Maricopa Integrated Health System

New District Board Sworn Into Office

Members of the newly-elected District Board of Directors were welcomed by County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox (center, right) at a reception at El Portal Restaurant on the evening of Nov. 17th. James Chavez (far right), Paulina Morris (center, left), and Bil Bruno (far left) will represent Districts Five, Three, and One respectively The event was sponsored by Southwest Ambulance.

New District Board of Directors were officially sworn into office on the morning November 17th. After one of the tightest races of the November election, Bil Bruno was elected to represent District One. Charlie Gail Hendrix will represent District Two. Paulina Morris won a three way race to represent District Three. Gerald Cuendet will represent District Four, and James Chavez was elected from District 5. The new Board held an orientation session on the afternoon of November 17th, which covered open meetings act requirements and other legal issues. Additional sessions have been tentatively scheduled for Wednesday December 1st, and Thursday December 2nd. Both sessions will begin at 9:00 a.m., and be held in Auditorium 1 in the Administration Building on the Maricopa Medical Center campus.

The Board of Directors approved Bylaws and an amended IGA for the District on Wednesday, November 1st. A copy of the Bylaws and additional Board policies can be downloaded by clicking on the "Initial District Bylaws and Policies" link to the left.

At the same meeting, the Board also approved a Resolution and Agreement for District employees to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System and a set of Agreements that will allow District employees to continue participation in Nationwide Retirement Solutions' deferred compensation program. Approval of the agreement with the Arizona State Retirement System is on the ASRS Board's agenda for November 19th, and if approved, would be effective January 1, 2005.

Please note: The final IGA, including all exhibits to the IGA, have been posted under "Overview Documents" (use the link to the left). Please be aware that this is a very large Adobe Acrobat file (over 850 meg), and may take some time to download. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact us by clicking on the "contact us" link below.