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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH PROVIDING FOR
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FORT WORTH HEALTH AUTHORTY;
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMLATIVE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILTI'Y CLAUSE;. AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORIDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1.
Dr Brian Rogers, D O a competent physician with a reputable professional
standing, who is legally qualified to practice medicine m the State of Texas, and who is a
resident of the State of Texas, and who has previously served at Health Authority of the
City of Fort Worth, is hereby reappointed Health Authority of the City of Fort Worth,
effective upon approval by the City of Fort Worth City Council, to serve for two years
upon approval of Crty Council, unless sooner removed by a ma~onty vote of the City
Council
Dr Rogers shall take the official oath of office as required by Section 121 022(b)
(1) of the Texas Health and Safety Code, and shall file a copy of the oath and this
appointment with the Texas Board of Health.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the
Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas {1986), as amended, except where the provisions
of this ordinance are rn direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such
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Code, m which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the mtenhon of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and, ~f any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent Iunsdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the
City Council without :the incorporation in thrs ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage as required by law,
and rt is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
5/15/01 **G-13233 50AUTHORITY 1 of 1
SUBJECT REAPPOINTMENT OF HEALTH AUTHORITY
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance reappointing Dr Brian Rogers,
D O , as Health Authority for the City of Fort Worth
DISCUSSION
Under the Health and Safety Code, the Director of the Public Health Department, who is not a
physician, must appoint a Health Authority for the jurisdiction it serves
A Health Authority is a physician whose duties include establishing, maintaining and enforcing
quarantine laws in the City, reporting the presence of contagious, infectious and dangerous epidemic
diseases in the City to the Texas Board of Health, and enforcement of sanitation laws, quarantine rules
and vital statistic collection within the City In this capacity, Dr Brian Rogers has served an initial term
of two years, since April 1999 He has agreed to continue to serve as the City's Health Authority for
$12,000 per year
In addition to the functions already listed, Dr Rogers' primary function as Health Authority will be to
implement new protocols established by the Police, Fire, Marshal, Health and Law Departments for
emergency personnel who may be exposed to a contagious disease while performing their duties
Under new protocols, Dr Rogers or his designee will be available twenty-four hours a day, seven days
a week to any emergency personnel who may be exposed to a contagious disease while performing his
or her duty, to make a determination as to whether mandatory testing for a contagious disease should
be initiated
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that funds are available in the current operating budget, as appropriated
of the General Fund
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
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Libby Watson 6183
Originating Department Head:
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Daniel Reimer 7201 (from) .~
GG01 539120 0501000 $12,000.00
Additional Information Contact:
Daniel Reimer 7201
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