HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 3/26/1957JOINT MEETING
March 26, 1957
Lubbock, Texas
Joint meeting of the City and County Commissioners held at 10:00 o'clock , March 26, 1957
in the City Commission room of the City Hall.
Members Present:
County Commissioners: Fred Gentry, George Green, Arch Lamb and Al Derrick, County Attorney
Willaim Gillespie:
City Commissioners . Mayor S. S. Forrest, Jr., Commissioners Lennis Baker, O.L. Byrd, David
Casey and Homer G. Maxey also present were City Manager H. P. Clifton, City Finance Officer
Al. P. Couch, and City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson.
Members Absent: County Judge Dudley Brummett.
7-16-204-544 Motion by Commissioner Baker, seconded by Commissioner Byrd, motion carried, Mayor Forrest and
Commissioners Baker, Byrd, Casey and Maxey voting Yea, none voting Nay, the following resolution
was passed:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Lubbock and the Commissioner's Court of Lubbock
County in joint session have considered the administrative needs in connection with activating
the City -County Health Unit now under construction and it is expected that facilitifes for the
establishment of an indigent out -patient, medical -surgical clinic in the new building of the
Health Department will be completed about October 1, 1957, and,
WHEREAS, the success of this endeavor will depend in a large measure on the cooperation and
assistance of the local profession and the Commissioners' Court and City Commission are of the
opinion that the Lubbock County Medical and Dental Societies should be requested t8 appoint an
ad hok committee to supervise the professional services of the Clinic, NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CLT Y OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the Lubbock County Medical and Dental Societies be and they are hereby
requested to appoint an ad hok committee to supervise the professional services of the indigent
out -patient medical -surgical clinic in the New Health Department Building.
SECTION 2. THAT some of the suggested duties of this committee are as follows:
(1) To advise the City -County Board of Health on the conduct and management of the profess]
nal services of the clinic.
(2) To interview and recommend the employment of a clinic physician, and to define the
scope of his practice.
(3) To establish policy regard# the conduct of specs& ty clinics, e.g. to determine the
qualifications of clinicians.
(4) To maintain liason between outpatient care and hospital care of patients of the clinic.
(5) To agree upon the criteria of medical indigency.
(6) To dispose of compliants arid resolve differences of opinions regarding medical and
surgical care of clinic patients.
(7) To promote and maintain good relations between the public clinic and the Medical and
Dental Societies both individually and collectively.
Passed by unanimous vote of the City Commission this 26th day of March, 1957.
/s/ S. S. FORREST, JR..
Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ LAVENIA LOWE,
City Secretary -Treasurer
Passed and approved by unanimous vote of the County Commissioners Court, 26th day of Mar,195
ATTEST: County Judge, Lubbock County,
Texas
County Clerk, Lubbock County, Texas
7-16-204-545 It was unanimously agreed by the two Commissions that the following committeebe appinted to trave
to Austin on April 5th, 1957, in connection with prospects of increasing state aid to the City and
County Program: Dr. William H. Gordon, Chairman of the Committee, Dr. James M. Reynolds, Mt . Lee
Vardy, Superintendent of Schools at Slaton,Texas, and member of the City -County Health Board and
County Commissioners George Green and Fred Gentry, City Commissioners Homer G. Maxey and Davidtasey.
7-16-204-546 It was unanimously agreed by the City Commission to approve the contract as presented between the
City of L bbock and the County of L,.bbock for purchase of right of way for Route 289 and authorize
Mayor Forrest to execute such contract, subject to the approval of the County Commissioners Court,
NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION
THE CITY COMMISSION ADJOURNED.
READ AND APPROVED THIS THE
25TH DAY OF APRIL ,195