Omar Estrada

The agenda for the upcoming meeting includes several critical items for discussion and consideration. Key topics involve the potential approval of financial statements for September, October, and November of FY 2026. Personnel matters requiring consideration include increasing certain employee salaries for retention purposes, the addition of the Safety Officer role to the PHEP Manager position with a corresponding salary increase, and general salary increases for NPs. The board will also discuss adding enrollment/change windows to the Retirement Plan Document and allowing fund distributions to terminated employees after 30 days of separation. Furthermore, there is a plan to discuss the termination of the contract with Hillard and Son Landscaping to contract with a lower-fee provider, and similar discussion regarding terminating the contract with Ferrara's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. for HVAC services based on new bids. A significant portion of the agenda is dedicated to approving numerous policies ranging from ethical management and leave policies to detailed WIC and safety procedures. Finally, the board will discuss identifying Trustee members for the Endowment Trust.

Key discussion topics for the meeting included the approval of the minutes from the Special Called BOH Meeting of June 25th, 2025, and the appointment of primary and secondary contract signing authorities, as well as investment officers. The Board discussed and approved the change in the work week policy from 36 hours to 40 hours for certain employees and approved the revision of the Compensatory Policy (Policy 302) to align with FLSA. Several financial policies were also reviewed and approved. The Board addressed job title and salary changes for multiple personnel, including Kaleb Ricks, Carlos Fernandez, and Lonnette Martin. A significant portion of the meeting involved an Executive Session to deliberate on the duties, evaluation, and compensation of the Interim Administrator, concluding with the appointment of Yesenia Cabral-Fletcher as the new full-time Administrator. Other items involved consideration of back pay for Dr. Tucker's requested fees and discussions concerning cybersecurity coverage and the re-establishment of the Endowment Trust.

The agenda for the Board of Health meeting included several key items for discussion and consideration of approval. These items covered an administrative update on Health District programs and activities, review and approval of the Financial Report for FY24, discussion on budget revisions for FY24, consideration of the Investment Policy and Investment Report, approval of the Health District Holiday Schedule for FY2025, discussion regarding the Health District Cooperative Agreement, approval of a Resolution Authorizing Participation in the Texas SmartBuy Membership Program, and consideration of the Compensatory Time Policy.

The meeting included discussions and considerations for approval of various items such as the financial report for FY24, budget revisions for FY 2025, a health district code of conduct policy, and an intimate partner violence policy. There was also a review and discussion of the second draft of the Amended and Restated Health District Cooperative Agreement. A proposal from Angelina County Jail was presented, focusing on health services for the jail. Updates on ongoing programs and new funding opportunities were also discussed.

The meeting included discussions and considerations regarding the approval of minutes from a previous meeting, administrative updates on health district programs and activities, and the approval of the health district budget for FY 2025. Also reviewed was the first draft of an amended and restated health district cooperative agreement. A proposal was presented, and the approval of a health district telework policy was considered. HIV treatment options were discussed, and the approval of a contract for custodial services was also on the agenda.