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CO~ThlISSION RESOLUTION NO. 169
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"A JOINT RESOLUTION
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TIm BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
THE C01iliIISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZE~~N
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.7
THE TOVm COUNCIL OF THE rrOViN OF BELGRADE
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF T:.E TOWN OF MANHATTAN
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEREE FORKS
ALL IN THE COUNTY OF GALLATIN, S':CATE OF MONTANA, FOR THE CREATION OF
A COUNTY
DEPARTl\:ENT OF HEALTH AND THE FUNCTIONING OF A \VROLE-TIME HEALTH UNIT
AND SERVICE
THEREUNDER,
TO BE h'NOVVN AND DESIGNATED AS THE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH, AND PRO-
VIDING FOR THE OFFICERS AND PERSCIJNEL, SALARIES AND EXJ:"'ENSES OF SUCH
OFFICERS
AND PERSONNEL, THE DtJRATIO:H, TEilliLINATIO:L1 AND FINANCING OF SAID
COUTfTY DErARTMENT
OF HEALTH. IT
VlHEREAS ,
I.
Heretofore negotiations have been had between the state Board of
Health of the state of Montana, the Rockefeller Foulldation,
the United States
Public Health Servic e,
the Board of Trustees 8chool District No.7, the COrJmission
of the City of Bozeman,
the Town Council of the Town of Belgrade, the Town Council
of the Town of Ivlanhattan,
and the City Council of the City OJ' Three Forks, all
in the County of Gallatin,
State of Montana, for the creation and functioning of
I a VJLole~- tir:Je Heal th Unit and Service in the County of Galla tin,
II.
There is no provision in the Health Laws of the State of Montana, or
otherwise, providing for the creation and functioning of a Vh01e-time
Health Unit
and Service,
but said laws provide for the creation and functioning of local Boards
of Health (Sections 2444 to 2484, Political Code, R.C.M. 1921).
III.
The Board of County Commissioners,
The CO,.mission of the Ci ty of Bozeman,
The Board of Trustees, School Dist~ict No.7,
The Town Council of the Town of Belgrade,
The Town Council of the Town of Manhattan,
The City Council of the City of Three Forks,
deem and consider that it is eXj.:edient, proper and necessary,
and to the best
interests of the citizens of the County of Gallatin that a Whole-time
Eealth Unit
and Servi ce
De established and provision made for the functioning thereof,
IV.
The Board of County COhimissioners of the County of Gallatin,
on the
18th day of April,
1929., passed and adopted a Resolution:
I ItI:EGARDljTG
THE ESTA.3LISln:ENT 02 A FULL-TII\Ji.E I!EAL'liH ux:n: IN GALLATIN COUNTY."
V.
Under date of May 3rd, 1929, the
Commission of the City of Bozeman
passed and au.opted Commi ssl on Resoluti on No.
139, entitled:
itA PItELHIINAHY
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE AI'PIWVII.L?,Y THE CO!v:1lISSIOH OF
rrHE CITY
OJ? BOZEM:AN OF Tl-EI; CRENI'ION AND FUNCTlmnNG 01"1:' WHOLE-TIME
lIEALTE UNIT
AND S:;~RVICE IN TEE COUNTY OF GALLATIN".
VI.
The United states Public Health Service has agreed, by way of cooperat-
ing with the State Board of Health,
to pay as its contribution toward the establish-
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ment and maintenance of said Whole-time Health Unit and Servicet
as part of the
salary of the Health Officer the
B~m of $200.00 per month, a total 0: ~2400.00
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annua lly .
VII. The Rockefeller Foundation,
by and through the state Board of Health,
has agreed to appropriate and contribute toward the establishment and
maintenance
of said Whole-time Health Unit and Service,
the sum of ~1200.00 annually.
.
~he state Board of Health has agreed to appropriate and contribute
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toward the establishment and maintenance of said W,hole-time Health Unit and Service
the sum of ~1200.00 annually.
IX.
Other appropriations are contingent upon the establishment of said
Whole - tir:~e Health Unit and Service.
X. The City of Bozeman has agreed to appropriate anc contribute
towards
the maintenance of said Whole-time Health Urtit and Service,
the sum of Five Hundred
Sixty Five Dollars (;~565 .00)
for the year 1929, and. thereafter,
and so long as the
Whole-time Health Unit and Service shall continue,
the sum of One Thousand Dollars
($1000.00) per annum.
XI.
The Board of Trustees of School District No. 7 has agreed to pay,
as
its contribution towards the maintenance of said Whole-time Health Unit and Service,
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the salal'y and all the expenses of the School Nurse for said School District No.
7.
XII.
Neither the Town of 3elgrade J
th~ Town of Manhattan, or
the City of
Three Forks,
is to contribute anything toward the maintenance of said Whole-time
Health Unit and Service.
XIII. A tentative budget for thE) maintenance
of said Whole-time Health
Unit and Service has been prepared, which budge"C provides as follows:
Salary ~f County Health Officer
,~ <1 t ')00 . 00
Salary of Nurses (2 )
'~ 3,600.00
Salary of Clerk
c!~ 1,000.00
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Office Expense
$ 160.00
Traveling Expense of Nurses
,~ 880.00
rrraveling Expense of County Heal th Officer
c. 600.JO
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Contingent Expense
4~ 350.DO
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Tot al
} 10,510.00
XIV.
To defray the foregoing annual expense and buO.get, the moneys therefor
are to be derived as follows:
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United States Public Health Service
:'; 2,400.00
Rockefeller FO'1.mda tion
J~ 1, ;:~OO .00
'iP
State Board of Health
'-1> 1,200.00
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City of Bozeman
I., 1,000.00
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County of Gallatin
}. 4,710.00_
Tot a 1
-'$ 10,510.00
XV.
For the purpose of consolidatingt correlating and coordinating the
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several public health organizations in the County of Gallatin,
a County Department
I of Health is to be created, and
(a) The functioning of the local Boards
of Health in the Town of Belgrade,
Town of LIanhattan, and
the Ci t;y of Three Forks, is to be suspended.
(b)
~he Ordinances of the City of Bozeman relating to the preservation of
public health in the City of Bozeman, arc to remain operative and in full
force and
effect,
and are to be enfo'C'ced by the County Heal th Officer, and prosecutions for
violations are
to be had in the Municipal Court of the City of Bozeman.
(c)
The public school nllrse of School District No. 7 is to become a part
of the County Health Department,
and subject to the supervision and control of the
County Health Officer.
(d)
The COUllty Board of Health shall control and direct the County Depart-
ment of Health.
The COUllty Health Officer shall be director of the County Department
of Health and he shall,
subject at all times to the conDrol and direction of the
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County Board of Health,
administer the Whole-time Health Unit and Service.
XVI.
The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Callatin have
selected Dr. A. D. Brewer as Whole-time Health Officer for
the terD beginning May
I 1, 1929,
and he has been acting as such, since
said first day of May, 1929,
and the
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Commission of the City of Bozeman has apDroved his selection and designation.
NOVi ,
TEEREFOl\, BE IT RESOLVED 'BY
The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gallatin,
The Commission of the City of Bozeman,
The Board of Tru stees,
School District No. 7,
The Town Council of the
Town of Belgrade,
The Tovm Council of the Town of Manhattan,
The City COUllci1 of the City of Three For1~s,
1.
That the County Board of Health shall be created and shall consist of
the County Commissioners and the C01ll1ty Health Officer,
as provided by Section 2473,
Political Code,
R.C.M. 1921, PROVIDED, that two additional members may be had
thereto,
selected and recowaended by the Commission of the City of Bozeman.
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II
That the County Board of Health shall have all the power and authority
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vested in local Boards of H~alth:
as provided by Section 2469, Political
Code, R.C.M.
1921,
and the Public Health Laws and Regulations of the Department of Fealth of
I the state of lIontana.
III. That the County Health Officer of
the County Board of Health shall be
selected by the County Board of Health and shall receive such salary as
it may pro-
vide,
and hold his office for such term as said Board may designate, and
he shall
perform such duties as are ~rovided by the laws of the state of Montana
relating to
the Health and the Public H~;al th Laws and Regulations of the S ta te
Board of Health
and the duties of Local He~lth Officers.
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IV. That for the purpose of consolidating,
correlating and coordinating the
several local Boards of Health in the County of Gallatin,
there is hereby created
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and established "The County Department of Ileal th".
That said department is created
for the administration
of the laws for the promotion of health and to prevent the
spread of infectious and contagious diseases within said County;
that the administrat-
ion of
said lavis shall be had and made by and. through the County Board of Heal th;
that the several municipal bodies hereto,
do hereby agree, ratify and confirm
the
provisions herein set forth relating thereto and providing therefor.
V. That pursuant to the provisions of Section 2464,
Political Code, R.C.M.
1921,
the Town of Belgrade, does hereby place itself under the care of said County
Board of Health and the Health Officer herein provided,
and the adoption of this
Resolution by the IrOWn Council of the ~.L'own of Belgrade shall be deemed
aml considered
a written notice to
the state Board of Health and to the County Board of Health,
of its election so ~o do;
that the Town of Belerade shall no t be called uIJon to
contri bu te any moneys toward the ex.perlse of maintaininc said County
Department of
Health,
save and except it 'shall pay all expenses incurred in enforcing sani tary
measures and quarantine wi thin its corporate Ih1i ts as pray id.ed. by
See tion 2464;
that the func~ioning of the local 50ard of lealth shall be suspended,
but prosecutions
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for violation of Ordinances of the Town of Belgrade
relating to the
Public Health
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may be had in the police Court thereof.
VI. Tha~ pursuant to the lJl'ovisions of SecLLon 2464,
Political Code, R.C.T\':.
1921,
the Tovv'll of Ivlanhattan, does hereby place itself und.er the Celre of
said County
Board of Health and the Health Officer herein provided, and
tlle a doption of this
Resolution by the Town Council of the Town of Hanhattan shall be deemed
and con-
sidered writ~en notice to
the state Board of Health and to
the County Board of
Health,
of i~s election so to do; tllat the Town of Manhattan shall not be called
upon to contribute any moneys toward the expense of maintaining said COUl1ty
Depart-
ment of Health,
save and except it shall pay all expenses incurred in enforcing
sanitary measures and ~uarantine within its corporate limits as provi~ed
by said
Section 2'~G4;
that the functioning of the locali:ward of Heal ~h shall be suspended,
but pro see utions for violation of Ordinan'ces of the Town of I:Ianhattan
relatinc to
the Public Health may be had in the Police Court. thereof.
VII. r.rhat pursuant to the provisions of Section 24:~.4,
Political Code, H.C.M.
1921,
the City of Three Forks, cloes hereby place itself uncleI' tLe care of said County
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Board of Health and the Health Officer herein provided,
and the adoption of this
Resolution by the Ci ty Council of the City of Three ForkG shall be deemed.
and con-
sidered written notice to
the state Board of Health and to the County Board of Health,
of its election so to do;
that the City of Three Forks shall not be called upon to
contribute any moneys tovlard the expense of maintaining said ComIty DelJartment
of
Health,
save and except it shall pay all EfXpenses incurred in enforcing scmi tary
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measures and
~uarantine within its corporate limits as provided by said Section
I 2464 ;
that the fune tioning of the local Board of Health
shal~ be suspended, but
prosecutions for violation of Ordinances of the City of Tllree
Forks relating to
the pllblic health may be hact in thePolice Court thereof.
VIII. That the Board of Trustees
of School District No. 7 does hereby
agree to
become a part of said County Department of Health and subject itself to
the
jurisdiction and control of said County Board of Health and the Health Officer
therein provided;
that School Diutriot No.
7 fihall have a school nurse as hereto-
fore;
that the sohool nurse
shall be selected by the Board of School Trustees;
tho. t the
salary of the school nurse
shall be fixed by the Board of School Trustees
and the County
-!"3oard of Eealtb; that the Board of School 'll:CUS tee s shall make an
annual aDpropriation
for the salary and expenses (includinc: t~'ansporta tion)
of
the school
nurse and shall pay such salary to the school nurse in the same manner
as it pays
its other employees; that the school nurse shall perform such duties
as the Board
of School Trustees and the Health Officer may determine and such
addi tional
duties ac, the Health Officer may see fi t to ii ,pose; all within School
District No.
7.
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IX. That the Commission of the t:ity of 30zeman does hereby agree to become
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a part of said County
'Department of Eeal th and sub ject the Ci ty of 1jozen~an to the
jurisdiction and control of the County Board of Eealth and the Health ufficer herein
provided,
subject alvrays,
to all Ordinances of the City of Bozeman providing for
public health
and prosecutions thereunder; that the Ordinances of the city of
Bozeman relating
to the preservation of the public health in the City of Bozeman,
arc to
be operative c.nd in full force and effect,
and arc to be enforced by the
County Health
Of~icer, and prosecutions for the violation thereof shall be had in
the ]/,unicipal
court of tje Ci ty of Bozeman. rrhat the City of Bozeman shall pay
all expense
incurred in the enforcing of sanitary measures and quarantine within
its cor~orate
limits as provided by ~ection 2464, Political Code, J.<. C .1L.
1921.
X. '1'l-v3. t the County :)oard of Health shall control and diree t the County
Del,L;.2.<,!"c;lJ,
cf Health and all the powers and authori t~t vested in the local ""'>oar(ls
of Eealth
or 10c21.1 Heal th Officers shall be, and they are hereby merged into the
County Board
uf Eeal th and the County health Officer as he1'e in provided,.
XI. That the County Department of Health shall be under 1;he
irr..rnedia te
I direction
of t.he County Health Officer,
who shall give
his entire tiec to
tile
work of admin~stering the Whole-time He~lth unit an~ Service.
XII.
TLat the County .Bpard of Health shall provide uffiee facilities and
a:ppropria
te fund s neee ssa17 for the main tcnanoe of the work.
~a I I . That the COUllty Board of Health may receive gifts and donations
for the pu~yose
of carrying out the work of the County ~epartment of Health.
XIV. That the Ci ty of Bozeman shall appropriate toward the maintenance
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of said County Department of Health,
the sum of Fi va Hunclred Sixt:; Fi vo Dollars
($565.00) for the year 1929,
anI thereafter, and so long as the department shall
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continue, the
sum of One r:Chousand Dollars U~lOO. 00)
per annum, PIWVIDED, that these
sums shall be paid to the County Treasuere and ered i ted to the a.ppJ'ol)r ir:. to .fund,
and shall be disbursed only upon warrant drawn on that fund by the soard of
County Cownissioners.
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That the Board of Trustees, School District No.
7 shall appropriate
for the maintenance of said County Department of Health,
an amount wideh shall re-
present the annual salary and expenses of' the school nurse for sai(l School District
No. 7.
XVI.
That a tentr:J.tive budget for the maintenance of said County Department
of Health, shall be as follows:
Salary of County Eealth Officer
'. 4,000.00
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SalaJ:Y: o.f~".:N).l.rse s
(2 )
." 3,600.00
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Salary of Clerk
:~ 1,000.00
Office Expense
J.. 160.00
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Traveling Expense of Nurses
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800.00
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Traveling Expense of County Health Officer
" 600.00
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Contingent Expense
'"' 350.00
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Tot a 1 ,~ 10,510.00
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XVII.
That to defray the annual expense and budget, moneys therefor shall
be derived as follows:
United states Pub lie Health Service
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2,400.00 (a)
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Rockefeller Found.a tion
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1,200.00 (b)
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State Board of Health
.'\ 1,200.00 (c)
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City of Bozeman
(See XIV)
,.':- 1,000.OJ
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CountJ of Gallatin
;~_._~, 710.00
Tot a 1 .\ 10 r'lO 00
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(a)
Paid directly to the County Health Officer monthly as part of salary.
(b)
Paid to the state Board of Health, -see
(c) .
( c )
state Board of Health matches contribution (b)
and frot: that fund pays
one-half the salary of the County :;'JU1'se s.
XVIII.
That Dr. A. D. Brewer is hereby selected and designated as County
Ileal th Officer for tte termLJegim~ing ITay 1,
1929; the}. t he shall rece i ve sucb
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salary a s the County Board of Health
shall fix anG, deternine, an" that 11e
:"hall
hold office subject to such agreement as the
County :oard of Eeal th may make.
XIX.
That the County B,oard of Healtl: shall select the County Nm'ses, and
the School nUrse shall be selected as herein provided;
(see Sec. VIII.); and
shall provide for the salarieE and
expenses of the County Heal th Officel', nurses,
and other employees.
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shall continue
for at least th:cee ~,,-ears from and after the 1st day of May, 1929,
I and indefinitely
thereafter, PHOVIDED, that if this arrangement for the creation
and maintenance of the County Department of Health is unsatisfactory,
then and in
tt.a t event,
it may be d.iscontinued on the 1st day of M-ay, 1932,
or at an;'l time
thereafter.
Passed and adopted by the Board of Oounty Commissioners at a regular
session thereof
held on the day of _
1929.
Chairman
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Attest:
Clerk of the Commission.
PASSED and adopted by the Commission of the City of Bozeman at a regular
session thereof
held on the 20th d.r.~- of December, 1929.
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Mayor
Attest:
~-.e~)'.i'
Clerk of the Commission
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Passed and adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Belgrade,
at a
regular session thereof held on the
day of
1929.
Mayor
Attest:
Town Clerk
Passed and adopted by the Town COUEC il of the Town of l!.an ha ttan, at a
regular session
thereof, held on the day of 1929.
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Ma;;ror
Attest:
Town Clerk
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Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Three Forks,
at a
re~ular session
thereof held on the day of 1929.
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Mayor
Attest:
Town Clerk
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