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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05557 ORD - 11/11/1959� Ar' . IMS :JKH :10 -27 -59 f. .v AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND ESTABLISHING A CITY - COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE; PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR CREATION AND APPOIN T OF THE CITIZENS ADVISORY H LTH AND WELFARE BOARD; PROVIDING FOR THE DUTIES, POWERS AND PROCEDURES OF SAID DEPARTMENT AND SAID ADVISORY BOARD; ABOLISHING CERTAIN BOARDS,.CObMI TTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOW IN EXISTENCE AND TRANSFERRING THE OPERATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SAID BODIES TO THE NEW BOARD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, SOLUT S, PP01 S AND ORDERS CONCERNING THE BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS HEREBY ABOLISHED. WHEREAS, CERTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE FUNCTIONS ARE NOW DIVIDED BETWEEN SEVERAL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE COORDINATED WITH THE DISCHARGE OF THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF °PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE BY THE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE, AND SOME OF WHICH ARE NOT SO COORDINATED; AND WHEREAS, DIVISION OF CONTROL AND LACK OF COORDINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND BOARDS CONTRIBUTES TO CONFUSION AND LACK OF EFFICIENT DISCHARGE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE; AND WHEREAS, A SURVEY OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE COUNTY OF NUECES AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY PERSONS COMPETENT TO ADVISE THE - GOVERNING BODIES OF THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, AND CONFERENCES HAVE BEEN HELD BETWEEN SAID GOVERNING BODIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO DETERMINE A WORKING ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE COUNTY OF NUECES IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, AND SAID BODIES HAVE AGREED TO MATERIAL MATTERS INVOLVED AND ON THE CREATION OF A JOINT CITY - COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND TO CARRY OUT SUCH SAID INTEN- TIONS, THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE HEREINAFTER CONTAINED HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 5557 or NOVEMBER 4, 1959 0 SECT WN 1. THE FUNCTIONS AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC CHARITY AND PUBLIC REHABILITATION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND THE CARRYING OUT OF SAID PROGRAMS, IS HEREBY VESTED IN A CITY - COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE. SAID DEPARTMENT SHALL BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND CONTROL, SUBJECT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY,OF -THE CITY- COUNTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE JOINT ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL-THRU. THE CITY MANAGER AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO-DISCHARGE AND REMOVAL BY THE JOINT ACTION OF SAID BODIES. SECTION `L. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE CITIZENS ADVISORY HEALTH AND WELFARE BOARD. SAID BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF - ELEVEN - MEMBERS, FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE NUECES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AND FIVE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND ONE MEMBER AP- POINTED JOINTLY BY SAID COMMISSIONERS COURT AND SAID CITY COUNCIL. THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS BUSINESS AND SHALL ELECT ITS OWN PRESIDENT AND VICE - PRESIDENT. OF THE MEMBERSHIP FIRST APPOINTED, THREE MEMBERS SHALL SERVE FOR ONE YEAR, FOUR MEMBERS SHALL - SERVE -FOR TWO YEARS AND FOUR MEMBERS SHALL SERVE FOR THREE YEARS, WITH THE TERMS TO BE DECIDED BY LOT AT THE FIRST BUSINESS SESSION OF THE BOARD. AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF EACH OF THE RE- SPECTIVE TERMS, THE SUCCEEDING TERMS OF -ALL MEMBERS SHALL BE FOR A kRIOD OF THREE YEARS. ANY VACANCY OCCURRING DURING A TERM OF OFFICE SHALL BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT BY THE APPOINTING AGENCY WHICH APPOINTED THE MEMBER WHOSE OFFICE IS VACANT, AND THE APPOINTMENT SHALL BE FOR THE UNEXPIRED -TERM OF THE OFFICE IN WHICH -THE VACANCY OCCURS. NO PERSON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO -RE- APPOINTMENT ON THE BOARD UNLESS'AT -LEAST ONE YEAR HAS ELAPSED SINCE THE LAST AERVIC£'ON THE BOARD 'OF SUCH APPOINTEES EXCEPT THAT APPOINTEES FIRST APPOINTED UPON THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE WHOSE TERMS ARE FOR NOT EXCEEDING ONE YEAR MAY BE RE- APPOINTED TO SUCCEED THEMSELVES FOR A NEW FULL THREE -YEAR TERM. ALL MEMBERS DURING THEIR TeAMS IN OFFICE, WILL SERVE AT THE F PLEASURE O THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND THE CITY COUNCIL: SAID ADVISORY BOARD SHALL DIVIDE ITS MEMBERS INTO FOUR STANDING COMMITTEESS 1. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2. HEALTH COMMITTEE,' - WELFARE COMMITTEE, AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES COMMITTEE. EACH - COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD AND NO MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL BE APPOINTED TO MORE THAN TWO OF SAID COMMITTEES. AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD, FOLLOWING THEEKPIRATION OF THE -TERM OF A PORTION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SAID BOARD AND THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS FOR THE NEW TERM, THE BOARD SHALL REORGANIZE ITSELF BY THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE- PRESI- DENT AND APPOINTMENT OF PERMANENT COMMITTEES FOR THE ENSUING YEAR. THERE SHALL BE ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE THE PRESIDENT AND VICE - PRESIDENT OF THE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD, AND .THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEALTH COMMITTEE, WELFARE COMMITTEE, AND THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COMMITTEE. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS OF THE WELFARE COMMITTEE AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COMMITTEE. THE WELFARE COMMITTEE SHALL INCLUDE AMONG ITS MEMBERS, AT LEAST-TWO MEMBERS WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS OF THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COMMITTEE. THE - CHILDREN'S SERVICES COMMITTEE SHALL INCLUDE AMONG ITS MEM- BERS, TWO MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH COMMITTEE AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE WELFARE COMMITTEE. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE ADVISORY BOARD OF HEALTH IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. OF .f 1' SECTION 3. The Citizens Advisory Board shall acquaint itself with the details ,of operations, services, programs, and staff conduct and may make recommendations, for changes in administration or operation of the Department. Salo recommendations, comments, or suggestions shall he transmitted to the Director of Health and Welfare, the City-Manager, the City Council, or the Commissioners Court, depending upon the nature of the recommendation. Matters will be referred to the Advisory Board through the Director of Health and Welfare by the.Commiasioners' Court, the City Council, the City Manager, or the heads of the operating units. The jurisdiction and actions of the Citizens Advisory Board will be advisory only, and all details of administration and operation of the Health and Welfare Department will be handled through the regular administrative procedures of the City and County. The Advisory Board will also be informed concerning the operations of the Juvenile Department and Memorial Hospital. Any recommendations in these two areas will be made to the Juvenile and Hospital Boards, respectively, and.such recommendations will be only advisory. SECTION .4. The budget for the Department shall be prepared so as to include the operation of the Memorial Hospital and the Juvenile Shelter, as well as the operations of the Health Division,. the Welfare Division, and the Children's Services Division. The existing budgets shall be continued until revised budgets are pre- pared and said revised budgets shall consist of the consolidation of the funds a1- ready appropriated in the current budgets and re- appropriation thereof in accord- ance with the new revised budgets, and said revised budgets shall not hecome,effec- tive until approved by the Commissioners' Court and the City Council. All City - County health and welfare operations will be financed and accounted for through the budgetary and accounting systems of the City of Corpus Christi by the creation of a Health and Welfare Fund. The existing cash and other assets of all.welfare activities will become the property of the Health and Welfare Fund. Resources will be appropriated in the general funds of the City and County and trans- ferred to the Health and Welfare Fund on a monthly basis. The City will advance sufficient cash over and above the resources made available by the termination of the existing welfare activities for the operation of the.Fuad and will monthly bill the County for its agreed upon portion of the total.expenditures for.each activity of the Fund. Detail expenditure records for each activity will be maintained by the City and copies will be furnished monthly to the County. If it becomes neces- sary to terminate the Health and Welfare Fund, the cash assets will be returned to the participating governmental units on the same percentage basis as their corresponding contributions of the last completed fiscal year. Alt other assets will revert to the governmental unit which assumes responsibility for the function for which the non -cash assets were originally provided. All existing liabilities of the City- County Health and Welfare operations as shown on the audit.as of October 21, 1959, will be assumed by the Health and Wel- fare Fund. SECTION 5. The following boards, committees, and organizations which now exist are hereby abolished: 1. City - County Welfare Boards. 2. Children's Services Board, 3. Advisory Board�to the-Welfare Unit, and 4. Advisory Board to the City- County Health Unit All ordinances, resolutions, appointments, and orders of the City and /or the County concerning the above boards are hereby by the respective bod %es repealed. All rec -. ords.and other properties of the above mentioned boards will revert to the City - County Department of Health and Welfare with primary responsibility for their proper use and administration residifig, in the.Department.Director. THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS �A FOR THE F TI E AND PA5S�eT9 SECOND READING ON TH19 THE �/�/ DAY OF 19 J BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART (� . JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO; SR. THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS READ FOR THE SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS THE T DAY OF -7ulp, 19 59 . BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO� SR. THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE �WAS "�READ FOR THE THIRD TIME AND PASSED FINALLY ON THIS THE ��DAY OF /�/� .�9 sq , BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: E LLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE ✓ GABE LOZANO, SR. PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE �LoAY OF f /'�f/L%�o 19 ATTEESST�:'�''�'� (d'�l CITY SECRETARY I /1/ MAYOR . APPROVED AS TO LEGA THIS THE CITY 0 OPUS RISTI� TEXAS DAY OF P1959: CITY ATTORNEY