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POLICY PROPOSAL
DATE FILE NUMBER SUBJECT PAGE—' OF
8/27/91 C.P. 164 DENTAL TASK FORCE
PROPOSAL PROPOSED BY: CI MANAGER'SRE EW
PROPOSAL
THOSE LISTED _
It is proposed that the Dental Task Force of the City of Fort Wortnd Tarrant
County be given a formal charge by the Fort Worth City Council . �Iis further
proposed that the Dental Task Force be provided with support for necessary
correspondence and that a staff liaison be appointed by the City Manager.
BACKGROUND
During the City Council budget hearings in 1990, then Mayor Bob Bolen and the
City Council encouraged the formation of the Dental Task Force of the City of
Fort Worth and Tarrant County. This action came as a result of the overwhelming
opposition by concerned citizens and by members of the dental community to a
proposal to eliminate the provision of dental service from the City's budget.
Over the course of the last year, the Task Force met several times and developed
a recommendation which has been presented to both the City Council and th Tarrant
County Commissioners' Court for future dental service funding.
DISCUSSION
In order to facilitate the work of the Task Force, support was provided by the
City Manager's Office in the form of mailing meeting notices. Staff from both
the Health Department and the City Manager's Office have attended the task farce
meetings.
Some members of the Task Force have also expressed an interest in exploring the
broader issue of general public health governance and funding. Support from the
City will allow these discussions to continue as well .
LEGALITY
This proposal is within the power of the City Council and there is no legal
impediment to its implementation.
FISCAL NOTE
The fiscal impact of this proposal would be less than $500 annually. Funds can
be made available in the Health Department budget for this purpose.
CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS
The City Manager will assign an Assistant City Manager and/or other appropriate
staff members to serve as liaison to this Task Force.
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FISCAL NOTE
CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS
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CHARGE TO THE TASK FORCE
In exchange for this support, the Dental Force of the City" of Fort Worth and the
Tarrant County is formally charged to undertake the following activities:
To continue to evaluate the need. for publicly provided dental
services and to advise the City Council as the appropriate scope and
mechanism for service delivery.
To continue to evaluate the level and source of funding for public
dental health services.
To facilitate intergovernmental cooperation among the City, the
County and other authorities in order to accomplish equitable —4k..
funding of public dental health services.
Councilman Dav'd Chappel
District 9
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CITY OF FORT WORTH