Washington § 70.44.070 - Superintendent — Appointment — Removal — Compensation.

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§ 70.44.070. Superintendent — Appointment — Removal — Compensation.

(1) The public hospital district commission shall appoint a superintendent, who shall be appointed for an indefinite time and be removable at the will of the commission. Appointments and removals shall be by resolution, introduced at a regular meeting and adopted at the same or a subsequent regular meeting by a majority vote. The superintendent shall receive such compensation as the commission shall fix by resolution.
(2) Where a public hospital district operates more than one hospital, the commission may in its discretion appoint up to one superintendent per hospital and assign among the superintendents the powers and duties set forth in RCW 70.44.080 and 70.44.090 as deemed appropriate by the commission.
[ 2018 c 134 s 2; 1987 c 58 s 1; 1982 c 84 s 16; 1945 c 264 s 7; Rem. Supp. 1945 s 6090-36.]

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