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Parker County Hospital District Board of Directors, Feb. 26, 2026: 6 items; approve the minutes as presented
6 agenda items, 2 recorded motions, all passed. Written from the minutes.
Approval of Minutes — January 22, 2026. The minutes of the January 22, 2026 meeting were reviewed. Following review and discussion, Director Floyd made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Director Lee 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 and Mr. Bacus earlier and reviewed the financial statements and reports. Director Carter noted that Ms. Harris is recommending the purchase of ClearGov software which will provide greater financial transparency to the public through the Hospital District’s website. Director Carter noted that the committee reviewed two large capital disbursements which included the purchase of two ambulances as well as the latest construction draw to the Pounds Group. 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.
Review of and vote to approve Hospital District Purchasing Policy. Director Barnett noted that Ms. Harris presented a revised Purchasing Policy to the Finance Committee last month for their review. Director Carter noted that the committee thoroughly reviewed it last month and is recommending approval to the full Board of Directors. He observed that it is very well written, specifically tailored to the Hospital District’s operations and is not a standardized boilerplate document. Following review and discussion, a motion was made by Director Hayes to approve the Purchasing Policy as presented. Director Carter seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Reports from Parker County Hospital District Departments. Administration: Mr. Bacus updated the Board on activities in Administration. He noted that Assistant City Manager Chad Marbut was scheduled to be at the meeting this date but had a conflict with the regularly scheduled City Utility Board meeting. However, he is scheduled to be present at the April meeting to discuss the TIRZ program. Mr. Bacus noted that the satellite EMS construction projects are 95% complete. The projects include a new helipad and septic system at Station 2, a climate-controlled storage room at Station 1 and a substantial renovation of Station 4. Mr. Bacus reported that architects have completed 95% of the drawings for the Station 5 helicopter hangar. They are also working on draft site plan options for possible stations at Aledo and Vine Street. EMS: Mr. Backus reported that the recent ice storm presented many challenges for EMS. He observed that the call volume increased 36% during the duration of the storm. There were 149 transports, 6 falls, 33 motor vehicle accidents and 8 fires. Two extra crews were required to handle the demand. Mr. Backus reported that the High School EMT program is doing [...]
Return to Open Session, address, and possible vote on any issues outstanding from. Executive Session: The Board reconvened into Open Session at 2:10 PM. No action was taken.
Discussion and possible vote to approve sublease of real property at 1121 Pecan. Drive: This item was tabled.
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, Feb. 26, 2026