Weatherford
Parker County Hospital District Board of Directors, June 26, 2025: 11 items; approve the minutes as presented
11 agenda items, 7 recorded motions, all passed. Written from the minutes.
Approval of Minutes – May 22, 2025. The minutes of the May 22, 2025 meeting were reviewed. Following review and discussion, Director Carter made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Director Floyd seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Review of and vote to approve Financial Statements/Reports. Director Carter noted that the Finance Committee met with Ms. Harris earlier and reviewed all the financial statements and reports. Following review and discussion, Director Carter made a motion to approve the financial statements and reports as presented. Director Hayes seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Presentation and Approval of Audit for FYE 2024 – Snow Garrett Williams. Ms. Reba Long from the auditing firm of Snow Garrett Williams presented the Independent Auditor’s Report for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024. Ms. Long noted that it is the opinion of Snow Garrett Williams that the financial statements of the Hospital District are presented fairly in all material respects in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. She noted that the opinion is clean and unmodified. Ms. Long then briefly reviewed the highlights of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis as well as highlights from the financial statements of the Government and Enterprise funds. Following review and discussion, Director Hayes made a motion to approve the FYE 2024 Audit. Director Carter seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Review and Approval of Interlocal Purchasing Agreements. Mr. Bacus reviewed the highlights of proposed Interlocal Purchasing Agreements with 791 Purchasing Cooperative and Region 8 Education Service Center. Participation in these cooperative purchasing agreements will enable the Hospital District to obtain better pricing on certain goods and services. Following review and discussion, Director Hayes made a motion to approve the Interlocal Purchasing Agreements with 791 Purchasing Cooperative and Region 8 Education Service Center. Director Lisle seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Review of and vote to approve signatories for all PCHD bank accounts. Ms. Harris noted that due to recent turnover on the Board of Directors new signatories need to be added to all Parker County Hospital District bank accounts. Following review and discussion, Director Floyd made a motion to add Director Carter and Director French as signatories to all Parker County Hospital District bank accounts. Director Lisle seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Presentation from Weatherford Mountain Bike Club. Mr. Larry Colvin, Mr. Aaron Gorman and Mr. Mark Hickerson gave a presentation on the Weatherford Mountain Bike Club.
Legislative Update. Mr. Jackson noted that the 89th regular session of the Texas Legislature has ended. Efforts to preserve current medical liability limits were successful. The Governor has called a special session but the Agenda has not been set.
Reports from Parker County Hospital District Departments. Administration: Mr. Bacus deferred his report due to time constraints. EMS: Mr. Backus updated the Board on a special community-wide event that was recently held. He reported that PCHD EMS recently joined the Cresson Volunteer Fire Department and other community partners for a “Free EKG for Kids” event. The agencies provided 750 EKGs to over 200 kids and their families. Mr. Backus noted that sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in youth sports, but 80% of at-risk conditions can be detected with an EKG. Several families were referred for follow-up care and every participant received a printout to share with their doctor. Mr. Briggs updated the Board on a recent confined space recovery in which PCHD EMS participated. Finance Director / Assistant Finance Director: Mr. Bacus commended Ms. Harris and Ms. Salizar for their excellent work on the audit report that was presented earlier. Campbell Clinic: Ms. Russell noted that she has been working with Ms. Durham on a Mobile Rural Health Clinic project. She also announced that she has employed a new provider for the Campbell Clinic. Marketing: Mr. Rexroat reported that [...]
Return to Open Session, address, and possible vote on any issues outstanding from. Executive Session: The Board reconvened into Open Session at 2:45 PM. Mr. Jackson reported that the Board of Directors discussed the purchase of real property in Executive Session. He noted that it is the recommendation of Administration that the Board approve the purchase of property in Aledo, Texas, as the site for construction of an additional EMS station. Following review and discussion Director Carter made a motion to approve the purchase of property in Aledo, Texas. Director Lisle seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Discussion and possible vote to approve new documents for Matlock Place Assisted. Living Center in order to participate in State’s Quality Incentive Payment Program: Mr. Jackson updated the Board on the Hospital District’s participation in the State’s Quality Incentive Payment program. He noted that the Hospital District participates in the program with several nursing homes. He observed that one of these nursing homes, Matlock Place Assisted Living Center, has a new landlord and a new sublease agreement needs to be executed with the new landlord under the same terms and conditions. Following review and discussion, Director Floyd made a motion to approve execution of the new documents for Matlock Place Assisted Living Center. Director Lisle seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Annual CEO Evaluation. Mr. Jackson noted that this Agenda item was addressed in Executive Session and he would meet with Mr. Bacus and review his evaluation.
1 resident spoke at citizen input; the Ledger counts speakers and does not name them.
Closed session items, as posted: Executive Session.
Compiled from the district's posted minutes by the Ledger's extractor, in the minutes' own wording; scanned minutes were read by OCR and can carry errors. The linked minutes are the record.
Sources: Parker County Hospital District: board minutes, June 26, 2025