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administration of the hospital and the delivery of hospital services, then the Hospital District should no longer be taxing its constituent taxpayers for general revenue support.of the hospital. C. If the Governing Board of the Hospital remains in control of decisions about the administration of the hospital and the delivery of hospital services, then it is appropriate for the tax levies to continue in order to provide general revenue support of the hospital. (Subject to the City's concerns expressed below.) d. In addition to the leasing concepts which have been scrutinized recently, the Governing Board should consider other legal relationships with health care providers. The hospital could be operated under a management contract, under partnership, as a joint venture with a health care corporation, or under a joint -powers agreement with other community hospital districts. 4. The Governing Board of the District Memorial Hospital is encouraged to vigorously pursue participation in an integrated service network with other health care providers. 5. The City requests that the Governing Board provide copies of documents and a reasonable review -and -comment period at each stage of its negotiations and prior to the signing of any documents which affect the Hospital District's assets or which affect the Governing Board's ability to govern the hospital. It may be appropriate for the Governing Board to consider informational meetings in each of its constituent communities. 6. The City encourages the Governing Board of the District Memorial Hospital to find a way to continue the existence of the hospital in this community and to do this in a way which preserves these taxpayer -supported assets and which preserves the authority of the Governing Board to govern the hospital. 7. The City is concerned that the hospital provides services to only a relatively small number of Hugo residents. Specifically, the City's statistics show that only approximately fifteen (15) percent of Hugo residents have used the hospital in the last three years. 8. The City is also concerned that while the entire City is located within the hospital's taxing district, only a fraction of the City is located within the hospital's primary ambulance service area. Furthermore, most, if not all, of the hospital's taxing has been done to support the ambulance service. 9. The City does not wish for its residents to be saddled with taxes for services that they do not receive. The City