City Council Meeting Date: April 6, 2021
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
Title
Discussion of Potential Charter Amendment Related to Hospital Board Membership.
Body
Action Requested:
Discussion on how to proceed related to the presented Charter Amendments.
Summary Report:
The City/Hospital Governance Committee as referenced in the Playbook has been meeting as outlined in the Playbook. This group meets on a quarterly basis as outlined in Section 3 of the Playbook. As noted in the Playbook, the group will meet:
* Regularly as needed to give guidance on strategic issues related to the reserved powers; and
* To review the health of the City/Hospital Partnership; and
* To recommend updates and refinements to this Playbook to NH+C and the City Council; and
* To communicate the procedures outlined in this Playbook to the next generations of key stakeholders.
The current members of the City/Hospital Governance Committee includes the following:
City Council Representatives
Mayor Pownell
Councilor Peterson-White (also a voting member of the Hospital Board)
Councilor Ness (non-voting liaison to the Hospital Board)
City Administrator Martig
Hospital Board Representatives
Chair Rogers
Boardmember Peterson-White (also a City Councilor)
Boardmember Linstroth
One area that came up as a preliminary discussion out of that City/Hospital Governance Committee at their last meeting was exploration of a potential City Charter amendment to consider related to board membership. The two areas recommended by the committee to be pursued for changes included:
1. Allow for the appointment of up to three board members (not require) who reside outside the City of Northfield city limits but within the Northfield Public School District. The current limit is two; and
2. Modify the language to allow (not require) for an employed physician of the hospital to serve on the board. Currently, no hospital employee is allowed to serve on the b...
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