to maintain
in force lawful by-laws; reserving however, autonomy to review,
amend, and adopt such by-laws as reasonably necessary for the
operation of the Leased Premises, within the covenants of this
Lease.
34 . Composition and Appointment of the Corporation Board.
a) The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall
consist of at least eleven (11) members, two of whom shall be
members of the Board. One of the two members of the Board
serving on the Corporation's Board of Directors shall be
selected by the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls,
Texas and the other member of the Board so serving shall be
selected by the Commissioners Court of Wichita County, Texas.
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b) The Board of the Corporation shall be autonomous and
self-perpetuating and shall elect and appoint its own successor
members except for the members of the Board appointed pursuant
to paragraph 34 (a) .
c) The original and all successor members of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation must be residents of Wichita
County at the time of appointment and shall remain such at all
times during their tenure on the Board.
35. Invalidity of Provisions. If any provision of this
Lease Agreement shall be invalid, illegal, unenforceable, or in
contravention of the Trust Indenture, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions and applications
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
If a particular provision's invalidity would render the
Lease Agreement invalid, then the Board and Corporation agree
to modify the Lease Agreement, if such modification is legally
possible, to preserve the original intent of the Board and
Corporation.
36. Notices. All notices required, permitted, or
desirable hereunder shall be sufficiently given if sent by
certified United States Mail, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:
Chairman of the Board
Wichita County-City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
Hospital Board
1600 8th Street
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301
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President and C.E.O.
Wichita General Service Corporation
1600 Eighth Street
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Copies of such notice shall be provided at the same time to the
Wichita County Judge and the City Manager of the City of
Wichita Falls.
37 . Governing Law. This Lease Agreement is being
executed and delivered, and is intended to be performed, in the
County of Wichita, State of Texas, and the laws of such State
shall govern the validity, construction, enforcement, and
interpretation of this Lease Agreement, unless otherwise
specified herein.
38. Entirety and Amendments. This Lease Agreement
embodies the entire agreement between the parties and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, if any,
relating to the Leased Premises, and may be amended or
supplemented only by an instrument in writing executed by the
party against whom enforcement is sought.
39. Multiple Counterparts. This Lease Agreement may be
executed in a number of identical counterparts. If so
executed, each of such counterparts is to be deemed an original
for all purposes, and all such counterparts shall,
collectively, constitute one agreement, but in making proof of
this Lease Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or
account for more than one such counterpart.
40. Parties Bound. This Lease Agreement shall be binding
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upon and inure to the benefit of the Board and the Corporation
and their respective heirs, personal representatives,
successors, and permitted assigns.
41. Amendment. This Lease Agreement may be amended or
modified at any time by mutual agreement of all the parties but
only in writing duly executed by all parties.
42. Further Acts. In addition to the acts and deeds
recited herein and contemplated to be performed, executed
and/or delivered by the Board and the Corporation, the Board
and the Corporation agree to perform, execute and/or deliver or
cause to be performed, executed and/or delivered any and all
such further acts, deeds, and assurances as may be necessary to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Corporation agreesrees further that it shall not enter into anyP
agreement or contract with a health care provider which is not
an affiliated entity which would materially and adversely
affect the hospital services provided by the Hospital without
obtaining the prior consent of the Board.
43 . Time of the Essence. It is expressly agreed by the
parties hereto that time is of the essence with respect to this
Lease Agreement.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the parties to this Lease Agreement
have executed it as of the day and year first above written,
each representative of each party hereby certifying that
individual has been duly authorized to execute the same in the
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capacity shown.
BOARD:
CORPORATION:
Wichita County-City of Wichita General Service
Wichita Falls, Texas, Corporation
Hospital Board
By: By:
Chairman Chairman
APPROVED:
City W. hi a Fa i4 e. =s Attest:
By: 10'
Ma or City ler
Commissioners' Court of
Wichita County, Texas
By:
County Judge
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the
of the
day of 199_, by
Wichita County-City of Wichita Falls, Texas, Hospital Board, in
such capacity and on behalf of said Board.
Notary Public, State of Texas
STATE OF TEXAS
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COUNTY OF WICHITA
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the
day of 199 , by Chairman of the
Wichita General servi a Corporation, a Texas Corporation, in
such capacity and on behalf of said Corporation.
Notary Public, State of Texas
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the
day of 199 , by Michael Lam, Mayor of the City of
Wichita Falls, Texas, in such capacity and on behalf of said
Board.
Notary Public, State of Texas
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the
day of 199 , by Nick Gipson, County Judge, for the
Commissioners' Court of Wichita County, Texas, in such capacity
and on behalf of said Commissioners' Court.
Notary Public, State of Texas
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STATE OF TEXAS
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF WICHITA §
ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE TO
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AND LEASE AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Wichita County-City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
Hospital Board, d/b/a Wichita General Hospital, the Wichita
General Service Corporation, the City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
and the County of Wichita, Texas, have executed a Management
Contract and Lease Agreement amongst themselves dated January 1,
1996; and,
WHEREAS, it is desirable to amend said contract by addendum
so as to address the issues of expenditures of excess funds and
investments of net revenues.
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned parties to said original
Hospital Management Contract and Lease Agreement hereby agree to
the followin g addendum:
1 . That paragraph 8, entitled Annual Budget, be
amended to add at the end of said paragraph the
following language: "Expenditures of excess funds
outside of the annual operating and capital
budgets shall require the approval of both the
Corporation and the Board before being encumbered.
Excess funds shall be defined as prior year funds
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not pledged to support the annual capital and
operating budgets. "
2 . That paragraph 9, entitled Investment of Net
Revenues, be amended to add at the end of said
paragraph the following language: "Investments by
the Corporation shall be made in conformance with
the Public Fund Investment Act, Chapter 2256 of
the Texas Government Code. "
IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, the parties to this addendum have
executed it as of the day and year indicated, each representative
of each party certifying that the individual has been duly
authorized to execute the same in the capacity shown.
BOARD: CORPORATION:
Wichita County-City of Wichita General ServiceYY
Wichita Falls, Texas, Corporation
Hospital Board
By: By:
Chairman Chairman
APPROVED:
City of Wichita Falls Texas Attest:
C .VU CCJ
Mayor City Clerk
3
Commissioners' Court of
Wichita County, Texas
By:
County Judge
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA §
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day
of 1996, by
Chairman of the Wichita County-City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
Hospital Board, in such capacity and on behalf of said Board.
Notary Public, State of Texas
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA §
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day
of 1996, by
Chairman of the Wichita General Service Corporation, a Texas
Corporation, in such capacity and on behalf of said Corporation.
Notary Public, State of Texas
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA §
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the \lot day
of ¢^ 1996, by Michael Lam, Mayor of the City of
Wichi : Fall1ss, Texas, in such capacity and on behalf of said
Corporation.
81%;••Zo. "OA‘us.)%1.9.4.
Y.?r, •,, Notary Public, State of Texas
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y*(3*i Notary Public,State of Toxw;;sdd
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STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA §
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day
of 1996, by Nick Gipson, County Judge, for the
Commissioners ' Court of Wichita County, Texas, in such capacity
and on behalf of said Commissioners ' Court.
Notary Public, State of Texas