HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-05-08 Health Center Committee MinutesHealth Center Committee
March 8, 1984 at 8:00 a.m.
Minutes
Present: Councilor Ed Brown, Chairman
Councilor Jim Cox
Councilor Marshall Frankel
John Flynn, City Manager
Mary -Anne Chalila, Welfare Director
Pat Bond,.City Hospital
Judy Roscetti, Hospital Administrator
Public Health Nurse. -
The Committee unanimously recommended filling the position of
the third public health nurse but strongly urged continued
follow-up with the state..
2. Revised Ordinances..
The Committee discussed the various proposed revisions to the,
ordinances concerning the Health Department an6Wel£ ire ,-Department a
the City Hop ital. The revision would ba lly combine the
Health 6 Welfare Ordinances into a single ordinance; .would.
separate. the City Hospital out and redefine the Health and
HospitalAdvisory Committee; and would change the name of the
ordinance from City Hospital to City Nursing Facilityto reflect
what the facility actually represents.
The staff strongly recommended the creation of two distinct
advisory committees. One dealing with Health & Welfare and one
dealing with the nursing facility. Also to clearly define the
functions of these .advisory committees which would be to advise,
consult and assist and to serve as a review committee. They would
be a solely advisory committee and not a policy making committee,
as is the general rule of the city's advisory committees/boards.
Judy Roscetti indicatedthat anyone applying for membership on
either of these two boards should be willing to serve on either.
The agendas for these advisory committees would initiate from
the City's Health Center Committee. The staff could go to the
Health Center Committee to discuss certain items and the Health _
Center Committee could refer items to the advisory committees as
they feltnecessary-for input, study and a report given back to
the Health Center Committee. If policy actionwere required,
the Health Center Committee would go to the full Council.
The advisory committees would establish a regularly scheduled
meeting date and time and Health Center Committee members would
be notified of each meeting.
Mary -Anne Chalila questioned the route of contracts and the
City Manager indicated all contracts would go before the
Council for final approval.
The Committee unanimously approved revision of the ordinances
which should he ready by the second meeting in March.. The
revision will require two readings by the Council.
Committee adjourned at 8:5044m.
Health Center Committee
March 8, 1984 at .8:00 a.m.
Minutes
Present: Councilor Ed Brown, Chairman
Councilor Jim Cox
Councilor Marshall Frankel
John Flynn, City Manager
Mary -Anne Chalila, Welfare Director
Pat Bond, City Hospital
Judy Rossetti, Hospital Administrator
1. Public Health Nurse.
The Committee unanimously recommended filling the position of
the third public health nurse but strongly urged continued
Follow-up with the state.
2. Revised Ordinances.
The Committee discussed the variousproposed revisions to the
ordinances concerning the Health Department and Welfare Department
& the City Hospital. The revision would basically combine the
Health 6 Welfare Ordinances into a single ordinance: would
separate. the City Hospital out and redefine the Health and
Hospital Advisory Committee; and would change the name of the
ordinance from City Hospital to City Nursing Facility to reflect
what the facility actually represents.
The staff strongly recommended the creation of two distinct
advisory committees. One dealing with Health E Welfare and one
dealing with the nursing facility. Also to clearly define the
functions of these advisory committees which would be to advise,
consult and assist and to serve as a review committee. They would
be a solely advisory committee and not a policy making committee
as is the general rule of the city's advisory committees/boards.
***Judy Rossetti suggested thatth .be..th e_phv iciank on�CheNursing
Center Advisory Committee and that these physicians be w lliug to
also serve on the Nursing Center's Utilization Review Committee.
The agendas for these advisory committees would initiate from
the City's Health Center Committee. The staff could go to the
Health Center Committee to discuss certain items and the Health
Center Committee could refer items to the advisory committees a$
they felt necessary for input, study and a report given back to
the Health Center Committee. If policy action were required,
the Health Center Committee would go to.the full Council. The
advisory committees would establish a regularly scheduled
seting date and time and Health Center Committee members would
be notified of each meeting.
***Corrected 3-16-84 as requested by Judy Rossetti.