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AN O!?DIIi `7XE AUTIIORI4:I1,G iiND PROVIDING 1-'0" THE
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:za7ih'A3, the City of i'aducah, itientucky, and
L'cCracken County, Kentucky, desire to jointly establish and
maintain a city -county health department and other necessary
appurtenances thereto as they are authorized to do under and
pursuant to chapter 122 of the hcts of the r,-eneral •ssrer.lbly of
Kentucky enacted ac its 1944 rel, lar session; and,
:!:EFREA3, said city and counL-y have selected a
suitable site on :,hinh a build -in-, to be used by ;aid health
department rill ie constructed throuCh ti_e financial assistance
of the ?ederal Works A-ency of the bnited itates;
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jECTMl 1.
That the City of i-aducah, _:entucky, join with the
County of I..cCracken, Jtate of KentucLy, in the establishment and
maintenance of a city -county health department to be known as
""Phe Paducah -McCracken County Health Department", and one-half
of the expense of creating and establishinZ said department shall
be paid by the City of Paducah and the other one-half by n'cCracken
County. The health department shall be i-overned by a board of heal'
composed of five (5) members to be !mown as "The Paducah-I.icrracken
County uoard of Health2, one of whom shall either be
the mayor or the City Manager of the City, whichever is
appointed by the city Legislative body, and one Of' Whom stall be the
County Judge, and three of whom shall be licensed physicians
residing in i:cCracken County and who shall be appointed by the
State .:oard of Health. The physicians appointed to serve on
said board shall hold office for a term of two years from the `
date of their appointment, and until their successors are
appointed, and all of the members of said 'board shall serve
without compensation.
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SECTION 2.
The Paducah-i.icrracken County card of Health shall
appoint a health officer, who shall serve for a term of four years,
subject to removal for cause, and may employ such assistant health
officers and other employees as are necessary for the work of the
department. Said board shall, subject to the approval of the
city legislative body and fiscal court, fisc the amount of com-
pensation of the health o ficer, the aooistant health officer
and of all other persons employed in the department.
SECTSOid 3.
The Paducah-.,cCrac'.cen County i:oard of Ecalt-h
shall have jurisdiction over the entire bounty, inclu<?.inC all
towns and cities within the county, and it shall be the duty
of said board to enforce the health laws of the state and rules
and regulations adopted ty the State .,oard of Health, and to
perform all other duties which are imposed b;; law upon county
:.boards and departments of health. Said i;oard shall file with
the City and County on January 1st of each year a report showing
its receipts from every source and all disbursements made by it
durinff the precedin; year, and said board shall also file from tiro(
to time such other reports as may be required by the city lel;islat'
body or by the fiscal court.
SECTS01'd 4.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
Passed by the Board of CommiRsioners, Nov. 14th, 1944
Recorded by study otewart, City Cleric, Nov. 14trh, 1944.
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