HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.059-03 RESOLUTION # 5q
(Series of 2003~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO. FORMALIZING ITS ROLE AS THE BOARD OF
HEALTH FOR THE CITY OF ASPEN, APPOINTING A PHYSICIAN
TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF HEALTH. AND APPROVING A
CONTRACT FOR SERVICES
WHEREAS, Section 25-1-60I, et seq., of the Colorado Revised
Statutes provides that the Mayor and Council of each incorporated city in
Colorado have "all the powers and perform all the duties of a board of
health" and
WHEREAS, Section 25-1-601. et seq., of the Colorado Revised
Statutes provides that "Every local board of health shall appoim one or
more physicmns to the board who shall be the health officers of the ...
citv.., and hold office at the pleasure of the board", and
WHEREAS. the City Council of the City of Aspen. Colorado, may
from time to time be called on to sit as a board of health, and would benefit
from the advice of a physician, and
WHEREAS, Dr. Morris Cohen has agreed to serve as the medical
health officer for the City of Aspen. and a contract formalizing that
agreemem is attached,
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN. COLORADO, THAT:
Section l
The City Council of the City of Aspen, acting as the Board of Health,
has all the powers conferred on it by state stature in accordance with
Sections 25-1-601, et seq., C.R.S., including but not limited to making
regulations to protect the public heakh, preventing nuisances, requiring the
owners of unhealthy premises or conditions to remedy the condition,
removing persons who are sick or infected with a sickness dangerous ro the
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public health to a separate dwelling, and other measures necessary to protect
the public health.
Section 2
The City Council of the City of Aspen hereby appoims Dr. Morris
Cohen as the medical health officer for the City of Aspen for a two-year
period.
Section 3
The City Council of the City of Aspen hereby approves the attached
professional services agreement between Dr. Morris Cohen and the City of
Aspen
Dated:
/ 'H~len !~alin ~landerud, Mayor
I. Kathryn S. Koch. duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify
that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by
the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado. at a meeting held on July
t~, 2003.
- '";l~ Kathr~{yiJ i City Clerk
AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
This Agreement made and entered on the date hereinalter stated, between the CITY OF ASPEN,
Colorado, ("City") and Dr. Morris Cohen, acting as medical health officer for the City of Aspen Board of
Health.
The parties agree as follows:
1. Scoce of Work. Dr. Morris Cohen will act as a medicai health officer for the City of
Aspen, providing medical advice and expertise To the Aspen City Council when so requested by the
Council or when the City Council sits as a Board of Health.
2 Payment. Until this agreement is revised at the request of either parry, Dr. Cohen serves as
the City of Aspen medical health officer on a volunteer basis, without pay.
3 Termination. Should either parry desire to ~ermina~e this agreement pnor to its
expiration two years from the date of adoption, Dr. Cohen or the City may terminate this Agreement.
without specifying the reason therefore, by g~ving notice, in writing, addressed to the other parr/,
specifying the effective date of the termination.
Governmental Immunit5 Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that Dr. Cohen shall be
cdnsidered as an employee of the City of Aspen while performing duties under this Agreement and as
such shall be entitled to all protections afforded to municipal employees under the Colorado
Governmental Immunity Act, Sections 24-10-101, et seq., C.R.S.
IN 5WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed, or caused to be executed' by their duly
authorized officials, this Agreement on the date hereinafter written.
ATTESTED BY: C~~
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