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JUL 14 1987 1� BOOK C� 82,6 Question arose as to where this might be set up and Mr. Galanis felt that Hospital, Inc., has an option to purchase a building that they could lease back to him as part of the operation. That is the way they are proceeding now. but if that fails, they will find some space. He stated that the Hospital Board has not voted to fund this yet, but it is in their budget. Alan Polackwich, legal counsel to the Hospital District, informed the Board that Mr. Galanis has been discussing a Primary Care program with them for some time, and it was always presented to the District as a shared funding situation, to be funded in part from revenues, in part from state funds, in part from federal funds, and then there would be a shortfall which would be shared between the County Commission and the Hospital District. He believed the Hospital Trustees felt this was a good idea, but they were concerned about the option the County Commission now has under the new legislation to create a special taxing district dealing with indigent care. Secondly, the Trustees wanted to make sure if they were going to fund the program in part, they would have some representative on either the panel or a joint committee which watched.the overall operation of the program. This same matter before the Board today will come before the District Trustees a week from Thursday. Commissioner Eggert noted that the Program is mandated and felt we have no alternative but to move ahead. ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commis- sioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously agreed that the Primary Care Program should be developed; that we estab- lish a Primary Care Service Panel with the alternative that this be Hospital District and County shared; that the County and the Hospital District each provide $84,000 apiece for this program in the 1987/88 FY; and that we will not have an independent or dependent health care district. >_ 74