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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees to execute an amendment to the Management and Operations Contract between the Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees and the University of Washington, dated December 19, 1995, to extend the duration of that contract.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. In accordance with RCW 36.62.290, the Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees, with the approval of the King County Council, entered into the Harborview Medical Center Management and Operations Contract with the Board of Regents of the University of Washington on December 19, 1995.
2. The contract expires June 30, 2015.
3. The parties are currently negotiating a new hospital services agreement for the operation and maintenance of Harborview Medical Center.
4. To allow for the continuity of the management and operation of the Harborview Medical Center, the parties wish to extend the term of the contract through the earlier of December 31, 2015, or the effective date of a new agreement between the parties for the provision of hospital services at Harborview Medical Center.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees and the King County executive are hereby authorized to execute an amendment to the Management and Operations Contract for Harborview Medical Center Between the Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees and the University of Washington, dated December 19,
1995, substantially in the form of Attachment A to this ordinance. All other provisions of the contract shall remain in full force and effect.