PART I.--GOVERNMENT BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND GENERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS
Article 6.--HOSPITALS
14-679.Hospitals in certain cities; 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 a city of the second
class, the governing body thereof is 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 thereupon 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 shall also
have authority to expend funds 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 be in 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 be in the best interest of
the city.
History: L. 1947, ch. 163, § 2; L. 1971, ch. 49, §
5; L. 1972, ch. 44, § 5;
L. 1991, ch. 66, § 5; July 1.
PART I.--GOVERNMENT BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND GENERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS
Article 6.--HOSPITALS
14-679.Hospitals in certain cities; 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 a city of the second
class, the governing body thereof is 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 thereupon 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 shall also
have authority to expend funds 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 be in 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 be in the best interest of
the city.
History: L. 1947, ch. 163, § 2; L. 1971, ch. 49, §
5; L. 1972, ch. 44, § 5;
L. 1991, ch. 66, § 5; July 1.
PART I.--GOVERNMENT BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND GENERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS
Article 6.--HOSPITALS
14-679.Hospitals in certain cities; 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 a city of the second
class, the governing body thereof is 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 thereupon 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 shall also
have authority to expend funds 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 be in 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 be in the best interest of
the city.
History: L. 1947, ch. 163, § 2; L. 1971, ch. 49, §
5; L. 1972, ch. 44, § 5;
L. 1991, ch. 66, § 5; July 1.