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Council approves the updated public health district cooperative agreement and Ordinance 8057, 5-0
On April 20, 2023 the Amarillo Area Public Health Board adopted an updated cooperative agreement for the district, reflecting state law and updated definitions, and sent a conforming update of City Code Chapter 8-5 to the member jurisdictions. On April 25 the City Council approved the agreement update 5-0 and passed Ordinance No. 8057 on first reading 5-0; the second reading passed on the May 9, 2023 consent agenda, 5-0. By July 2023 the board was told Amarillo, Canyon, Potter and Randall counties and Timbercreek had approved the agreement.[1][2][3][4]
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The April 20, 2023 board minutes record "a proposed updated Cooperative Agreement for the Public Health district" presented "In accordance with State law," amended to replace a pronoun with "Health Authority," and adopted on a motion by Delores Thompson, seconded by Kevin Hawkins, "All in favor." A motion to accept the update to Ordinance 8-5 "to be sent to the member jurisdictions for approval" also passed. [1]
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On April 25, 2023 non-consent item 7.A, approval of revisions to the cooperative agreement for the Amarillo Area Public Health District, passed 5-0 (Powell, Smith), and item 7.B, first reading of Ordinance No. 8057 amending Code Chapters 8-5, 2-6 and 4-9 "to reflect the updated Amarillo Area Public Health District Cooperative Agreement," passed 5-0 (Powell, Sauer). The second and final reading was on the May 9, 2023 consent agenda, approved 5-0. [2][3]
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The July 20, 2023 board minutes list the cooperative agreement update as approved by "Amarillo, Canyon, Potter/Randall, Timbercreek." The proposed FY 2026-27 budget book says the district expanded in 2019 to include Timbercreek Canyon, Lake Tanglewood, Bishop Hills and Palisades and that the agreement "was updated in both 2019 and 2023." [4][5]
