The board of supervisors of the county does hereby find and declare as follows:

    A.    That the State Department of Health Services has initiated a Strategic Plan entitled, Protecting Vulnerable Populations;

    B.    That it is in the best interests of the targeted Medi-Cal population in the county that the county establish a local initiative health care delivery system;

    C.    That a special commission or health authority is a necessary governing and administrative component of the local initiative;

    D.    That the health authority shall be structured in a manner that enables it to assume the responsibility of the administration of funding services to other populations traditionally served by the county through contractual relationships with public and private providers, should the board of supervisors elect such an extension of fiscal responsibility following the accomplishment of the primary objective of the provision of accessible, quality health care to the designated Medi-Cal populations;

    E.    That the health authority created pursuant to this chapter shall be referred to as the “Alameda alliance for health” (Alliance), and shall be structured and governed as set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 94-13 § 1 (part): prior gen. code § 3-270.0)