Brief Description: Prohibiting public hospital district employees from serving as commissioners.

Sponsors: Senators Berkey and Mulliken.

Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections
House Committee on Local Government

Background: Public Hospital District commissioners are responsible for overseeing the hospital district's general policies and organization with respect to the operation of the district. The board of commissioners adopts the necessary general policies to accomplish this. Commissioners are required to take action by motion or resolution.

Hospital district commissioners serve six year terms of office. Only a registered voter who resides in the commissioner district may be a candidate for, or hold, office.

Summary: A current employee of a public hospital district may not hold office as a commissioner.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate      47   0
House      97   0

Effective: June 7, 2006