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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ESTABLISHING THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 38, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ARTICLE V, COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM, SECTION 38-80 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 38-80. General powers of the System Board.
Subject to the Mission of the CCHHS and consistent with this article, the System Board shall have the following powers and responsibilities:
(a) To appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the CCHHS ("CEO") or interim CEO, if necessary, as set forth in Section 38-81 hereinafter, to hire such employees and to contract with such agents, and professional and business advisers as may from time to time be necessary in the System Board's judgment to accomplish the CCHHS' Mission and the purpose and intent of this article; to fix the compensation of such CEO, employees, agents, and advisers; and, to establish the powers and duties of all such agents, employees, and other persons contracting with the System Board;
(b) To exercise oversight of the CEO;
(c) To develop measures to evaluate the CEO's performance and to report to the President and the County Board at six-month intervals regarding the CEO's performance;
(d) To authorize the CEO to enter into contracts, execute all instruments, and do all things necessary or convenient in the exercise of the System Board's powers and responsibilities;
(e) To determine the scope and distribution of clinical services; provided, however, if the System Board determines that it is in the best interest of the CCHHS to close entirely one of the three two CCHHS hospitals, such closure will require County Board approval; provided further, however, that if the System Board determines it is in the best interest of the CCHHS to purchase additional hospitals, or to add or reduce healthcare-licensed, risk-bearing entities in CountyCare, the CCHHS shall, 15 calendar days before final approval, provide notice to the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, informing such persons as to the basic nature of any such transaction and shall offer to meet with such persons to brief them in more detail on specifics relating to such a transaction;
(f) To provide for the organization and management of the CCHHS, including, but not limited to, the System Board's rights and powers to approve all personnel policies, consistent with existing state laws, collective bargaining agreements, and court orders;
(g) To submit budgets for the CCHHS operations and capital planning and development, which promote sound financial management and assure the continued operation of the CCHHS, subject to approval by the County Board;
(h) To accept any gifts, grants, property, or any other aid in any form from the federal government, the state, any state agency, or any other source, or any combination thereof, and to comply with the terms and conditions thereof;
(i) To purchase, lease, trade, exchange, or otherwise acquire, maintain, hold, improve, repair, sell, and dispose of personal property, whether tangible or intangible, and any interest therein;
(j) In the name of the County, to purchase, lease, trade, exchange, or otherwise acquire, real property or any interest therein, and to maintain, hold, improve, repair, mortgage, lease, and otherwise transfer such real property, so long as such transactions do not interfere with the Mission of the CCHHS; provided, however, that transactions involving real property valued at $100,000.00 or greater shall require express approval from the County Board;
(k) To acquire space, equipment, supplies, and services, including, but not limited to, services of consultants for rendering professional and technical assistance and advice on matters within the System Board's powers;
(l) To make rules and regulations governing the use of property and facilities within the CCHHS, subject to agreements with or for the benefit of holders of the County Board's obligations;
(m) To adopt, and from time to time amend or repeal bylaws and rules and regulations consistent
with the provisions of this article;
(n) To encourage the formation of a not-for-profit corporation to raise funds to assist in carrying out the Mission of the CCHHS;
(o) To engage in joint ventures, or to participate in alliances, purchasing consortia, or other cooperative arrangements, with any public or private entity, consistent with state law;
(p) To have and exercise all rights and powers necessary, convenient, incidental to, or implied from the specific powers granted in this article, which specific powers shall not be considered as a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carry out the CCHHS' Mission and the purposes and intent of this article;
(q) To perform, through the Cook County Department of Public Health, essential services of a local public health authority as provided in the Cook County Board of Health Ordinance, Sections 38-26 through 38-40 of the Cook County Code, other Cook County Ordinances imposing duties upon the Cook County Department of Public Health, and the regulations of the Cook County Department of Public Health promulgated thereunder; the Department of Public Health Act, 20 ILCS 2305/1 et seq.; the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, 20 ILCS 2310/2310-1 et seq.; and as further detailed in regulations promulgated by the Illinois Department of Public Health under the Certified Local Health Department Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 600.110 et seq.; provided, however, that the County Board shall continue to serve as the Board of Health of Cook County; and
(r) To be the governing body of the licensed hospitals or other licensed entities within the CCHHS.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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