Res 565 6/15/1964RESOLUTION NO , 565
WHEREAS, the Wichita General Hospital is jointly owned and operated by
the City of Wichita Falls and Wichita County, who manage same through a Board
of Managers which was formally set up at a joint meeting of the Board of
Aldermen and the Commissioners Court on January 29, 1923, in accordance with
the laws in effect at that time, which provided for a five member board with
two year terms.
WHEREAS, the number of members of such Board has since been increased
to six.
WHEREAS, in June, 1963, the Hospital Study Committee appointed by the
Commissioners Court and the Board of Aldermen completed a report wherein
they recommended that the terms of the members of the Hospital Board be
increased to three years, and that the number of members be increased from
six to seven, if legally possible.
WHEREAS, the present State law governing the joint operation of hospi-
tals by Counties and Cities, being Article 44941, Vernon' s Annotated Civil
Statutes, provides that the Board of Managers shall be composed of seven
members, three of whom shall be appointed by the Commissioners Court, three
of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Aldermen, and one of whom shall be
appointed by the Commissioners Court and the Board of Aldermen acting jointly,
and that the terms of such members shall be staggered, with each Member' s
term being six years .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Subject to the concurrence of the Commissioners Court of
the County of Wichita, Texas, hereafter the Board of Managers of the Wichita
General Hospital shall be composed of seven members ; three shall be appointed
by the Commissioners Court, three shall be appointed by the Board of Aldermen,
and one shall be appointed by the Commissioners Court and the Board of Alder-
men. The Board of Aldermen shall appoint to the Board one member for a
term of office expiring two years from the date of appointment, one member
for a term of office expiring four years from the date of appointment, and
one member for a term of office expiring six years from the date of appoint-
ment; the Commissioners Court and the Board of Aldermen shall appoint one
member for a term of office expiring six years from the date of appointment.
Thereafter, at the expiration of each term of office of the three members
so appointed by the Board of Aldermen, the Board of Aldermen shall make
similar appointments to such Board for a term of office of six years each;
at the expiration of the term of office of the seventh member of the Board
of Managers, the Commissioners Court and the Board of Aldermen shall make
a similar appointment to such Board for a term of office of six years.
Section 2 . All of the other provisions of said Article 4494i shall
be followed in the operation of the Wichita General Hospital.
Section 3. As recommended by the Hospital Study Committee, no member
of the Board of Managers shall be reappointed to immediately succeed himself
on the Board after the completion of a full six year term. After any member
had been off the Board for at least one year, he could be reappointed to
another term.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the 15th day of Jane, 19640
MAYOR
A T T E S T :
City C fork.