HOMER,
Mayor, Council
RESOLUTION 07-75(A)
A RESOLUTION OF THE
WHEREAS, The South Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board and the South Peninsula Hospital Operating Board are interested in working with the Kenai Peninsula Borough to negotiate a new Hospital Operating Agreement before the current one expires; and
WHEREAS, In a
letter to Mayor Hornaday dated
WHEREAS, The
City Council discussed this topic with a group representing the Hospital that
included two members of the Service Area Board and two members of the Operating
Board at its Committee of the Whole meeting on
WHEREAS, The Board members expressed concerns that the Borough could potentially exclude the Service Area Board from contract negotiations and approval and / or make decisions to terminate the Operating Agreement or abolish the Service Area Board without meaningful input from local elected officials; and
WHEREAS, The Board members stated further that it was appropriate for the City to be involved in the negotiations because it is the landowner and because it has a vested interest in the long term viability of the hospital; and
WHEREAS, The
City is on record as consistently supporting a full service, publicly owned and
locally operated
PASSED
James C. Hornaday, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jo Johnson,