Opinion No. (1984)

Dear Senator Doctorian:

This letter is in response to your question asking:

How far, if at all, may the Board of Trustees of the Putnam County Memorial Hospital and the Putnam County Nursing Home go in leasing their facilities or employing management assistance in the operation of the hospital.

Section 70.220, RSMo, provides that any municipality or political subdivision of this state may contract and cooperate with any private person, firm, association or corporation for operation of any facility. This contract must be within the scope of powers of the political subdivision and must be approved…