Res 630 3/24/19664 ,
RESOLUTION NO. 630
CREATING THE WICHITA COUNTY-CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, HOSPITAL BOARD
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS :
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Vernon' s Article 44941-1
there is hereby created a joint county-city Hospital Board,
without taxing powers, to constitute a public agency and body
politic, and to be designated the "Wichita County-City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, Hospital Board. "
SECTION 2 . That said Hospital Board shall consist
of seven Directors, to be appointed and serve as hereinafter
provided, and said Hospital Board shall constitute a joint
agent of Wichita County and the City of Wichita Falls for hos-
pital purposes, and shall act solely for the joint benefit
of said County and City. Although acting as such joint agent,
said Hospital Board shall constitute a separate entity in
the exercise and performance of the powers, duties, and functions
authorized by said Vernon' s Article 4494i-1, and with reference
thereto said Hospital Board shall act and proceed independently,
and may sue and be sued separately, in its own name, capacity,
and behalf.
SECTION 3. That this Board of Aldermen hereby appoints
J. B. Jarratt and W. B. Featherston as Directors of said Board
to serve for two year terms of office from April 1, 1966, and
hereby appoints Dr. Steve Powers as a Director of said Board
to serve for a one year term of office from April 1, 1966. At
the expiration of the term of office of each of the aforesaid
Directors, this Board of Aldermen shall appoint his successor
to serve for a two year term of office. In the resolution of
the Commissioners ' Court of Wichita County creating said Hospital
Board it is required by law that four Directors of said Board
shall be appointed, with two being designated to serve for two
year terms of office, and with two being designated to serve for
one year terms of office. At the expiration of the term of office
of each Director appointed by this Board of Aldermen his successor
shall be appointed by this Board of Aldermen to serve for a two
year term of office. It is the intention of this Resolution
that at all times said Hospital Board shall consist of four
Directors appointed by the Commissioners ' Court of Wichita County
and three Directors appointed by this Board of Aldermen. All
Directors shall serve until their successors are appointed,
except that in the case of any vacancy the unexpired term of
office shall be filled by the appointment of another Director
by the body which appointed the Director whose death or resig-
nation has caused the vacancy. All Directors shall be eligible
to succeed themselves in office. Directors shall not receive
any remuneration or emolument of office, but they shall be entit-
led to reimbursement for their actual expenses incurred in per-
forming their duties as Directors, to the extent authorized
and permitted by the Hospital Board. The Directors shall elect
one of their number as Chairman of the Hospital Board, and he
shall preside at meetings of said Board and perform such other
duties and functions as are prescribed by the said Board. The
Chairman of the Hospital Board shall have a vote the same as
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the other Directors . The Directors shall elect a Secretary of
the Hospital Board, who may or may not be a Director, and who
shall be the official custodian of the minutes, books, records,
and seal of said Board, and who shall perform such other duties
and functions as are prescribed by said Board. The Directors
shall be authorized to elect any other officers of said Hospital
Board as they deem necessary or advisable; and said Directors
shall be authorized to appoint or employ such agents, employees,
and officials as they deem necessary or advisable to carry out
any power, duty, or function of said Hospital Board. Said Hos-
pital Board shall act and proceed by and through resolutions
adopted by the Directors, and the affirmative vote of four
Directors shall be required to adopt a resolution.
SECTION 4. Said Hospital Board shall have all powers
and duties, and shall be authorized to perform all functions, as
provided and in the manner stated in Vernon' s Article 4494i-1
and any other applicable laws.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 24th day of March, 1966.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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UICHITA FALLS, TES , IICSPITAL Bal.zo
BE IT RESOLVED LI' .-.= c. ,:assioNEas COURT OF WICIIITA COUNTY, 'ZENAS :
ECTTON 1 . Thot prrtvsat to Vernoats Article 4i-l• th000
is he -y cro;attd a joioit eouty-city Eosoitol Losrd, wit:1°u,
taxing powors, to constitute a public ossoacy oad body positic, and
tO bo dosionstsd tho uWiollits County-City or Itrcaoto sosts, Texas,
t. 1°) ' isatolts1 Esard. "
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SEg= 1.. Thot sod Hospitol Board shall co5:5 .0: SW0-4-, •
Directors, toboappointed and servo aohorcinsfter poovidod, ando_00000„ !
said Hospital Board shall constitute a joint. ooent of Wichita
County cnri the City of Wichita Falls for hospital puoposesa and
shall act solely for the joint benefit of said County and City.
Although acting as such joint 000nt, said Hospital 7.7,oaod oholl
s . constitute .l separnte entity in the excroiso e.1:la porformance of the
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powers, dutioo, and functioas authorized by said Vernonts Article • .
4494i-1, and with reference thereto said HoSpitol •Boord Sholl act . .
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and p •ocood iadcpondently, and Tooy 51.ila (,, c1 ba cud cepurately, in
it own name, cspacity, and bohalf.
SECTION 3. That the Cowsissionors Court of Wohita Countorr .,Texas, hereby ppoints Dr. Cordon C. Clark and.:be B. McNiel as
Dirootors of said Board to serve for two yea: or o off-Ica frolo
April 1, 1966, and hereby appoints E. C. Black and Dr. Philip A.
Carponter for ona yar terms of offloso fro: loYoil la l96.6. At tho . •
expirstioti of tho tom of offico of etch f the aforosoid Diroctoro,
the Court shall appoint his successor to servo for a
two your term of offico. At the expiration of tha tors1 of office
4 of each Director appointed by the Cottmissioners Court his successor •
short be appointed by the Ccoomissionero Court _to servo for a stwo yoar ,
term of office. It i3 the .intention of this Resolution that at zil . .
4 tillleS said Hospital Board shall consist of four Directors appointod
by the Coramissioners Court of Wichita County and threo Diroctos
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appointed by this Board of Aldermen. All Diroctors shall sova
until their successors are appointed, except that in the case of any
vacancy tha unexpired term of office shall be filled by the appoint- .
ment of another Director by tha body. which appointed the Itiroctor .
whose death or resignation has cousod the vocncy. All directoro
Sholl be eligible to succocd •Chemselvesin office.• Directors Sholl ..
not receive any remuneration or emolualent of office, but thcy shoal . . .
be entitled to reimbursement for their:actual exponsoo . inourred• in • .
performing their duties as Directors, to the extentaUthorizod and
permitted by trio hospital. Board, The Directors shall, eloct one of
their number as Chairman of the Hospital Boord, and he shall preside
at raeetinos of said Board and perform such othor dutics and
functions as are prescribed by the said Board. Thc Chairmaa of the
Hospital Board shall have-a..vote the sama as tho oohor .Directors.
The Directors Shall elect a Secrotury of the Hospital.. Boards who..moy •
or may not be a Director, and who shall be the officiolcustodian•of
the .minutes, books, records, and seal of said Boal7d., and who sal/
perform such other duties and functions as are prescribed by said
Board. The Directors shall bo authorized to elect ony other
Ooj 'officers of said Hospital Board as they doom necessary or advisable; ..
and. - id Directors shall ba authorizod to appoint or emoloy such
LoontsO employcoo, atd officials ns they doora nocoscary or advioble
to carry out ay power, duty, or function of -1,c1 hospital Board.
Said Hospitol Board choll set and procoed by and. th-souoh resolutions
adoOted by the Directors, and tho affirmotive voZe of .t'our Directors
ah.s.11 be -required to cdopt .1 resolution.
SECTION 4. Said Hospital Board -shall have all powers and
duttes, .and shall be authorized to porform all functions, as
providod and in the rxinner stated in Nerrioals .Art:lolo 44941-1 and
any other a?plicc„ble laws.
PASSED ArD APPROVED this the '20th day of l'oorch, 1966
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