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Parker County Hospital District Board of Directors, June 25, 2026: 9 items; approve the minutes as presented
9 agenda items, 5 recorded motions, all passed. Written from the minutes.
Approval of Minutes — May 28, 2026. The minutes of the May 28, 2026 meeting were reviewed. Following review and discussion, Director Hayes made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Director French 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 all questions were answered to the Finance Committee’s satisfaction and nothing was found out of the ordinary. Following review and discussion, Director Carter made a motion to approve the financial statements and reports as presented. Director Lee seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Review of and possible vote to approve Finance Policies. Ms. Harris reviewed the Hospital District’s Donations and Gifts Policy, Financial Policies and Procedures Manual Policy and the Budget Administration Policy. Director Carter noted that these policies were reviewed and discussed in the Finance Committee. Following review and discussion by the Board of Directors, Director Carter made a motion to approve the revised Finance Policies. Director Hayes seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Review of and possible vote to approve Budget Amendment for FYE 2025-2026. Ms. Harris reviewed a request from EMS to fund and purchase new software sold by FirstWatch. Ms. Harris noted that funds for this purchase were not included in the FYE 2025- 2026 Budget. In order to effect funding for this purchase, a Budget Amendment for the FYE 2025 - 2026 Budget is necessary. The Budget Amendment proposed is to move $64,200 from the fund balance account into EMS Software account. A portion of the funds will be moved from the Community Health Budget and the Opioid settlement funds. The ongoing software subscription costs can be sustained by future Opioid settlement awards. Mr. Briggs reviewed the features of the FirstWatch software. He noted it is used by many local first-responder agencies and has a 98% customer retention record. The software has numerous features which will provide valuable information and utilization statistics for EMS leadership. The implementation cost is $53,000 with a $3,800 per month subscription. Following review and discussion, Director Hayes made a motion to approve the Budget Amendment for the FYE 2025-2026 Budget effecting funding for the FirstWatch software. [...]
Discussion and vote to call for election of Board members whose terms are expiring,. specifically the election of At-Large Board members: Mr. Bacus noted that 2026 is an Election Year for the Hospital District and the Board of Directors is required to order an election with the Parker County Election Administrator for the purpose of electing Directors to the Parker County Hospital District Board of Directors whose terms are expiring, specifically the election of At-Large Board members. This year the election will be held on November 3"4, 2026. Following review and discussion, a motion was made by Director French and seconded by Director Lee to order the election to be held on November 3", 2026. The motion passed unanimously.
Reports from Parker County Hospital District Departments. Administration: Mr. Bacus reminded the Board of the July 14% and July 15% Budget Workshops which will be held from Noon to 2:30pm. The meetings will be held to allow the Department Directors an opportunity to provide information to the Board members on their budget requests for the upcoming 2026 to 2027 Operating and Capital Budgets. The public will be invited to attend but the meetings will be informational only and no action will be taken. Mr. Bacus reminded the Board of the Special Board meeting which will be held on Monday, August 17" at Noon to discuss and declare the preliminary tax rate and schedule the public hearings on the Budget and Tax Rate. Mr. Bacus noted that the public hearings for the Budget and Tax Rate have been tentatively set for 11:30AM on August 27". The Board will have their regularly scheduled meeting after the hearing on August 27" at Noon. The 2026 — 2027 Budget and Tax Rate will be formally adopted at this meeting. Mr. Bacus updated the Board on the driveway repair project at the Medical City campus as well as two roof damage property claims that have been approved which are the result of hail [...]
Return to Open Session, address, and possible vote on any issues outstanding from. Executive Session: The Board reconvened into Open Session at 2:42 PM. No action was taken.
Discussion and possible vote to approve all documents necessary for Gemini/Matlock. Place Mortgage Refinance, as part of the Texas Nursing Home QIPP program, including resolutions and authorizations for CEO/Board Chair signatures, contingent upon final legal approval by hospital legal counsel, and confirmation that Parker County Hospital District is not a debtor or incurring debt in this transaction: Mr. Jackson noted that the Hospital District partners with several nursing homes in the Quality Improvement Payment Program and that one of the partners is borrowing money for a facility expansion as well as other miscellaneous projects. Mr. Jackson observed that since the Hospital District owns the nursing home license the lending bank is requiring that the Hospital District sign certain documents ensuring that the bank has a lien on the nursing home’s assets. Mr. Jackson emphasized that he has made sure the documents reflect that the lending bank does not have any liens on any Hospital District assets, only on the accounts associated with the specific nursing homes. Following review and discussion, Director Carter made a motion to approve all documents necessary for Gemini/Matlock [...]
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.
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 25, 2026