13-14b09.   Management of hospital by board of trustees; membership; appointment;terms; vacancies.(a) In the event the governing body shall determine that the managementand control of said hospital shall be vested in a board of trustees, saidgoverning body shall appoint five (5) trustees. Said trustees shall be residentsof the city but no more than one physician shall be appointed.

      (b)   At any time subsequent to the initial appointment of a five (5) memberboard of trustees, the governing body by resolution may increase the numberof trustees to serve on the board to seven (7) or nine (9) members. In theevent the governing body does not increase by resolution the number of membersto serve on the board of trustees, said board of trustees shall consistof five (5) members.

      (c)   The members of the first board shall be appointed one for a term ofone (1) year, one for a term of two (2) years, one for a term of three (3)years and two for a term of four (4) years, and upon the expiration of theterms of those originally appointed their successors shall be appointedfor terms of four (4) years. In case of a vacancy a successor shall be appointedfor the unexpired term.

      (d)   Whenever the number of members of an existing board of trustees isincreased by resolution of the governing body, said governing body shallprovide by resolution for the expiration of the terms of the members appointedto the new positions on the board of trustees to coincide with the expirationof the terms of the members serving on the board of trustees at the timeof the creation of said new positions so that no more than a simple majorityof the members of said board of trustees is appointed at the same time.Upon the expiration of the terms of those originally appointed pursuantto this subsection (d) their successors shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years.

      History:   L. 1949, ch. 149, § 2; L. 1971, ch. 59, §1; L. 1978, ch. 63, § 2; July 1.