HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-081 CCR Member Robert Jensen introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 75 -81
RESOLUTION REGARDING H.F. 645 ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY HEALTH
SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has had a local health program
since 1965 and has invested several hundreds of thousands of dollars in
developing and expanding the program since its beginning; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has demonstrated foresight
in the establishment of a joint powers health agency with the Cities
of Crystal and Brooklyn Park to coordinate health service delivery
activities; and
WHEREAS, H.F. 645 would establish a statutory procedure for the
formation of a county health agency having the potential to absorb or
govern the municipal joint powers health program without municipal
representation; and
WHEREAS, H.F. 645 mandates the establishment of an independent
health board and advisory health council which is inappropriate to
the governmental structures of the participating cities; and
WHEREAS, H.F. 645 would allow for the infringement upon statutory
housing and redevelopment authorities and advisory committees related
to public health, environmental health, and housing maintenance and
rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, H.F. 645 may substantially increase the per capita costs
without providing proportionately better services to citizens; and
WHEREAS, the intent of the Act is to provide for sparsely popu-
lated outstate counties rather than for complex populated counties of
Hennepin and Ramsey and communities contained therein:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Brooklyn Center as follows:
1. To oppose H.F. 645 to the extent that it would prohibit
the City of Brooklyn Center from continuing a municipal
health program which it has developed and to urge that
amendments be enacted to H.F. 645 to insure the continued
existence and local municipal control of health programs
in a community or group of communities with an aggregate
population of at least 45,000 persons.
Resolution No. 75 -81
2. To direct that copies of this resolution be transmitted
to the Governor of the State of Minnesota, to members of
the State Legislature representing Brooklyn Center, to
authors of H.F. 645, to members of the House Appropria-
tions Committee and to the Commissioner of Health of the
State of Minnesota.
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April 21, 1975
Date Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly
seconded by member Tony Kuefler and upon vote being taken
thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Philip Coh en,
Maurice Britts, Tony Kuefler, Bill Fignar and Robert Jensen;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.