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RESOLUTION 3 3 9
A RESOLUTION by the City Counc.Lt og the City ag Jacksonvitte, Arkansas
asking the Gavttnot ag the State og Arkansas and the Elected Repkesenta-
ti.ves og Natthetn Pu,6aakL County to Lnsute the exAAtence o4 the Rebsamen
Regional Medical Centele in Jacksonville.
WHEREAS, the Rebsamen Regional Medical Center in Jackeonv.i to has
a Kong history og p&ovLdLng quatity health sake gat the citi-
zens ag Notthetn Pulaski County, and,
WHEREAS, thexe exists a awcptus og ceAtLg.ied hospital beds in both
Notthe/%n Pwtaskt. County and Puwaski. County as a whole, and,
WHEREAS, the occupancy ta-te at Rebsamen Regional Medical Center
As below 50% and many employees have alxeady been laid agg, and,
WHEREAS, va&,ious state agencies have tepeatedty Bound that additionat
haspd tal 6,2c/12 -ties are not needed in Notthetn Pwtask i County,
and,
WHEREAS, all 06 owc elected ogg.ic.iaes have a pwimany duty to do
what Az bust got the majwr ty 06 the people when cons.idehing
health cafe gacLt-i tLes, and
WHEREAS, the consttaati.on og additional hospital gacie,ities in
Notthetn Patashi County would jeopardize the vehy existence
og the city -awned Rebsamen Regional Medical Center, and
WHEREAS, many people have conthibuted untold amounts og time and
eggott into developing the Rebsamen Reg.Lanat Medical Centeh
into the exultant health cafe gac.il.ity that it As -today,
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that:
The Gaveunot 06 the State og Athansas and the elected ogg.iciaez
06 Notthetn Pulaski County be encoutaged to absolutely oppose
any and all e66ott6 by anyone attempting to construct additional
health cane gaci,e i ties in Notthetn Pwta4TaL County until and
unless there is a elean.ey deg.ined need gut such 6ae.iLLties.
Apptaved and adopted this 17th day 06 January, 1985.
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Luta M. Leonard
CITY CLERK
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APPROVE AS TO FORM: TTOY