Klinedinst resigns from SRMC Health Care Authority Board after being appointed a few months earlier
by James Jordan, Sumner Newscow — City officials are looking for a new member for the Health Care Authority Board the group that is in charge of the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington.
At Tuesday night’s meeting it was announced that Tami Klinedinst had resigned from the board. She was appointed just a few months ago. She ran for mayor in the last election and wanted to be involved in the community.
Tami Klinedinst
Klinedinst is a director at Wellington Health and Rehab, a long-term healthcare facility.
Klinedinst said she had to make a “hard personal choice,” why she chose to resign. She said she needed to devote more time to her job and to her son, who is 11.
She said she felt like she had let people down by resigning, but she felt she needed to make that decision.
Applications will be accepted through September 3 by the city.Â
The term runs through April 30, 2017, and people would be applying to fill the remainder of the term. The city council will consider applicants and choose one to serve on the board. If there are no applicants, or if the city wants more applications, the deadline may be extended.
One member of the board may reside outside the city limits, so applications can be accepted from non residents.
The Health Care Authority directs the hospital and other health care services by operating the city hospital or any other such care service, as the authority deems proper. Meetings of the Health Care Authority are at 7:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Anyone interested in being considered for appointment to the position should submit an application to the City Clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. on September 3.
The application form is available in the City Clerk’s Office or is available on the City website www.cityofwellington.net on the Board and Commissions page. For questions or additional information, please contact Shane Shields, City Clerk, ph 620-326-2811.
