ORDINANCE
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to adopt Ordinance #500-005 (rev. 1) An Ordinance Rescinding “An Ordinance Establishing a Nursing Service Board “ as contained in the draft dated July 31, 2023.
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Background:
The Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Budget did not provide funding to support the Ledyard Visiting Nurses Association (LVNA).
For the past decade the Ledyard Visiting Nurses Association (LVNA) was not sustaining their operational costs, as large healthcare organizations began to dominate the home healthcare market.
This shortfall in LVNA revenues had fallen to the taxpayers, with the hope that this revenue slide would reverse itself, to no avail.
As all our residents budgets and our municipal budgets were being impacted by the inflationary environment, it was imperative that the town evaluate expense in an effort to continue to mitigate the tax burden to our residents.
On June 30, 2023, after 75 years of service to our community the Ledyard Visiting Nurses Association (LVNA) closed its doors.
The Nursing Board has provided oversight of the Ledyard Visiting Nurses Association (LVNA) and was established by Ordinance 500-005 “An Ordinance Establishing a Nursing Board of the Town of Ledyard”. With the Mayor’s letters to the Nursing Board thanking them for their service and disbanding the Board, canceling the ordinance was an required Administrative action to remove the Ordinance from its governing documents.
Proposed Ordinance:
DRAFT: 7/31/2023 Ordinance #500-005 (rev. 1)
AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING
"AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NURSING BOARD
FOR THE TOWN OF LEDYARD”
Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Ledyard:
Section 1: Statement
The Ordinance # 500-005 entitled "An Ordinance Establishing a Nursing Service Board” amended and adopted by the Town Council on September 25, 2019 is hereby rescinded.
Adopted by the Ledyard Town Council on :___________________
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Kevin J. Dombrowski, Chairman
Approved/Disapproved on ____________________ ________________________
Fred B. Allyn, III, Mayor
Published on: __________________________
Patricia A. Riley, Town Clerk
Effective Date:
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Revisions: Ordinance #76 “Ordinance Establishing a Public Health Nursing Service Board of the Town of Ledyard” Adopted December 11, 1980; #76 “Ordinance Amending an Ordinance Establishing a Public Health Nursing Service Board of the Town of Ledyard” Amended and Adopted June 8, 1983; Ordinance #76 Amended and Adopted August 11, 1999; Ordinance #76 Amended and Adopted August 11, 2004; Ordinance #117 Ordinance Amending an Ordinance Establishing a Public Health Nursing Service Board of the Town of Ledyard” Adopted: February 27, 2008; Effective: March 21, 2008. Amended, Adopted and Renumbered by the Town Council on: September 25, 2019
History:
The Twenty-fourth Town Council (2017- 2019) Ordinance Update Initiative: Renumbered Ordinance #117 to Ordinance #500-005.
2019: Section 2 added language regarding member attendance relative to being considered resigned; Section 7 “Severability: language updated for consistency with town ordinances. Added Section 8 “Effective Date” to be consistent with town ordinances. Removed Section 8 “Cancellation of Previous Ordinances” - Per Town Attorney the “Revisions” and “History” paragraph indicates that the previous ordinance has been updated and replaced.
2023: The Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Budget did not provide funding to support the Ledyard Visiting Nurses Association (LVNA). During the past decade the Ledyard Visiting Nurses Association (LVNA) was not sustaining their operational costs, as large healthcare organizations began to dominate the home healthcare market. This shortfall in LVNA revenues had fallen to the taxpayers, with the hope that this revenue slide would reverse itself, to no avail. On June 30, 2023, after 75 years of service to our community the Ledyard Visiting Nurses Association (LVNA) closed its doors.
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