Board suspends in-person quorum rule, elects chair and vice chair and approves consent agenda
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Summary
The Indianapolis City health board voted unanimously to suspend the physical-presence quorum requirement for the meeting, elected Trustee Lazard as chair and Trustee Drummer as vice chair for 2025, and passed the consent agenda, the board said.
The Indianapolis City Health & Hospital board voted unanimously to suspend the rule requiring a majority of members to be physically present, elected officers for 2025 and approved a consent agenda containing minutes, financial reports and personnel matters.
The board suspended the physical-presence quorum rule under authority cited during the meeting as Indiana Code section 16-22-8-19(a) and HAC resolution number 9-2024, allowing members to continue while some participated remotely. The suspension passed by a roll-call vote with all members present voting yes.
The nominating committee presented a slate naming Trustee Lazard as chair and Trustee Drummer as vice chair for 2025; the board approved the slate in a unanimous roll-call vote.
The consent agenda passed unanimously and included: board minutes for the Nov. 19, 2024 meeting; the treasurer/CFO report of November–December cash disbursements; appointments, reappointments and changes to clinical privileges (including an AHP forensic nurse examiner form); and three medical-staff policy items listed in the meeting packet (numbered 700-149 and 700-150 and a policy described in the packet as relating to pump therapy for hospitalized patients).
Votes at a glance
- Motion to suspend rules requiring majority of board members to be physically present (referencing Indiana Code 16-22-8-19(a) and HAC Resolution 9-2024): unanimous (Aye: Trustee Drummer; Trustee Hanafi; Trustee Horn; Trustee Lazard). Outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve nominating committee slate (Trustee Lazard as chair, Trustee Drummer as vice chair): unanimous (Aye: Trustee Drummer; Trustee Hanafi; Trustee Horn; Trustee Lazard). Outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve consent agenda (minutes, cash disbursement report, appointments, clinical privilege form, and listed medical-staff policies): unanimous (Aye: Trustee Drummer; Trustee Hanafi; Trustee Horn; Trustee Lazard). Outcome: approved.
The board chair opened the meeting with a prayer and completed routine roll call before the governance votes. No contested motions or recorded no/abstain votes were reported on these items during the meeting.