14-687. Governing body vested with control of hospitals; management by governing body or trustees; pension and deferred compensation plans for employees; contracts insuring employees and dependents; e
14-687
14-687. Governing body vested with control of hospitals; management by
governing body or trustees; pension and deferred compensation plans for
employees; contracts insuring employees and dependents; expenditures for
recruitment or retention of professional staff; lease or rental of hospital.
Upon the establishment and building of a hospital by such cities, the
governing bodies thereof are hereby vested with the authority to manage and
control such hospital or such governing body may appoint three trustees
from the citizens of such city with reference to their fitness for such
office, who shall constitute a board of trustees for
the hospital. The trustees shall within 10 days
after their appointment organize a board of hospital trustees by the election
of one of their number as chairman, one as secretary and one as treasurer. The
board of hospital trustees is authorized to establish and
fund pension and deferred compensation plans for hospital employees and to
procure contracts insuring hospital employees, their dependents, or any class
or classes thereof, under a policy or policies of life, disability income,
health, accident, accidental death and dismemberment and hospital,
surgical and medical expense insurance. The employee's contribution, if any, to
the plan and to the premium for such insurance may be deducted by the employer
from the employee's salary when authorized in writing by the respective
employee. The board of hospital trustees may also expend such
funds as deemed necessary in recruitment or retention of professional staff
including, but
not limited to, the purchase of professional liability insurance for such
staff. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their
services and shall serve at the pleasure of the governing body of such city.
The governing body of the city shall have the power by
resolution to rent, lease or let the hospital to any person,
persons, corporation or society upon such terms and conditions as the governing
body of the city may deem to the best interest of the
city. Upon the expiration of the lease, the governing
body of the city at the time of the expiration of such lease shall
have the power to make and execute a new lease to any person, persons,
corporation or society upon such terms and conditions as the governing body may
deem to the best interest of the city.
History: L. 1947, ch. 162, § 3; L. 1971, ch. 49, §
6; L. 1972, ch. 44, § 6;
L. 1991, ch. 66, § 6; July 1.