No publicly-owned health care facilities shall be sold or otherwise disposed of by the City unless the full terms of the preposition of sale or other disposition are embodied in an ordinance approved by a unanimous vote of the City Council, which sale or disposition shall also be subject to the requirements of State law. Provided, that this Section shall not apply to sale of equipment, disposition of equipment, or exchange of equipment for the purpose of modernization or updating obsolete or disposing of unused equipment. Provided, further, that, for the purpose of this Section, relinquishing management or control of hospital buildings or grounds is a sale. However, business mergers, partnerships, affiliations, sharing of services, leases, or other business relationships common in the management of health care facilities are not considered a sale, but such action requires a two-thirds vote of the City Council.
(Amended 11-9-2011; Amended 8-1-2017)