4990182 RESOLUTION 20-519, “Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Board of Directors Chris G. Gardiner Reappointment Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”

A RESOLUTION

                                                        

20-519  

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

June 24, 2014         

 

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to reappoint Mr. Chris G. Gardiner to the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Board of Directors.

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Board of Directors Chris G. Gardiner Reappointment Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”.

 

Sec. 2. (a) Section 5113(a)(1)(B) ofthe Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Establishment Act effective September 14, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-21; D.C. Official Code § 44-951.04(a)(1)(B)) provides that 3 of the 14 members of the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation (“NFPHC”) Board shall be Council appointees.

(b) Mr. Gardiner has served as a Council appointee to the NFPHC Board since December of 2010 (R18-707, 58 DCR 203).

(c) Mr. Gardiner continues to be an invaluable member of the Board, serving as Vice-Chair of the Board, Chair of the Audit Committee, and Chair of several critical ad-hoc committees that the Board has occasionally needed.

(d) Mr. Gardiner’s 3 year term ended on December 21, 2013, and he has been serving in a 180-day holdover capacity since that time. His holdover period ends on or around June 19, 2014.

            (e) The NFPHC is in the midst of implementation of its Board approved Strategic Plan and governance and oversight by the Board is a critical component of this process, which includes oversight of the search, selection and development of a strategic partner.

            (f) Emergency approval of this reappointment resolution is necessary so that Mr. Gardiner can continue to serve as a NFPHC Board member without any gap in rights and privileges, including voting ability at the June 26, 2014 regular meeting of the NFPHC Board, and participation in critical strategic partnership discussions.

 

            Sec. 3.  The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitutes emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation Board of Directors Chris G. Gardiner Reappointment Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014 be adopted on an emergency basis.

 

Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.