Columbus, Georgia

Memorandum





DATE: October 31, 2003



TO: Mayor Poydasheff

Each Councilor





FROM: Tiny B. Washington, CMC

Clerk of Council



SUB: Hospital Authority of Columbus

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The terms of office of Ms. Donzy O?Dell, Mr. Robert Kelly, Mr. Harvey

Phelps and Mr. James Webster on the Hospital Authority will expire on November

14, 2003. Mr. Kelly and Mr. Phelps are both eligible to succeed themselves.



Ms. O?Dell and Mr. Webster cannot succeed themselves as they have already

served two consecutive full terms of office.



The Council nominates three individuals for each vacancy and the

Authority itself, will then select its members from the list of nominees.



There are currently six (6) members who reside in Senatorial District 15

and three (3) members who reside in Senatorial District 16.



There are four (4) women currently serving on this board.



Enclosed is a copy of our data sheet, as well as a list of the current

members.



Please advise if there are any questions.



cc: Ken Henson









HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF COLUMBUS

CLERK OF COUNCIL?S DATA SHEET

(REVISED AUGUST 9, 1990)

(SUPERCEDES OCTOBER 2, 1989 REVISION)



CREATED BY: County Commissioner?s resolution of November 14, 1967 declaring a

need for the authority and appointing its original members. (Pursuant to the

provisions of the Georgia Hospital Authorities Law, O. C.C.G.A., Section

31-7-72).



CHARTER REFERENCE: Sec. 4-621 for reference to this specific board and

Sec. 4-103, General Provisions Concerning Boards, Commissions and Authorities.



COLUMBUS CODE REFERENCES: None relating to this specific board, but see Sec.

2-1, 2-3.01, 2-3.02 and 2-3.1 for general provisions relating to all boards,

commissions, authorities and committees.



COMPOSITION OF BOARD: Board has eleven members. (O.C.G.A., Sec 31-7-72 (a).

The authority has had nine members, in the past, for several years.



QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS: Shall be residents and qualified registered voter

of Columbus, Georgia (Col. Code, Sec. 2-3.02)



MEMBERS APPOINTED BY: For each vacancy, the Columbus Council submits a list of

three eligible persons to the Hospital Authority of Columbus. From this list,

the Authority selects one of the individuals to fill the vacancy (O.C.G.A.,

Sec. 31-7-72 (b) (1) through (3)



TERMS OF OFFICE: Staggered terms as specified by resolution of the Columbus

Council. For the past several years, members have been appointed to three year

terms. (O.C.G.A., Sec. 31-7-72 (a)



POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES: See O.C.G.A., Sec. 31-7-75



COMPENSATION: Not address by the O.C.G.A., Sec. 31-7-72 through 31-7-75 (24)



SUCCESSION OF MEMBERS: See Col. Code, Sec 2-1 for general provisions applying

to all boards, commissions and authorities.



OTHER REFERENCES: See Clerk of Council?s list of Miscellaneous General

Provisions applying to all boards, commission, authorities and committees to

which members are appointed and/or confirmed by the Columbus Council.





HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF COLUMBUS





Organization:

Hospital Authority of Columbus



Address:

P.O. Box 1357

Fortson, GA 31808

Phone:

Fax:

706-327-2616

706-327-3746



Contact:

Ken Henson

Title:

Secretary to Board



General Counsel:

N/A



Meeting Date:

Last Tuesday of every month/Muscogee Manor at 8:30 a.m.



Charge/Mission

This board is responsible for the operation of Muscogee Manor and Highland

House nursing homes. It has nine members. The Columbus Council makes three

nomination for each vacancy. The authority itself actually fills the vacancies

from the Council's nominees. (O.C.G.A. Sec. 31-7-72 and Columbus Charter,

Sec. 4-621)





Hospital Authority of Columbus: Term Begins Term Ends Appointed By



Donzy O'Dell SD-16 11-15-00 11-14-2003 Authority

1321 10th Street #6

Columbus, GA 31906



Harvey Phelps SD-16 11-15-00 11-14-2003 Authority

6067 Seaton Drive

Columbus, GA 31909



Robert Kelly SD-16 11-15-00 11-14-2003 Authority

9160 Pinewood Drive

Columbus, GA 31909



James Webster 11-15-00 11-14-2003 Authority

4235 Will Rhoades Drive

Columbus, GA 31909



Nancy Rinn SD-16 11-15-01 11-14-2004 Authority

7640 Jenkins Road

Upatoi, GA 31829



Laverne Jackson SD-15 11-15-01 11-14-2004 Authority

1 Knight Court

Columbus, GA 31906



Thomas Gurr SD-15 11-15-02 11-14-2005 Authority

3000 Fleetwood Drice

Columbus, GA 31906



Seth Harp, Chairman SD-16 11-15-99

11-14-2002 Authority

3000 Midland Road #12

Midland, Georgia 31820



Emma B. Hunter SD-15 11-15-99 11-14-2002

Authority

2204 Courtland Avenue

Columbus, GA 31907