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14 general area and that he intended to conduct an ethical le�itimate business and would live up to the terms of the ordinance. Councilman Spillers moved that the public hearing be closed, seconded by Councilman Jones and carried. Councilman Spillers then moved approval for granting the Used Car Permit, seconded by Councilwoman Tinney and carried. REPORT QF SPECIAL COMTv"�ITTEE'S IN`IESTIGATION FOR EMERG�TCY CARE, SEOUOIA HOSPITAL. City � Clerk �odge read into the record the concl usion of the special committee consisting of .,�r Councilman Britschgi and Councilman Jones as follows: CONCLUSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE l. Nr. August Schwartz received immediate care and service at Sequoia Hospital by th.e emergency room nurse. � 2. Mr. Schwartz was not asked to fill in forms . He was asked for his signature. .�� 3. Mr. Schwartz was not told there was not doctor available . �.. Mr. Schwartz acted without proper authority in leaving Sequoia Hospital. 5. Dr. Clattenburg arrived at the hospital within a space of 15 minutes. b. Sequoia Hospital has two resident physicians, one of whom is on duty at all times. 7. That the policy and procedures in Emergency Room care as observed by the committee and outlined in hospital and medial staff policies are adequate, efficient and deservethe praise of' the community. The Emergency Room staff is capable and efficient and is doing an outstanding service. 8. That patients are under the care of' private physicians and as such the physician is responsible f'or their care. The hosvital. cannot practice medicine. �'de found a good state of cooperation exists between the hospital and medical staff insuring the best possible care to the patient. 9. On behalf of the committee we extend our apology to the Sequoia Hospital , Dr. H. E. Clattenburg, Board of Directors, the Administrator, the hospital staff and to the members of t he medical staff for the unfortunate and untrue remarks presented at the Council meeting on March l, 1954, in the "� case of August Schwartz. �.� 10. The committee feels that the fault lies in a lack of clear cut instructions from the City to its employees. V�;e recommend the City Manager be instructed to prepare instructions to city employees as to procedure in case of in�ury and that the instructions be distributed to all employees. After the reading of the committees recommendation, N!ayor Granger streniously objected to the item No. 9 above, relative to the proposed apology to the Sequoia Hospital, Dr. H. E. Clattenburg, Board of Directors, the Administrator, the hospital staff and to the members of the medical staff for the "unfortunate and untrue remarks presented at the Council meeting on March lst, in the case of August Schwartz". Vayor Granger stated he offered no apology for the actian of the Council meeting of March lst, that he had merely brought out the signed statement of the injured employee and had appointed a Council Committee to make a fair investigation and bring back recommendation. He had no objections to the f indin.�s of the committee but did insist that the injured employee ��-, and his witness should have been contacted. � � Mayor Gran�er's purpose in bringing this matter before the Council was to foster a better understanding between the City and tY?e employees and to set up procedures which would insure better han.dlin� of emergency cases. � Councilman Britschgi atated that they were not asked to contact the employ�ees but were ��► requested to investigate conditions which were discussed thoroughly downstairs before the Council meeting. He stated his opinion that nothing but good has come out of this investigation, that the City Manager was taking tre necessary steps to in.form the employees of the future policy to be followed. In his opinion the hospital organization was entitled to a clearance of charges obtained in the employees notarized statement. Councilwoman Tinney comtnented on the discussion held in the City Managerts office, it