77-5823R67
• RESOLUTION NO, 5823
• RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COMMUNITY
" HEALTH SERVICES ACT AND AMENDMENT
TO SENATE FILE NO. 459
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield currently provides environmental health
service with city personnel and personal health care services through a
purchase of services agreement with the City of Bloomington, and
WHEREAS, state funds authorized by the Community Health Act- are used
to partially finance the cost of these services, and
WHEREAS, these services are currently provided in a highly competent
and professional manner by personnel from both the City of Richfield and the
City of Bloomington, and
WHEREAS, the city council is congnizant of the fact that the adoption of
Senate File No. 459 as presently drafted would repeal the Community Health
Services Act and other existing laws granting the City of Richfield authority for
the planning, funding, and provision of community health services; and
. WHEREAS, the city council is further aware that Senate File No. 459
would transfer the authority for the planning, funding, and provision of commun-
ity health services to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, thereby
seriously jeopardizing the viability of the city's division of Public Health and
Environmental Health Services Section, and
WHEREAS, the city council endorses the provisions of Senate File No. 459
relating to the planning, financing and delivery of social .services other than
community health services,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Couricil of the City of
Richfield, that the City Council hereby urges the .Minnesota Legislature to
amend Senate File No. 459 by deleting all references to community health
services ,
. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of Richfield .
is hereby directed to provide a copy of this resolution to all appropriate
legislators and to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Rich ''ld, this 14th day of
November, 1977.
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~ L ren L. Law Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas j, M an City Clerk