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RE: APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN NORTH COLO-
RADO MEDICAL CENTER AND WELD COUNTY AND AUTHORIZATION FOR
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home
Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the
affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding between North Colorado
Medical Center and Weld County has been presented to the Board
of County Commissioners for their approval, and
WHEREAS, said Memorandum of Understanding is for the purpose
of establishing alcoholism treatment programs at North Colorado
Medical Center for the service population, and
WHEREAS , the terms and conditions are as stated in the Memo-
randum of Understanding, a copy of which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference, and
WHEREAS, after review and study of the Memorandum of Under-
standing, the Board deems it advisable to approve same.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com-
missioners of Weld County, Colorado that the Memorandum of Under-
standing between North Colorado Medical Center and Weld County,
for establishing alcoholism treatment programs at North Colorado
Medical Center be, and hereby is , approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chairman be,
and hereby is , authorized to sign said Memorandum of Understanding.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 25th day of
April, A.D. , 1983 .
- BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: /n&.A ( L /
Weld County �(Llerk and rder .� fl//
and Clerk to the Boa Chuck Carlson, tgirman
7°beputy County Clerk Job lv . Mart' , Pro-Tem
APII ROVED AS TO, FORM:
ene R. Bran ner
"County Attorney Norman Carlson
J cqu ine J hnson
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AJ ≤0, ,' DAY FILE: May 2 , 1983
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into by the Weld County Board
of County Commissioners, hereafter designated as "County" and the North
Colorado Medical Center Board of Trustees, hereafter designated as "Hospital",
as an agreement for the operation of both parties' respective alcoholism
treatment programs.
WHEREAS, the County and Hospital both have a responsibility for providing
effective medical services within their respective service areas; and
WHEREAS, the County and Hospital have determined through past experience
that cooperation between themselves increases the quality of service to the
service population and economies in the cost of the provision of those
services; and
WHEREAS, the County. and Hospital both will be providing alcoholism
treatment programs to much the same service population.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The County and Hospital will keep each other continuously
advised concerning programmatic matter of the alcoholism
treatment programs.
2. The County and Hospital will inform each other in advance
and consider each other's assessments of proposed major
changes to the programs which may affect either program.
3. The Hospital shall not apply for or pursue funding from
the State General Fund for their chemical dependency
program without prior written approval from the Board of
County Commissioners.
4. The Hospital will continue the arrangement of not charging
Weld County for County referred medical detox patients for
use of emergency room services so long as State of other
alternative funding sources continue to be available.
If any provision of this Memorandum shall be held invalid by operation of
law or by any court of competent jurisdiction, or if compliance with or
enforcement of any provision shall be restrained by any tribunal, the
remainder of this Memorandum shall not be affected thereby, and the parties
shall enter into negotiation for the sole purpose of arriving at a mutually
satisfactory replacement for such provision.
This Memorandum of Understanding shall become effective upon the approval
of the Board of Trustees of North Colorado Medical Center and the Weld County
Board of Commissioners and shall remain in force and effective until further
action by both governing Boards on the matter.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER
BY: (14214-1/44-)
President
DATE: April 18, 1983
WELD COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
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BY: /) I) _ Lc <-r F_
Director
DATE: May 10, 1A3
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
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BY: J
Hospital Administrator
DATE: April 18, 1983
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
BY.
Chairman
DATE: April 18, 1983
Sf NDE R SF ND WHITE AND PINK COPIE S
'PIE N' REPLY AT BOTTOM HETAIN WHITE RETURN V,rvK
TO • Don Warden North Colorado
Director of Finance & Administration
P.O. Box 758 1111 Medical Center
Greeley, Colorado 80632
1801 161n Sl.eel• Greeley Colcraar, •:iO3:352 4i I
FROM DATE
Lynn Wilson, Directors' Secretary May 2, 1983
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Enclosed please find two signed copies of the M0U with the County Commissioners
and NCMC regarding the Chemical Dependency Program.
After all signatures have been obtained, please return a copy to us for our
files.
Thanks.
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