SEC. 4.110. HEALTH COMMISSION.
§ 4.110
The Health Commission is a seven-member body appointed by the Mayor for four-year terms, with fewer than half its members being direct care providers. It controls property under its jurisdiction and, together with the Health Department, manages city hospitals and emergency medical services, promotes public health, and can address public nuisances.
The Mayor appoints seven people to serve on the Health Commission for four years at a time. Less than half of them can be doctors or nurses who directly care for patients. The Mayor can only remove commissioners in the way described elsewhere in the code. The Commission owns and controls certain city property. The Commission and the Health Department together run the city's hospitals and emergency services, and work to protect people's physical and mental health. They can also decide what counts as a public nuisance (like a health hazard) and take steps to fix it.
- Complex:The section references two external code sections (3.100 and 15.105) and uses the phrase 'except where the Charter grants such authority to another officer or department,' creating potential ambiguity about the Commission's actual powers without consulting those other sources.
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Official text
The Health Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the Mayor, pursuant to Section 3.100, for four-year terms. The Commission shall have less than a majority of direct care providers. Members may be removed by the Mayor only pursuant to Section 15.105. The Commission shall control the property under its jurisdiction.
The Commission and the Department shall manage and control the City and County hospitals, emergency medical services, and in general provide for the preservation, promotion and protection of the physical and mental health of the inhabitants of the City and County, except where the Charter grants such authority to another officer or department. The Commission and the Department may also determine the nature and character of public nuisances and provide for their abatement.