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Commission open to leasing city apartment for rotating health-care staff; manager to negotiate terms case-by-case
Summary
Commissioners signaled support for offering an available city-owned apartment to rotating clinical staff or hospital residents, on a case-by-case, month-to-month basis; the prior hospital tenant paid full price, and staff will negotiate terms with local clinic and hospital partners.
HARRINGTON, Kan. — The commission discussed a request from the owner of the local clinic to provide a city-owned apartment as short-term housing for rotating medical staff or residents on clinical rotations.
City staff noted the city previously leased an apartment to the local hospital and suggested making any arrangement month-to-month and available to both the clinic and the future rural emergency hospital. The prior arrangement with the hospital had the hospital paying full price, staff said. Commissioners suggested the city manager be permitted to negotiate terms on a case-by-case basis — including potential discounted rates for recruitment purposes — but did not direct staff to reserve an apartment solely for health-care workers.
The manager will negotiate terms with interested health providers and may present specific agreements to the commission if needed. No formal lease decision was adopted at the meeting.
