HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Hospital Board of Trustees Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 4484
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA,BY AMENDING CHAPTER 12,
SECTIONS 12.2 AND 12.3 THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ESTABLISHING ELECTION OF MEMBERS, TERM OF
OFFICE AND QUALIFICATIONS, REPEALING ANY AND
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa, that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is
hereby amended by amending Chapter 12, Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 for the purpose of
establishing election of members, term of office and qualifications, as follows:
"Sec. 12.2. ELECTION OF MEMBERS, TERM OF OFFICE.
The Ames City Hospital Board of Trustees shall consist of five (5) or seven (7) persons, as
determined by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees. Trustees shall be elected in regular City
elections, and the term of office shall be four(4)years.
Sec. 12.3 QUALIFICATIONS.
Any eligible elector from the City Hospital's service area, comprising Story, Greene, Boone,
Hamilton, Hardin and Marshall Counties, may be a candidate for the Ames City Hospital Board
of Trustees. Any person appointed to fill a Trustee vacancy shall also be a resident of the City
Hospital's service area. A candidate for Hospital Trustee must be nominated by petition of
residents of the City in accordance with the election laws of Iowa."
Section Two. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict, if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and publication as required by law.
Passed this 10 day of January , 2023 .
Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor