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MINUTES OF THE
DOWNEY CITY HOSPITAL COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 6, 2009
I. CALL TO ORDER:
The Downey City Hospital Commission Regular Meeting was called to order at 5:02 p.m., May
6, 2009, in the 2nd Floor Training Room of Downey City Hall, 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey,
California.
II. ROLL CALL:
Present: Diana Hansen, Chairperson
Diane Boggs
Charles Hutchinson
Dianne Lumsdaine
Sharisse Molyneux
Gerald Silby
Julie Simpson (arrived at 5:16 p.m.)
G. Harold Tseklenis
Absent: Dwight Simpson, Vice-Chairperson
Rachel Villalobos
Also Present: Lee Powell, Assistant City Manager
Kathleen L. Midstokke, City Clerk/Acting Secretary
III. APPROVED MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 4, 2009.
It was moved by Commissioner Boggs, seconded by Commission Lumsdaine and so ordered
approve.
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IV. DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO REVIEW:
Daily Hospital Service Charges, Wages and Salaries. The Commission reviewed the
document. Commissioner Boggs asked what the add on amount would be for the benefits. Hospital
Executive Vice-President Robert Fuller responded that benefits are approximately sixteen percent
(16%). Commissioner Boggs questioned that the pay for Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) and
Registered Nurses (RN) being lower than the average and whether they had recruiting problems
due to this. Vice-President Fuller noted that they are no longer hiring LVNs and they do not have
recruitment problems with the RNs as their total compensation package is highly competitive.
V. PUBLIC COMMENT:
No one came forward to speak.
At this time, Vice-President Fuller mentioned that they are considering changing the company
that provides the accreditation for the Hospital and recently had a meeting with the City Manager and
Mayor. They are requesting that everyone aggress that the change would be in substantial
compliance with the intent of the 1983 Lease. A new accreditation company they are considering is
Den Norsk Veritas.
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VI. MEETING SCHEDULE:
Chairperson Hansen, as well as several other Commissioners mentioned that the next regular
meeting date of August 5, 2009 conflicts with their schedules. It was moved by Chairperson Hansen,
August 12, 2009 at
seconded by Commissioner Boggs, and so ordered that the meeting be held on
5:00 p.m.
VII. ADJOURNMENT:
5:33 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at , to Wednesday, August 12, 2009.
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Kathleen L. Midstokke, City Clerk/ Acting Secretary
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