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24-R-66 Local Health Authority Certificate of AppointmentResolution 24-R-66 Local Health Authority Certificate of Appointment and Interlocal Agreement The Certificate of Appointment for a Health Authority was brought before City Council on July 2, 2025 and approved. Sheila Edmondson City Secretary 04-18-2025 Exhibit A Certificate of Appointment for a Health Authority The Health Authority has been appointed and approved by the: (Put an "X" by the appropriate designation below) Commissioners Court for X Governing Body for the Municipality of SCHERTZ County Director, Health Department Director, Public Health District I, acting in my capacity as: (Put an "X" by the appropriate designation below) County Judge or Designee Mayor or Designee Non -physician and the Local Health Department Director Non -physician and the Public Health District Director do hereby certify the physician, CHICHI ]UNDA WOO , who is licensed by the Texas Board of Medical Examiners, was duly appointed as the (check as applicable), X Health Authority Health Authority Designee for the jurisdiction of SCHERTZ , Texas. Date term of office begins , 2021- i Date term of office ends �1�1 Z, 20ZL unless removed by law. I certify to the above information on this the day of ' , 2i ppointing Official Revised by DSHS Division of Regional and Local Health Operations, October 29th, 2021 EXHIBIT I STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BEXAR § RESOLUTION — HEALTH § AUTHORITY APPOINTMENT WHEREAS, during the 68th Legislature, Governor Mark White signed the "Local Public Health Reorganization Act" into law; and, WHEREAS, during the 71st Legislature, the legislature recodified the Act as Chapter 121 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, which among other things defines the powers of counties and municipalities as it relates to the local regulation of public health, including the establishment of a public health district; and, WHEREAS, Bexar County and the City of San Antonio are members of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, a public health district under Texas Health and Safcty Code Chapter 121, Subchapter E; and, WHEREAS, the members of a public health district shall approve the appointment of a physician as the health authority for the district; and, WHEREAS, the Health and Safety Code defines a health authority as an individual who acts as a state officer when performing their duties, which include: aiding the state with quarantine, sanitation enforcement, public health law enforcement, reportable diseases, and vital statistics collection; and, WHEREAS, a health authority must be a competent physician with a reputable professional standing who is a resident of Texas, is legally qualified to practice medicine, shall serve for a term of two years, and may be appointed to successive terms; and, WHEREAS, Bexar County seeks a health authority who strives to do what is in the best interest of all county residents, one who encourages preparedness, prevention, planning, response, and recovery activities; and, WHEREAS, Bexar County requires the appointment of a health authority who will work collaboratively with the county's chief elected official, the Office of Emergency Management, county staff, and the Bexar County Hospital District (DBA University Health System); and, WHEREAS, Dr. Chichi Junda Woo is a licensed physician who meets all statutory requirements, and was approved by the City Council of the City of San Antonio as the Health Authority for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. County of Bexar— Resolution — Health Authority Appointment Page I of 2 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Bexar Commissioners Court: APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. CHICHI JUNDA WOO AS HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR THE COUNTY OF BEXAR AND SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN HEALTH DISTRICT. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Commissioners Court of the County of Bexar, Texas on this 17th day of December 2419. SERGIO f6CHICO R RIG EEZ Commissioner Precinct 1 KEVIN A. WOLF Commissioner Precinct 3 County of Bexar — Resolution — Hcalth Authority Appointment JUST RODRIGUEZ Co issioner Precinct 2 .LVERT Precinct 4 Page 2 of 2 MH EXHIBIT II 08/16/18 Item No. 19 AN ORDINANCE 2 018 - 0 8- 1 6- 0 6 31 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND SUBMISSION OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT OF LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY NAMING DR. CHICHI JUNDA WOO, MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN HEALTH DISTRICT, AS LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR SAN ANTONIO AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF BEXAR COUNTY. WHEREAS, in order to meet the needs of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) and achieve public health preparedness goals as outlined in the Texas Department of State Health Services Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Cities Readiness Initiative Grants, Metro Health seeks the appointment of Dr. Chichi Junda Woo as the Local Health Authority for the City of San Antonio and surrounding areas of Bexar County; and WHEREAS, Chapter 121 of the Texas Health and Safety Code empowers a local health authority to implement control measures, which may include quarantines, isolation orders, coordination of disaster response, and controlling the spread of communicable disease outbreaks or naturally occurring epidemics affecting the public's health; and WHEREAS, additionally, the appointment of Dr. Woo will provide a means for the local health authority to implement control measures in the event of a public health emergency within the City of San Antonio and surrounding areas of Bexar County without reliance on the director of the Department of State Health Services Region 8 office who must serve as the local health authority for all counties in the Region's 28-county service area, who do not have an appointed local health authority; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO: SECTION 1. The Mayor of the City of San Antonio or his designee is hereby authorized to execute and submit a Certificate of Appointment of Local Health Authority to the Texas Department of State Health Services naming Dr. Chichi Junda Woo, Medical Director for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, as Local Health Authority for San Antonio and surrounding areas of Bexar County. A copy of said Certificate of Appointment is incorporated herein for all purposes as Attachment I. SECTION 2. The financial allocations in this Ordinance are subject to approval by the Director of Finance, City of San Antonio. The Director of Finance may, subject to concurrence by the City Manager or the City Manager's designee, correct allocations to specific SAP Fund Numbers, SAP Project Definitions, SAP WBS Elements, SAP Internal Orders, SAP Fund Centers, SAP Cost Centers, SAP Functional Areas, SAP Funds Reservation Document Numbers, and SAP GL Accounts as necessary to carry out the purpose of this Ordinance. MH 08/16/18 Item No. 19 SECTION 3. This Ordinance is effective immediately upon the receipt of eight affirmative votes; otherwise, it is effective ten days after passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day August, 2018. M A Y O R A 1ff ++ ST� APPROVED AS TO FORM: i 'a M. Vat, City C rk Andrew Segovia, City Attorney-. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BEXAR § INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT § FOR DESIGNATION OF § HEALTH AUTHORITY This Interlocal Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into under the authority of Government Code Chapter 791 and Health and Safety Code § 121.028(c) by the City of San Antonio ("SAN ANTONIO"), a Texas Municipal Corporation, acting by and through its City Manager, and the municipality that is listed and has signed below, entirely or partially situated within Bexar County, Texas, through their duly authorized City Manager, Board of Directors or other lawfully designated representative (the municipality shall hereinafter be referred to singularly as a "CITY"). RECITALS Bexar County and SAN ANTONIO are members of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (the "District"), a Public Health District under Health and Safety Code Chapter 121, Subchapter E. The Medical Director of the District, Chichi Junda Woo, M.D. ("Dr. Woo"), has been designated by Bexar County and SAN ANTONIO as the Health Authority to administer state and local laws relating to public health within the jurisdiction of the District pursuant to the attached Bexar County Resolution and City Ordinance incorporated herein for all purposes as Exhibits I and II, which includes SAN ANTONIO and the unincorporated areas of Bexar County, but does not include the jurisdiction of the CITY. In order to protect the health and safety of the public throughout Bexar County, to include areas within the jurisdiction of the CITY, the CITY desires to appoint Dr. Woo as its Health Authority, in accordance with Government Code Chapter 791. Accordingly, the parties to this Agreement (collectively, the "Parties") agree as follows: ARTICLE I PURPOSE 1.01 The purpose of this Agreement is to appoint Dr. Woo as the Health Authority for the CITY and to describe the terms and conditions under which she will provide assistance to the CITY. ARTICLE II TERM 2.01 This Agreement will begin on the date Dr. Woo qualifies as the CITY'S Health Authority by taking the oath of office and will automatically renew thereafter for as long as Dr. Woo continues to serve as the Medical Director of the District. 2.02 The CITY may terminate this Agreement by giving ninety days written notice to SAN ANTONIO. A termination by a CITY is only effective as to that CITY. A copy of this Agreement will be kept on file in the office of the District. Health Authority Interlocal Agreement 2021 ARTICLE III DESIGNATION OF HEALTH AUTHORITY 3.01 The CITY will appoint Dr. Woo to serve as their Health Authority pursuant to Health and Safety Code Chapter 121. The position of Health Authority is a public office to which the holdover provision of the Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Section 17, applies. The terms and conditions under which Dr. Woo's authority is invoked are more fully described in Article IV below. A copy of the Certificate of Appointment for the CITY is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit "A". 3.02 The CITY will re -appoint Dr. Woo as their Health Authority upon expiration of her two-year term and Dr. Woo will qualify to continue serving as the Health Authority for the CITY by taking the oath of office and by filing all appropriate documentation with the state. ARTICLE IV EMERGENCY AND NON -EMERGENCY SERVICES 4.01 In the event of an occurrence anywhere within Bexar County of. a) a chemical, nuclear, or biological agent, or b) a naturally -occurring catastrophe, including but not limited to an infectious disease, (an "Emergency Event") that, in the sole discretion of Dr. Woo or her designee, constitutes a civil emergency and places the health and safety of the residents of Bexar County at risk, then Dr. Woo shall be the Health Authority permitted to provide emergency assistance anywhere within Bexar County. Upon the occurrence of an Emergency Event, Dr. Woo shall have all powers and duties granted to a Health Authority under Health and Safety Code § 121.024, including the authority to impose control measures to prevent the spread of disease in accordance with Health and Safety Code Chapter 81. 4.02 The CITY may consult with Dr. Woo regarding the remediation or abatement of a condition that threatens the public health in that CITY but is not an Emergency Event. However, no services shall be performed in that CITY by Dr. Woo or the District without prior written authorization from that CITY sent to the address set forth in section 5.01 of this Agreement. ARTICLE V OMPENSATION 5.01 If Dr. Woo provides services to a CITY in accordance with Article IV Sections 4.01 or 4.02, that CITY shall reimburse SAN ANTONIO on behalf of the District for those services actually rendered in accordance with Government Code Chapter 791.011(e) to the address set forth below: San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Accounting Division Attn: Accounting Division 100 W. Houston, 14th Floor San Antonio TX, 78205 Compensation for the services shall be payable only out of current revenues available to that CITY. ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS Health Authority Interlocal Agreement 2021 6.01 The CITY represents that it has, through resolution or other official action, designated Dr. Woo as Health Authority and authorized her, or her designee, to provide emergency assistance as described in this Agreement. ARTICLE VII SEVERABILITY 7.01 If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid, all other provisions will nevertheless remain in effect. ARTICLE VIII GOVERNING LAW 8.01 This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, and all obligations of the Parties under this Agreement are performable in Bexar County, Texas. In any legal action arising from this Agreement, the laws of Texas will apply. ARTICLE IX MULTIPLE COUNTERPARTS 9.01 For the convenience of the Parties, this Agreement has been executed in counterpart copies, which are in all respects identical and each of which will be deemed to be complete in itself so that any one may be introduced in evidence or used for any other purpose without the production of the other counterparts. EXECUTED THIS DAY OF 120 HEALTH AUTHORITY: CHICHI JUNDA WOO, M.D. Medical Director San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Date: 14" Il!'Z1�,1E.Y X'"110 03 ERIK WALSH City Manager Date: Health Authority Interlocal Agreement 2021 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: ANDREW SEGOVIA City Attorney for the City of San Antonio Date: CITY OF SCHERTZ: U-M, Its: Date: Health Authority Interlocal Agreement 2021