(a) Management. The management, maintenance, administration, operation, custody and control of the Municipal hospital and all the appurtenances thereof and grounds and site thereof, is hereby committed to a board of directors to be known as the "Fairmont Hospital Board".
(b) The Board shall consist of eleven members to be nominated and appointed by the Council. It shall be composed of two members of Council, and forty percent of the remainder shall be composed of an equal portion of consumer representatives from each of the following four categories: small businesses, organized labor, elderly persons and persons whose income is less than the national median income. Special consideration shall be made to select women, racial minorities and handicapped persons. The terms of the consumer members shall be six years, and members shall be eligible for reappointment. The Board shall at its first meeting of each calendar year elect from its members a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. The Board shall serve without compensation. All vacancies shall be filled by the City Council within fifteen (15) days. The Board members may be removed at any time by City Council for cause.
(Passed by Council 4-3-84.)
(Passed by Council 4-3-84.)
(c) Fiscal Matters. The Hospital Board shall cause accurate and proper books of accounts to be maintained in accordance with acceptable accounting practices. The Hospital Board shall submit to the Council a monthly statement of income and expenses. An annual independent audit will be provided as per Section 2.10
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(d) First Board. The lay members of the initial Board under this Charter shall be composed of the present lay members of the Hospital Board. Terms of office will be determined by the Hospital Board using the following guidelines: Three members will serve for three years; two members will serve for two years; and two members will serve for one year.
The Board will provide the City Council with the names and terms of its lay members within fifteen days after this Charter is in effect; otherwise, the Council will designate terms of office.
(e) Any other municipal hospitals must be governed in the same manner with a separate board as prescribed in this section.