Ordinance Bill No. 1 for 2024 - Ordinance No. 1324 - Codifying the Community Health Committee

SWEET HOME ORDINANCE CODIFYING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE

WHEREAS, the Community Health Committee has been meeting on an ad hoc basis for an extended period of time; and

WHEREAS, the community health needs of the City of Sweet Home necessitate ongoing and formal commitment to identifying existing and new health resources; and

WHEREAS, The Sweet Home City Council desires to codify the Community Health Committee;

Now therefore, The City of Sweet Home does ordain as follows:

Section 1. SHMC 2.10.010 is amended by adding thereto subsection C. to read as follows:

C. Community Health Committee

Section 2. SHMC 2.10.050 is amended by adding thereto subsection C. to read as follows:

C. Community Health Committee. The membership of the Community Health Committee shall not be subject to the residency restrictions established in § 2.10.020.The duties and powers of the Community Health Committee shall be as follows:

1. To conduct an inventory of existing community health resources in Sweet Home and present a written report to the City Council of its findings.
2. To develop and recommend to the City Council, for its adoption, ordinances and policies related to improving community health resources in the City of Sweet Home.
3. To provide financial and planning support for the annual Sweet Home Community Health Fair.
4. To provide funding, volunteers, and/or support for any action improving community health resources directed by Council vote.
5. To meet a minimum of twice per year.
6. To review all community health matters that are referred to it by the City Council.

PASSED by the Council and approved by the Mayor this 13th day of February, 2024.