2014-010 - Approving an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Paris, Lamar County, Texas, and the Health Department

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the Chairperson. The Vice - Chairperson shall perform such duties as are imposed on the Chairperson until such time as the Board shall appoint anew Chairperson. 2.4 Secretary. The Secretary or his /her designee shall act as Secretary of the meetings of the Board and record all votes and shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Board in a journal of proceedings to be kept for such purpose and shall perform all duties incidental to his /her office. III. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3.1 The directors of the Board shall appoint an Executive Director for the Health District. The Executive Director shall be the chief administrative officer of the District and shall manage the day -to -day operations of the District, subject to the policies established by the Board. 3.2 If the Executive Director is a physician, licensed and in good standing in the State of Texas, the Executive Director will also serve as the Health Authority in the jurisdiction of the District. If the Executive Director is not a physician licensed and in good standing in the State of Texas, a Health Authority shall be retained by the Board as provided in Section 8.1 of this agreement. 3.3 The Executive Director shall be an ex- officio non - voting member of the Board. 3.4 If, duringthe annual evaluation of the Executive Director,or at any other time, the Board determines by majority vote that the Executive Director has engaged in neglect of duty, malfeasance, inappropriate behavior, or has otherwise violated provisions of his employment agreement or the District's personnel policies, the Executive Director's employment may be terminated. In addition, the Board may decide by majority vote not to renew the Executive Director's Employment Agreement. The exact terms of the termination shall be determined at the time by a majority vote of the Board. In the event of the Executive Director's death, resignation, or removal from office, the Board shall select a new Executive Director. 3.5 The Executive Director shall employ such full or part-time employees as are needed to carry out the programs of the District. These employees shall be employees of the District and perform those duties as are assigned to them. The compensation of such personnel, including the Executive Director, shall be determined by the Board and set out in the annual budget. The Executive Director shall have the authority, subject to provisions of the policies and procedures of the District, to hire, fire, direct, and controlthe work, as functionally appropriate, of suchemployees. Page 3 of 10