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Everyone.

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It's supposed to be our last warm day for a little bit, so I'm sure we're enjoying it.

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Okay, in no order, just the order they were handed to me, Linda Morrell, so if you'd like to join us,

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come on.

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Just have, you can welcome to have a seat in that chair there, so that microphone can pick you out and turn that microphone.

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a little round button on that base, Linda.

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If you'd push that, so the light turns green for you?

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Yes, ma'am.

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That way the cameras will be able to video good.

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We'll get you.

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Good morning.

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Good morning, members of the board.

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I mean, Thamor Alice.

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I represent the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation,

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which represents 92 labor unions,

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including our affiliate here, CWA.

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Here is Center, 61, 54.

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we're here to speak on the issue of layoffs.

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When we talk about layoffs, we're not just talking about job cuts.

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We're talking about people's lives.

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Layoffs will be crease the quality of life for Harris County residents.

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They mean longer wait, list, more people in crisis, crisis that will spill over into our emergency

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rooms, our jails, our juvenile detention centers, and shelters.

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We know that turnover, rehiring and service interruptions costs more than simply keep and experience teams in place.

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When trusted relations between providers and clients are broken, we see the results.

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More relapses, more hospitalizations, and more people in crisis.

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The services provided by Harris Center saved the community money by preventing those

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crisis before they happen. Cut-and-staff undermines that prevention and weakens the safety

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net are residents depend on. And for those who remain the impact is heavy, layoffs will increase

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caseloads, create more hazardous working conditions and drive burnout among the very people,

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hold in this system together.

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We urge you to protect the workers and in doing so,

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protect the health and safety and stability of the people

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of Harris County.

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Thank you for your time.

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Appreciate it.

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Can't read the writing.

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Syria?

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Thank you.

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Great.

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Is that correct?

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How do you say your first name correctly, ma'am?

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Citrus.

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Citrus.

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Thank you very much.

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Good morning.

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Good morning.

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My name is the Theresa McGregor, I am a resident of Fort Ben County and I work at

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MD Anderson, Kansas Center.

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My son, Christopher, suffered from severe schizophrenia and paranoia for the last 10 years.

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Chris played football at U of H and he should have turned 40 on yesterday.

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He died this year, January 30th in the custody of Harris County jail, after being arrested

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on criminal trust passes. Chris died as a result of starvation in a

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strep throat, a completely preventable death because of Chris severe mental

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health issues, he was not able to advocate for himself. Chris was arrested more

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than ten times in past ten years, also hospitalized countless times in

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psych facilities. Every time he was arrested, I hoped and prayed that this

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agency would connect him with the appropriate level of care. But every

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single time, he was released into the community without meaningful

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connection to mental health care.

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He was evaluated for incompetency, at least on one occasion,

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despite of being found incompetent.

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He was released into the community.

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When he was a threat to himself and the public,

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after Chris died, I began to research and found out

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my heart at 78% of our jail's population is psychiatric.

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we saw that 69% of the jail population

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was positive CCQ match and that means that they were

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your clients and had received services from Harris Center

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in the past three years prior to their bill jail booking.

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I also found out Houston landed investigations

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with said that a number of people flagged as mentally ill

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who died of unnatural causes in custody gels in 2022

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has increased by 12% since 2012

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from the last three deaths 38 to 22.

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This year, 15 people have died in our jails as a public record, at least six has cycle

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through the public mental health and punishment, so that's time for me to get to you.

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My question for you with this Harris Center this time, Mr. Chair, is it too many elements?

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I do.

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Okay, thank you.

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Thank you for your time.

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Sarah Knight.

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Sarah Knight.

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Sorry if I mispronounced the morning.

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Oh, thank you.

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Morning.

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Good morning, everyone.

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My name is Sarah Knight.

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My son, Jalen, Anderson died.

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In 2024, after he was being shipped to Louisiana last year,

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he did not receive services from this

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nor did he struggle with any mental illness

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however his sister does.

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After he died I met so many mothers, fathers, brothers and sons whose loved ones have died in the jail after being criminalized for their mental illness.

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I too like Miss McGregor, my friend.

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Here we started redoing some research and we discovered some horrific things and we found in 2023 Houston landing investigation into mental illness related deaths

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and Houston areas jails, which revealed that the number of people flagged as mentally ill

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who died of unnatural causes in custody. And the jails in 2022 had increased

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1,200 percent since 2012. From 3 deaths to 38 and 2022, more than half of 68 people

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who died of unnatural causes in jail custody across the state and 2022 have been identified

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as mentally ill at least once since the 1980s.

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About 46% of the 114 people who died of unnatural causes and the custody of the Houston

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area of jails, such as Harris, Result.

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Good morning. My name is Alokie Shaw and I'm the president of C.

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W.A. Local 61-54. We represent workers at the Harris Center as well as integral care, the

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local mental health and IDD authority of Travis County. I personally am a service provider

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at integral care, so I know firsthand the work that is done at these agencies. It does not matter

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which county you are serving all of our jobs are vital. This is something that also in Travis County

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understands. We are all in the same boat. We all lost ARPA funds this year, and I'm sure many

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people in this room felt confident that the services funded by ARPA would be sustained with

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but it didn't.

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So what we did in Austin as a union alongside our executive management

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was we went to our hospital district central health

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and said the dire need to save jobs and further work

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or wages to stabilize the mental health system.

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We went to the city of Austin,

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who is now proposing a tax rate election to save our services

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and services across the city.

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We told them about the work that we do for the community.

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It's prevention for costly crisis services like hospitals,

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ERs, EMS and Jails.

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Our community deserves access to the services we provide.

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services that come directly from the workers themselves. This is why this board and this executive

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management must do everything in their power to convince local funders such as Harris held

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Harris County Commissioners in Houston City Council to step in and save these jobs.

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We're cuts are unavoidable, take workers' guidance to reduce the harm and show them how

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value they truly are. The United Workers of Harris Center have put together very reasonable terms

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regarding severance on their petition. I would also like to point out how integral care

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management works with our union to further work rights and wages.

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It was not always this way and after years of tense relationships and political maneuvering

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our union got the recognition it deserves.

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Our management now sees how working with the union to improve worker conditions as effective

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and retention and reduction of understanding.

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They finally understand what it takes to stabilize the mental health system and that came from

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working directly with the union and listening to frontline voices.

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The hair center needs to do better at this by past the years of struggle do it now.

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do everything in your power to ensure these workers have their jobs and move forward towards

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better stability through wages and wages. Thank you so much.

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Brian Kelly.

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name is Brian Kelly,

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Treasurer with the United Workers of Harris Center,

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the CWA Local 61-54.

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I'm a licensed chemical dependency counselor working here at the Harris Center for mental health and

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IDD.

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I'm here today to speak on behalf of the many Harris Center workers that will lose their jobs and

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proposed layoffs at the Harris Center.

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Layoffs at the Hinter Center will decrease quality

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of life for Harris County residents.

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Layoffs mean longer weightless, more crisis

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spilling into ERs, jails,

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juvenile detention, shelters,

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layoffs mean increased layoffs and increased burnout,

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higher case loads, unmanageable case loads.

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Layoffs hurt Harris County residents.

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That is clear.

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We need more transparency around these layoffs.

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We request the presentation from management to the Board of Trustees.

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We request that management approach the hospital district to

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Attempt to secure funding and avoid further layoffs.

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Thank you for your time.

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Stephanie Hollister.

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morning.

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Good morning.

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Good morning everybody.

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My name is Stephanie Hollister.

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I'm the Youth Peer Specialist for the Smart Team for the Harris Center, I'm also a union member.

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Wanted to talk about the real cost of layoffs and program cuts. On paper, reducing positions

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may look like a way to save money, but in practice it often costs more than it saves.

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In my program, the Smart Program, for example, we've lost the ability to hire another Youth Peer Specialist.

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That means that I'm doing the work of two people.

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The need has not gone away.

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The same number of young people are still reaching out for help.

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But with half the staff, response times are slower,

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burnout increases and the quality of care inevitably suffers.

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These are not small impacts.

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They ripple out to families, schools, and the entire community.

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When positions are cut, the workload doesn't disappear.

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It just gets pushed on to the remaining staff.

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Creating turnover delays in crises that end up

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costing the county more in the long run.

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Protecting jobs protects fiscal stability.

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It keeps programs effective in services consistent.

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And if layoffs truly cannot be avoided,

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they should at least be handled with dignity and respect

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with real notice, direct communication, fair severance, and recall rights.

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People deserve better than to learn through an email that their livelihood is gone.

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The people who work here give so much of themselves to serve this community.

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We owe it to them and to the public we serve to treat them with fairness and humanity.

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Hi, my name is Janella Green and I am an employee of the Harris Center.

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I do oversee the medical records at NPC.

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I'm here today to talk about the impact of the proposed layoffs, not just on staff, on

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the community that we serve.

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These aren't just job cuts.

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They're cuts to care, to safety, and to the stability of families across Harris County.

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Every program we offer depends on the people who show up every day.

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meeting the counselors, case managers and support staff, who are already stretched thin. When you

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could staff, you could access. You increased turnover, the light services, you create more crisis,

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than cause more in the long run. We're not here to fight, we're here to partner. We believe that

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there are better solutions. We want to work with you to find savings that protect frontline services

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and keep our mission strong. Let's protect the people who makes care possible. Thank you.

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Tina cooks, sorry, Tina cooks.

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Good morning. Good morning. Good morning.

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My name is Tina cooks and I work in PC. I'm a psychotic already in PC.

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I'm going to speak on today as far as the laying off with people that would be kind of like a big thing

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because we need to be able to be there for our staff and help our staff.

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If we lay off the workers, then we're not going to have anyone there for the patients.

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Some of the patients come there just so that they can see us and talk to us to make them feel better,

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give them that pushed at their need.

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And if you don't have those workers, who's going to be there for the patients?

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They look at us like family to them.

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And we're important to them, and the jobs important to everyone, and so which is suggest that we don't try to lay off.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I'll lean like a stealer.

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I may have been as proud as you first name.

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I won't.

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Sorry, Alma.

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I'm still.

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Good morning.

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My name is Alma Castillo.

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I'm Vice President of United Workers of Harris Center.

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CWA Local 61-54 and I'm a Harris Center employee.

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I'm here to express my deep concerns regarding layoffs at the Harris Center.

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You WHC wanted to clarify numbers of those affected and were required to make an open records request.

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So the info we received shows 183 positions affected and 96 employees that have not been rehired.

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Now, these layoffs started in May of 2025 and scheduled to continue through April 2026.

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These are really tough times and we have been, we have cuts to social services by state and federal government,

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now we're facing a government shutdown, but we must continue with action and collaboration to do what is right.

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I asked this board to review the positions that have been reduced at Harris Center and by requesting management to make a formal presentation at the next board meeting.

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We need to have transparency, you know, how much would it cost to save these positions? What adjustments can be made to spending? How can we partner with local government, community partners, hospital districts for stop gaps to save jobs?

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Perhaps similar to what is happening at other LMAJs and lighters.

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Finally, if some positions cannot be saved, we must improve the severance process for employees.

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In the petition that UWHC is circulating, we ask for some changes to the process.

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Very reasonable changes.

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State and federal funds may not return anytime soon.

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So if we don't act now, what will be the result?

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More jobs, lost employees going even longer without cost of living raises.

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we serve so urgently need. This is a time for problem solving, collaboration and creativity,

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because while the Harris County residents need these services, they're vital,

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what we provide is essential, and Harris Center employees deserve dignity and stability.

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Thank you, Ms. Custutal. Thank you, thank you for

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Michael Gadatus.

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Good morning.

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I've been called worst names.

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What do you say, correct me?

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Let me go, go do this, yeah, yeah.

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Good morning, good morning, good morning,

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it's me, go, go do this on Vice President of the Texas State

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Employees Union, CWA 6186.

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Here today to communicate with you all the services

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of the Harris Center, provides an employee's work here,

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a critical part of a tattered safety net that

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has been torn apart by state and federal officials.

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We ask that you oppose layoffs and not allow the current gaps and services to grow even bigger.

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We ask that you don't make it easier to dismantle these services by undermining the staff.

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And treating them is expendable pieces of furniture.

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We've seen layoffs with our state of Texas employees.

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And we know we're building and re-establishing the institutional knowledge that is lost.

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It takes much longer than a couple of budget cycles.

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Thank you.

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Okay,

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is it less than the Daniel's Ross,

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Ms. Ross?

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There he goes and Mr. Mr.

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Your penmanship is great, my reading is not.

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No, that's okay.

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I have a different name this way, I'll just like my VP.

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How do you say your name?

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It's Ilyssa.

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I do.

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Thank you.

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Okay, so I'm Ilyssa Daniel's Ross.

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I am President of Texas City Employees Union.

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I'm C.W. at local 6-1-X-6 and I'm just here to talk about the layoffs.

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I am president of T.S.E.U now, but I am, I was a 32-year employee of the State of Texas.

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I worked in various capacity from a field worker up-to-management and through personal

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experience, I know that a lack of staff is the roughest thing ever.

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And when you, like, you know what I'm saying, when you take out institutions when you take

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people, then it does affect our clients as well. And we talk about mental health in this way,

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all the time, every single time that there is a mass shooting in America, we say, you know,

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we have tripped into a mental health. And I would agree because why would you just want to go

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and murder various people for no reason? But we have to be willing to do something about it.

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that will not change, where they only develop.

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Nation that has this issue where we just have mass shooting after mass shooting. And so I'm just saying as a person that has been a public servant, my,

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Majority, my entire adult life, is that these are not just people, these are not just numbers,

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but this is something that is vital to the community and I know that without you having

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qualified people to do this, it will make the job harder.

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Like when I retired, just in my department alone, those of us that retired that year, we lost

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over 200 years of service and you cannot replace that overnight.

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only the work can get that done. So thank you for your consideration.

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Thank you.

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Can you come in?

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Good morning. Good morning.

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If you don't mind, I prefer to stay in. I just want to say that I stand with my brothers and sisters to see WA.

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I'm a psych tech at MPC. We are on the front lines. We fight every day. We get spat on all kind of things.

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But we're here. We're here because we love working for the Harris Center.

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So we invite, we ask you guys to really look at the budget and try not to lay off any more people.

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We can't, we can't really do it.

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It's not one of those things that you're going to work every day and you want to take on the load of 25 people by yourself as a psych tech you don't.

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We're short over at NPC all the time, you know, people come to work every day, they enjoy their jobs, but they don't I don't want to raise on the back of someone who's being laid off

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I don't so for me it's not really about the money

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I'm here because I love the job, but if we can figure out a way that says I don't want any of my coworkers to be laid off

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I prefer that over the money, because if I was all about the money, that's just keep

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a real.

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I wouldn't be a psych take, right?

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It's about the job that I do, it's about the people that I touch every day, and so we

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encourage each and every one of you to take a good look at what we're doing with the money here

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at Harris Center and decide if it can be placed somewhere else in order not to lay off

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any more people, because we know there's somewhere coming, but we definitely want to stop it.

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We appreciate all you do, but we want you to show that you appreciate all we do by not laying off any more of my coworkers. Thank you.

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Uh, Serena, um, uh, or maternal.

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Good morning.

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Good morning.

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Hello, my name is Serena.

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Um, I am the registered nurse at Ben Top.

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I'm a critical care unit.

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And I am also a member of Ask Me Local 1550 and I am here speaking in solidarity with the workers who have spoken up so far against the layoffs.

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Tassily, we know at Ben Todd, if you're a registered nurse, psych unit or not, you are a

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psych nurse. And to hear about these layoffs, it's my heart, because in my short career,

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less than a year, as a registered nurse, I have been assaulted upwards of five times. And I cannot

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fault my patients. My patients are undocumented, unhoused, have nowhere else to be discharged

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to and oftentimes my patients. Bantabas, you only place where they can get three meals a day

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and maybe a snack. And so to hear all these workers speak up against these layoffs that feel

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inevitable. It simultaneously breaks my heart, but also gives me courage. And I trust that this

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board decides to do the right thing, listen to the workers, and prevent, as my early losses

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possible, because what you see in these layoffs trickles down to not just the RNs at Ben

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Talb or LBJ or anywhere else in a Texas medical center. As we've heard in our earlier comments,

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of trickles down to families who have family members in prison and die in prison.

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So I urge y'all to please, please, listen to the workers, take their concerns into consideration

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and take the rest of the community's concerns into consideration, and please prevent these

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layoffs.

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Thank you.

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So my name is Jerome Moldo.

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I'm just somewhat differently because I'm representing the Communication Workers of America in

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to this Texas at Employees Union, 6186, and I'm very glad to see colleagues of mine that are here

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as well. So I, one of my first non-professional, excuse me, professional jobs was working as an

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MHMRA mental health counselor. And I did that for a couple of years and realized that there was

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more needed than just what we got. So I worked towards getting a graduate degree and I have a

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fact that. I've been doing this for I've been watching this work both as an employee and also

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as a community member that since basically 45 years of this struggle with this agency,

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whether whatever its name is in May Jim Array or the Harris Center or whatever you call it from

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And I've had sad to see that employees are still struggling to have the sufficient support to do the job that they need to do for the sake of the clients that we're trying to serve.

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If we can't do that, then we're failing. And we don't want to fail. We want to make sure that everyone gets the services they need.

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and whether it's whether you use layoffs or you say it temporary, you know, temporary hold or whatever phrases are being used.

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If it's if you're not increasing services or maintaining services,

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level that they're at, which I gather as has been understood for almost 40 years or more.

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Then we're not doing our job as citizens and we're not doing our job as people who are caring about the folks that we're supposed to help.

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So I encourage you to revisit what you're going to do with whether you call it legoffs or you're going to, you know, just let people go or whatever it is.

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That's not going to help the health.

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The mental health and particular of. Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Cedric?

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And that is Cedric Raybotte Vice President of Local 62 22 Houston Texas.

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I come here to also speak about layoffs, costing more than they say, cutting jobs,

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also creates turnovers, delays, and more crises that cost a country, or the county more in the long run.

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I had a speech lined up, but hearing some of the stories of lost loved ones in life.

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I like to yield my time for us all to stand in solidarity of lost of life.

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So I yield my time to a moment of silence.

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We

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can stand

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families of

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locked time, Hebrew, thank

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you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Good morning.

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Good morning, Lord.

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Good morning.

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Co-workers, members.

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This morning, I'm here to speak on my personal experiences at what has happened some time

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I've been here.

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When I came to the hair of Santa, there was a job.

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A year later, it's a job.

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The money wasn't good. The money is not good now, but the problem with that is that it's not about the money

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It was sit here. We stand here and say that everything that we do is about the money then why are we seeing that we are people helping people?

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It's not about the money. It's about the people that we serve. I work for free for the Harris

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And when I say I work for free, is that I go to work and I'm challenged on a daily basis

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of trying to get what would actually take more than eight hours, done in eight hours of

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time frame and actually let's. And when I'm not able to do that, then I'm asked to take off at

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the end of the week with no compensation. So I'm a team player or I am a team player. So I asked

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board to really look at and reconsider the things that we are doing in order to make us look

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prettier, but actually make us look more stable. Ask me a question. I would rather drive a car

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with bad paint that's reliable than the driver called us looking pretty good going down and getting

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attention. So when I step in the doors of the hair cellar, I'm functional by just saying that I'm

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working for a company that has stability and not looking pretty well.

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I don't see that.

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I understand budget cuts.

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I understand pay raises.

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But I also understand the people that are being affected because we're standing inside of a room.

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We're sitting inside of a room.

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And we're all going about how much money we can pay and how much money doesn't mean to spend.

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That's the word about how we are taking care of the clients that we're supposed to serve.

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Thank you, Mr. Benjamin.

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Thank you.

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Linda?

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Good morning.

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Good morning.

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My name is Belinda Aguilar.

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I'm the president of CWA Local 6222.

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I represent about 1900 members in and around Harris County.

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I'm proud to stand with the workers of Harris Center because they're the ones who may care possible in this county.

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Every program from crisis response to early childhood services depend on the people who show up every day to serve our neighbors.

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When you cut staff, you're not just cutting positions, you're cutting access to care for

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people who need it the most.

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And the truth is, layoffs don't save money.

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They create turnover, slow down services, and cost accounting more in the long run.

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These workers deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

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This means honest communication, fair notice, and real servants, servants.

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never a cold notice or video message.

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We're ready to work with the leadership

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on real solutions to protect both the budget and the mission

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because protecting these jobs means protecting the safety

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net from Harris County families.

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Thank you.

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It's all the papers I have for questions

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or public comments or any other public comments

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either in the audience or online.

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They were supposed to register prior to the start of the meeting.

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All right. With that, thank you. We'll move to item number three, the approval of the

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men's of the Board of Trustees, verse number 23, 2025. May I have a motion to approve?

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I'm a Mr. Chair.

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Thank you.

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And the motion is second. All in favor say aye. Aye.

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Any needs or abstentions?

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Yes, have unanimously passed. If we turn to item number four, the chief executive officer's report.

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Mr. Young.

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Yeah, I wonder if we might want to pause for just a second if those, I mean everybody is welcome to stay, but if anybody is wanting to leave, we might pause just for a second so it's not too disruptive.

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Anybody is certainly welcome to stay for the duration of meeting now.

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I appreciate the public comments. I appreciate your time with those public comments. The seven here are center employees in the ten individuals from other organizations had great insights and helpful comments.

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So our first item on the CEO update is mission moment. And so mission moment, Amanda, opposite if we're Amanda, but as Amanda here, hey Amanda. Okay, go to the next one.

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Okay, so Constance, Brenda, Dina and Wilbert, where are you all at?

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Right over there, raise your hands.

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Okay, we'll come up and take a picture in just a couple of minutes.

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We got a few people to recognize.

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I've done so early here.

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So Constance?

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Yeah, she's here.

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Yeah, they were behind the board.

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They were trying to peek out and wait.

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So that team are part of the ID of these stores clinic team.

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All four of them have intensely worked with a 19-year-old individual who has autism spectrum disorder.

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He's been dealing with a court case in Montgomery County for the past few years,

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regarding an incident that occurred in high school.

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It involves him getting into an altercation with another student to protect his brother,

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who also has autism and is receiving services through IDVs.

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This dedicated team never gave a attended court hearings, several court hearings.

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to be there as a support for him, you can imagine how scary and concerning and overwhelming that might be.

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The formality, the context of it all, the recent court hearing that they attended with him was successful though.

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And the charges were dropped to probation, and will likely be dismissed before it's off said and done.

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It's been a long road for this individual, but the team was thrilled to see him smile for the first time since this incident occurred.

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So, I just want to recognize those four going above and beyond.

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No one in a job description does it say you show up at court to support someone through that process.

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The very overwhelming and probably concerning process.

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So, all four of you, I feel I would list the end of them.

464
00:40:09,720 --> 00:40:10,640
So, we can recognize this.

465
00:40:11,180 --> 00:40:12,880
Dr. Baker, excuse me behind that.

466
00:40:13,300 --> 00:40:13,820
You know,

467
00:40:22,810 --> 00:40:30,970
if you have to have a couple of people who want to recognize that if y'all can hang on for just a minute and then we'll take pictures with everybody once we get to the recognition just so we don't have everybody going back and forth there.

468
00:40:30,970 --> 00:40:36,190
All right, so the second recognition,

469
00:40:37,370 --> 00:40:40,410
Kenyanika Johnson, KJ, where are you that?

470
00:40:40,690 --> 00:40:41,130
Is that right there?

471
00:40:41,850 --> 00:40:43,210
Okay, that little small.

472
00:40:43,390 --> 00:40:44,850
I'll leave that hand up there, okay?

473
00:40:45,230 --> 00:40:46,070
Thank you.

474
00:40:46,710 --> 00:40:49,010
So, I will leave the letter, right?

475
00:40:49,110 --> 00:40:50,570
And when I do no employer orientation,

476
00:40:50,750 --> 00:40:53,090
I tell people, there's usually only two reasons I get a letter.

477
00:40:53,550 --> 00:40:56,190
Someone is really unhappy or someone is really happy.

478
00:40:56,630 --> 00:40:57,990
I rarely get a letter that just says,

479
00:40:57,990 --> 00:41:06,590
things are okay, you are doing so soon, right? And sometimes, you know, it is a joy to get those

480
00:41:06,590 --> 00:41:12,530
letters, and it was the one that I received from Kenyana. I got a letter from a performance specialist

481
00:41:12,530 --> 00:41:18,850
with HHSC. And those are people who moderate our work, who monitor what we do and the work that we do.

482
00:41:19,410 --> 00:41:23,370
And so I thought I would read that letter to y'all in a way to celebrate Kenyana Kenyana,

483
00:41:23,550 --> 00:41:27,730
her work. And I'd like to take a moment and celebrate your dedication to the Harrisoner,

484
00:41:27,730 --> 00:41:29,270
Early Childhood Intervention Program.

485
00:41:29,710 --> 00:41:31,670
It's been an inspiration to what your team grow.

486
00:41:32,130 --> 00:41:35,230
Your hard work day in and day out does not go unnoticed.

487
00:41:35,510 --> 00:41:37,090
Thank you for your consistent efforts,

488
00:41:37,350 --> 00:41:39,610
your positive attitude and enthusiasm smell.

489
00:41:40,130 --> 00:41:41,590
Leadership is a powerful catalyst.

490
00:41:42,050 --> 00:41:43,670
Take a moment to reflect how far you've

491
00:41:43,670 --> 00:41:45,350
come over the last year, congratulations.

492
00:41:46,090 --> 00:41:49,470
Now, this person sees tons of programs all over the state,

493
00:41:49,690 --> 00:41:52,230
tons of individuals, and Tionakas' effort

494
00:41:52,230 --> 00:41:55,430
and energy impressed them to the point that they took back time

495
00:41:55,430 --> 00:41:58,350
to write that note and make sure that it made it to me.

496
00:41:58,770 --> 00:42:01,090
And so I wanted to share that recognition with y'all,

497
00:42:01,790 --> 00:42:04,450
and let's celebrate Kenyana Kenyana for all of you.

498
00:42:19,270 --> 00:42:21,570
All right, we're not done yet, though.

499
00:42:22,390 --> 00:42:22,870
We are not.

500
00:42:22,890 --> 00:42:24,870
It's a day of celebration here.

501
00:42:26,090 --> 00:42:30,310
So David, wait, David, stand up, in fact.

502
00:42:35,560 --> 00:42:39,200
David received the support award for excellence

503
00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:41,520
in the provision of direct supports award

504
00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:44,040
from the Texas chapter of the American Association

505
00:42:44,040 --> 00:42:46,120
on intellectual and developmental disabilities.

506
00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:48,760
David already sat down and he can't stand it.

507
00:42:49,260 --> 00:42:51,420
It's not that he was not going to say

508
00:42:51,420 --> 00:42:53,840
space standing, he had to get a seat.

509
00:42:54,020 --> 00:42:56,980
So this award is for exceptional work

510
00:42:56,980 --> 00:42:58,340
in the delivery of coordination,

511
00:42:58,660 --> 00:43:00,480
in the delivery or coordination

512
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:03,120
of high quality direct services and supports

513
00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:05,620
in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities.

514
00:43:06,380 --> 00:43:08,320
And so I just thought I would read a little bit

515
00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:09,940
from the nomination letter about David

516
00:43:09,940 --> 00:43:11,280
in the work that he does.

517
00:43:12,380 --> 00:43:14,740
David how long have you been here?

518
00:43:15,100 --> 00:43:15,660
How long?

519
00:43:18,140 --> 00:43:18,860
33 years.

520
00:43:19,340 --> 00:43:20,580
I didn't ask that because I didn't know.

521
00:43:20,680 --> 00:43:21,360
It's in my notes.

522
00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:23,180
But I just thought, I thought we ought

523
00:43:23,180 --> 00:43:24,640
at least let him say how long he's been here.

524
00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:27,880
After 33 years, you ought to get to raise your hand and say it.

525
00:43:28,820 --> 00:43:31,280
So David is devoted 33 years of his career

526
00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:33,020
to the Harris Center from the Health and I TV.

527
00:43:33,740 --> 00:43:35,960
And it's consistently exemplified the highest

528
00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:38,100
standards of care, compassion, and professionalism.

529
00:43:38,100 --> 00:43:43,380
David's journey has included roles as a classroom instructor, employment coach, residential

530
00:43:43,380 --> 00:43:45,400
specialist, and direct support professional.

531
00:43:46,220 --> 00:43:50,260
And his consistently exemplified the highest standards of care, compassionate professionalism

532
00:43:50,260 --> 00:43:51,740
we want for our employees.

533
00:43:52,380 --> 00:43:54,920
David's journey has included, oh, I read that part.

534
00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:58,420
David's impact extends far beyond his assigned duties, though.

535
00:43:58,680 --> 00:44:03,360
He's built strong relationship with families, supports clients, and all aspects of daily

536
00:44:03,360 --> 00:44:07,940
living, skilled development, health monitoring, community integration, and advocacy.

537
00:44:07,940 --> 00:44:14,660
you taking a deep breath there, David? All this stuff is so true, so true. Outside of his work at the

538
00:44:14,660 --> 00:44:19,760
Harris Center, right, is none of us exists just inside these walls. He continues his advocacy

539
00:44:19,760 --> 00:44:26,040
and service by volunteering in our community and caring for his 94 95 year old father. David,

540
00:44:26,300 --> 00:44:28,820
we want to celebrate in honor of you for this award in this recognition.

541
00:44:43,030 --> 00:44:44,390
Since David's already standing,

542
00:44:44,530 --> 00:44:48,170
David, why don't you come up and we'll take a picture and we'll work through those that we want to

543
00:44:48,170 --> 00:44:51,030
So if the board will join me up here in the middle of

544
00:44:55,090 --> 00:44:55,090
the center.

545
00:44:55,230 --> 00:44:55,510
David.

546
00:44:59,390 --> 00:44:59,650
Earlier.

547
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:06,240
Are you complimenting me on how festive that was? Would you like me to wear my Christmas lights?

548
00:46:48,330 --> 00:46:53,230
All right, ready? One, two, three. Awesome.

549
00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:37,440
I'm

550
00:47:53,000 --> 00:47:57,020
not done yet. I'm just getting warmed up.

551
00:47:57,580 --> 00:47:59,120
I do have a few more points.

552
00:47:59,240 --> 00:48:00,620
So I get to wear my lights again.

553
00:48:00,680 --> 00:48:01,300
Please do.

554
00:48:01,700 --> 00:48:02,240
Please do.

555
00:48:02,240 --> 00:48:04,920
I think it would be great to have a little bit of festive lights.

556
00:48:06,800 --> 00:48:13,260
So I believe that a few of you had a chance to meet our new controller at the resource committee meeting.

557
00:48:13,480 --> 00:48:19,100
But I wanted to introduce her to the full board because it's such a critical role and has so much impact on the organization and its finances.

558
00:48:19,980 --> 00:48:21,500
Roxanne Carr, Roxanne.

559
00:48:22,540 --> 00:48:22,840
There you are.

560
00:48:22,960 --> 00:48:23,900
Please stand up.

561
00:48:29,590 --> 00:48:33,010
Just as you were standing up, but we were all seeing you.

562
00:48:34,050 --> 00:48:35,830
Roxane is getting celebrated because she started.

563
00:48:36,230 --> 00:48:38,130
Roxane is new.

564
00:48:39,170 --> 00:48:44,350
Roxane has a VBA in accounting from Baylor, an MBA from Texas Women's University.

565
00:48:45,170 --> 00:48:48,150
She's a certified public accountant and certified internal auditor.

566
00:48:48,910 --> 00:48:50,550
She began her career in public accounting.

567
00:48:50,710 --> 00:48:53,930
She spent eight years in internal audit and in the Anderson Center.

568
00:48:53,930 --> 00:48:59,770
11 years is controller for several kindergarten hospitals, that's where lease borrowed her, convinced her,

569
00:48:59,770 --> 00:49:05,310
pulled her from. She also has served in leadership roles in the Houston chapter of the Institute for

570
00:49:05,310 --> 00:49:10,150
Internal Artifers and has served on the Finance Committee for Jones Memorial United Methodist Church.

571
00:49:10,530 --> 00:49:13,330
So Roxanne, we're so glad that you're here. Thanks for being a part of our class.

572
00:49:16,240 --> 00:49:21,660
What a first board meeting. Also, another recognition, and we're going to continue right on with

573
00:49:21,660 --> 00:49:28,200
finance team here, stand and his team received the certificate of achievement for excellence

574
00:49:28,200 --> 00:49:31,980
and financial reporting from the government finance officers association.

575
00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:34,260
So this is an annual recognition.

576
00:49:34,900 --> 00:49:39,560
We have received it before several times, but it is always a great recognition and I think we

577
00:49:39,560 --> 00:49:46,160
all appreciate the importance of transparency and public disclosure of all of the financial

578
00:49:46,160 --> 00:49:46,560
stuff.

579
00:49:46,560 --> 00:49:51,640
And so the GFOA established the certificate of achievement and excellence in financial reporting

580
00:49:51,640 --> 00:49:56,880
program in 1945 to encourage and assist state and local governments to go beyond the minimum

581
00:49:56,880 --> 00:50:02,560
requirements, generally accepted, generally accepted accounting principles to prepare annual

582
00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:07,120
comprehensive financial reports that evidence the spirit of transparency and full disclosure

583
00:50:07,120 --> 00:50:11,000
and then to recognize individual governments to succeed in achieving that goal.

584
00:50:11,540 --> 00:50:14,520
The certificate of achievement is the highest form of recognition in government accounting

585
00:50:14,520 --> 00:50:17,060
financial reporting. So good host to the findings.

586
00:50:32,280 --> 00:50:34,800
Stan, please pass along our appreciation to the

587
00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:38,800
whole team in finance. We know it's a team effort. I appreciate y'all's leadership.

588
00:50:40,220 --> 00:50:41,400
That's a good letter to get.

589
00:50:41,900 --> 00:50:45,900
It was. You're not always copied on all the good stuff.

590
00:50:47,700 --> 00:50:54,560
So a quick update on the union conversation. It has been consistent with topics we've had in the past.

591
00:50:54,560 --> 00:51:00,540
We did talk about layoffs and I was going to include that as a part of my bait anyway, so I won't do that.

592
00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:06,000
So for this fiscal year, the numbers that were heard earlier were in totality.

593
00:51:06,560 --> 00:51:10,900
They go back to the March federal termination of our pod dollars.

594
00:51:12,460 --> 00:51:17,000
To this fiscal year, we have had 60 individuals whose position has been eliminated.

595
00:51:18,220 --> 00:51:23,020
Those who wanted to continue working at the Harris Center 85% of those have been hired.

596
00:51:24,100 --> 00:51:27,840
And we have 26 more of this year that are going to be impacted.

597
00:51:28,760 --> 00:51:33,280
Their programs are ending, you know, you might recall that the ARPA funds, they, they

598
00:51:33,280 --> 00:51:37,760
expire at the same point, but the, the allocation of them ends at different points in time.

599
00:51:38,280 --> 00:51:44,720
And so when we did this, right after the Board approved the budget, that day, all of the

600
00:51:44,720 --> 00:51:49,520
supervisors met individually with those employees, some of them work remote, some of them

601
00:51:49,520 --> 00:51:53,660
had ill-family members and we're out of the office and so they might have had a phone call

602
00:51:53,660 --> 00:51:58,440
as opposed to face-to-face meeting, but I just want to be clear, none of those notifications

603
00:51:58,440 --> 00:51:59,840
happen via my video.

604
00:52:00,360 --> 00:52:04,500
I did follow up with the video the next day because I felt like employees ought to know

605
00:52:04,500 --> 00:52:09,240
the context of it and I wanted to try and make sure people understood that those who were

606
00:52:09,240 --> 00:52:17,000
impacted for this year were aware of it and so we are, you know, it's a tough tough process.

607
00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:22,480
I'm excited that a good chunk of those that are in this fiscal year have been placed into other positions

608
00:52:22,480 --> 00:52:24,380
We do still have open positions

609
00:52:24,380 --> 00:52:27,480
I think we have somebody it doesn't end now

610
00:52:27,480 --> 00:52:29,980
So we have somebody who previously their role ended

611
00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:52,380
And they transitioned out, but they're coming back next month in a position that was available to them, and they were hard for. So that is a bit of an update on on that. And all of those positions nearly without exception were related to ARPA funds and expiration of federal dollars expired. They were tended to be one time funds and so they they were.

612
00:52:52,380 --> 00:52:59,140
I just would like to have some accountability of how that process worked when out.

613
00:53:00,440 --> 00:53:08,940
I believe that transparency is very, very important of how the message is delivered to the people who work for this agency.

614
00:53:10,140 --> 00:53:19,020
And I believe that there's a difference of people that have been here 15 years and people that we may have just hired.

615
00:53:19,020 --> 00:53:24,240
I'm really concerned about those people because they have been here and I believe that the

616
00:53:24,240 --> 00:53:29,740
board should get some type of report and writing of how that process went and I salute

617
00:53:29,740 --> 00:53:36,800
you of Wayne and I said it several times I know the hard work that you did going to Austin

618
00:53:36,800 --> 00:53:42,360
and calling and trying to save those dollars but a lot of times I'll people in the community

619
00:53:42,360 --> 00:53:48,160
that even employees don't know the hard work that had to be put into saved the jobs that we

620
00:53:48,160 --> 00:53:55,040
And I don't believe that from the people that was here this morning, that the message was there.

621
00:53:55,340 --> 00:54:00,360
Custill is all the way off you hearing I looked at the news this morning.

622
00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:05,480
Amazon's talk about land off, you know, thousands of people.

623
00:54:06,180 --> 00:54:13,660
And then here we are less funding in the message, you know, these people are not listening and paying attention

624
00:54:13,660 --> 00:54:20,920
was happening in America right now. So I believe whoever our HR department, whoever our public

625
00:54:20,920 --> 00:54:26,620
relations people along with your executive staff and the managers, they must get that message out

626
00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:34,740
of what's going on. And the transparency of the people that we've laid off, we just got to make sure

627
00:54:34,740 --> 00:54:40,480
that the ones that have been here with this agency don't feel like, you know, that they've been just

628
00:54:40,480 --> 00:54:47,220
out and we didn't care about them. And also we've got to make sure that whatever package they have.

629
00:54:48,320 --> 00:54:57,180
And also whatever package they have is working for them and that we are also partnering up with

630
00:54:57,180 --> 00:55:02,960
the city and the county and other agencies to try to help those people get another job.

631
00:55:03,700 --> 00:55:08,920
You know, there ought to be some kind of job fair and I want to make sure that we're not hiring

632
00:55:08,920 --> 00:55:15,750
know new people. I want to know about that. What are the new people who are there that we're

633
00:55:15,750 --> 00:55:19,610
hiring? How many slots are they? I just don't want to know that we're hiring them. How many

634
00:55:19,610 --> 00:55:25,050
slots are available? Because as much as we can to keep those people. And from what I've written

635
00:55:25,050 --> 00:55:30,950
down from this morning in PC there seemed like there's some issue and I hadn't heard it but

636
00:55:31,530 --> 00:55:37,650
person after person came from in PC I'm really concerned about that because in PC plays a real

637
00:55:37,650 --> 00:55:43,870
part of this organization and those employees are valuable because they serve the

638
00:55:43,870 --> 00:55:49,610
worse in the most critical time and we ought to know where that is, what the funding

639
00:55:49,610 --> 00:55:54,590
is and where those numbers, the numbers going down so far as the finance and the budget.

640
00:55:55,030 --> 00:55:59,510
If the board can translate some other things to help with that, I think we should be

641
00:55:59,510 --> 00:56:03,950
in for clarity, there was no position to eliminate from NBC.

642
00:56:05,390 --> 00:56:07,730
But happy to do the happy for a more comprehensive.

643
00:56:07,870 --> 00:56:09,290
So when they came this morning,

644
00:56:09,290 --> 00:56:12,370
I was just talk about that they were being laid off,

645
00:56:12,690 --> 00:56:14,450
and that it's for you know, there we know.

646
00:56:14,510 --> 00:56:16,150
Not are the employees in the PC work,

647
00:56:16,170 --> 00:56:17,090
position to all of them.

648
00:56:20,520 --> 00:56:23,140
And again, so of the 60 people just for a real number,

649
00:56:24,260 --> 00:56:26,240
nine people applied for jobs that haven't got them

650
00:56:29,790 --> 00:56:30,010
yet.

651
00:56:30,150 --> 00:56:32,470
I hate it for those nine, and they're still eligible.

652
00:56:33,030 --> 00:56:34,410
I would still love to have them here.

653
00:56:35,050 --> 00:56:36,010
But that's what we got right now.

654
00:56:36,010 --> 00:56:39,110
That's what I want to know is what is in the future?

655
00:56:39,110 --> 00:56:41,670
So we have 26 more of this year.

656
00:56:42,870 --> 00:56:43,930
There's 26.

657
00:56:44,270 --> 00:56:51,250
I think the board should know more about those positions and how it's going to affect the agency

658
00:56:51,250 --> 00:56:56,750
and the people that it serves and some process.

659
00:56:56,990 --> 00:56:58,630
How can we make a difference?

660
00:56:59,310 --> 00:57:04,530
It's easy to say we're going to just lay people off, but it's easy to say how can we work around

661
00:57:04,530 --> 00:57:06,350
and maybe the board can do some special.

662
00:57:06,750 --> 00:57:07,250
I don't know.

663
00:57:07,250 --> 00:57:14,330
I know the funds are limited, but ways that we can, please, I think we should get that back to the board.

664
00:57:15,090 --> 00:57:15,850
Funds are very safe.

665
00:57:16,010 --> 00:57:18,050
We even have staff in doing it.

666
00:57:18,050 --> 00:57:24,770
It's no reflection of view or the staff or your team is reflection whatever we could do to make sure

667
00:57:24,770 --> 00:57:27,250
we can save some of these jobs if we can.

668
00:57:27,970 --> 00:57:33,330
And make sure that we get the message out because that wrong message,

669
00:57:37,230 --> 00:57:37,230
you know,

670
00:57:37,230 --> 00:57:42,010
They all left and they miss all the good news that we talked about, but bad news, you know,

671
00:57:42,090 --> 00:57:45,370
withdraw attention, so whatever we can do.

672
00:57:46,150 --> 00:57:52,150
When HR department can do to give those people far-knowing, warning, and some type of package,

673
00:57:52,810 --> 00:57:57,910
and working with other agencies to see if we could get them and other jobs, I see the hospital

674
00:57:57,910 --> 00:57:59,490
district people were here.

675
00:57:59,810 --> 00:58:05,610
So there's a hospital district have, any job openings, that we can work with them to transfer

676
00:58:05,610 --> 00:58:06,710
some of those people.

677
00:58:07,230 --> 00:58:09,790
We'll provide you some of that information, because we did do something, it's not necessarily

678
00:58:09,790 --> 00:58:10,250
the hospital.

679
00:58:10,470 --> 00:58:13,970
We did something, it's trying to help support transition, so we'll provide that detail

680
00:58:13,970 --> 00:58:14,710
for you, I'm sure.

681
00:58:16,370 --> 00:58:22,430
We also hosted, since we last met, we hosted 50 members of the Judicial Commission on Mental

682
00:58:22,430 --> 00:58:24,790
Health for a tour at the Divisions Center.

683
00:58:25,370 --> 00:58:27,190
They have their annual summit here.

684
00:58:27,970 --> 00:58:35,390
The Commission members represent some of the most influential and impactful members of the

685
00:58:35,390 --> 00:58:37,630
on a list that intersect with the justice system.

686
00:58:38,370 --> 00:58:40,390
I have the privilege of being one of those group,

687
00:58:40,390 --> 00:58:43,050
whether as members, Judge Helms was one of those members

688
00:58:43,050 --> 00:58:45,350
as well from her work in the system.

689
00:58:46,350 --> 00:58:47,930
And so now we can add to our long list

690
00:58:47,930 --> 00:58:49,970
of impressively yours who've toured the Diversity Center

691
00:58:49,970 --> 00:58:51,970
to state Supreme Court justices.

692
00:58:52,350 --> 00:58:53,670
They were there as a part of that group.

693
00:58:54,570 --> 00:58:58,090
And I will tell you now that there are 11 diversity centers

694
00:58:58,090 --> 00:59:00,530
that are open on the process of being open right now

695
00:59:00,530 --> 00:59:01,430
across the state.

696
00:59:01,430 --> 00:59:03,230
They were all model after hours,

697
00:59:03,370 --> 00:59:04,450
and they came after hours.

698
00:59:04,890 --> 00:59:12,330
So, and there's a couple outside of the state, but we also hosted a multi-organizational learning

699
00:59:12,330 --> 00:59:17,150
visit from executives with DFPS or Department of Family and Protective Services, Health

700
00:59:17,150 --> 00:59:21,150
and Human Services Commission, HHSC, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

701
00:59:21,750 --> 00:59:24,030
They were here to learn about our many collaborations.

702
00:59:24,370 --> 00:59:28,110
They spent some time doing the diversion center and to your point, Mr. One Mac, I'm not

703
00:59:28,110 --> 00:59:28,430
through.

704
00:59:28,570 --> 00:59:30,250
I haven't given up on any of these programs.

705
00:59:30,250 --> 00:59:35,510
The youth diversion center is one of those that runs out of funds in January, and so I

706
00:59:35,510 --> 00:59:40,330
I just spoke it into the universe with those three organizations and said if you got three million bucks

707
00:59:40,330 --> 00:59:48,130
Right, we want to keep it going. I have a call with the Commissioner Executive Commissioner of HHSC and the Executive Director of TGJD later this month

708
00:59:48,130 --> 00:59:52,230
So we will keep pushing and do all that we can for sure

709
00:59:53,270 --> 00:59:54,650
So we also

710
00:59:55,250 --> 00:59:59,970
had a ribbon cutting. I appreciate those excited to see the apartments come here for

711
01:00:00,620 --> 01:00:11,380
I'm grateful to Ms. Thomas, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Walmat, who attended the event. And a special thanks to Mr. Walmat for ensuring that Dr. Moore was there. She looked lovely. She was in good spirits.

712
01:00:12,020 --> 01:00:29,820
Was so glad to get to see her. She did so much on the sport. And some of this stuff, she's not getting to see come to fruition because she stepped off. But was excited that she was there and able to be a part of it. Mayor Whitmire was speaking and interrupted his planned comments to especially recognize Dr. Moore and her service to our community.

713
01:00:29,820 --> 01:00:36,660
And I can't help but think she felt good about that and appreciate it that she did, she talked about it a whole way back.

714
01:00:39,440 --> 01:00:40,820
And it was well deserved.

715
01:00:41,260 --> 01:00:42,220
It was well deserved.

716
01:00:43,280 --> 01:00:47,540
On Sunday, Sunday before that, she had just made nine years old.

717
01:00:47,980 --> 01:00:50,800
Charlie Pangley had a surprise birthday party.

718
01:00:51,580 --> 01:00:52,460
And very nice.

719
01:00:52,520 --> 01:00:55,940
And as a reminder, the board and team sent flowers.

720
01:00:58,540 --> 01:00:59,780
Somebody tested it.

721
01:00:59,780 --> 01:01:05,580
So it's out right it's out so it really well it was great to see everybody it was a fun of it

722
01:01:05,580 --> 01:01:10,500
And I really did we did not know Dr. Moore was coming and so Mayor Whitmar's comments were certainly spontaneous

723
01:01:11,320 --> 01:01:15,540
But I think everybody there recognized the impact she's had an arc community for decades

724
01:01:15,540 --> 01:01:20,080
And I think the mayor said he has been working literally for decades with her to improve our community

725
01:01:20,080 --> 01:01:22,660
He said he would call her all the time and every person

726
01:01:24,000 --> 01:01:24,880
I can imagine

727
01:01:29,780 --> 01:01:32,120
And I imagine she found ways to solve a lot of these problems.

728
01:01:32,520 --> 01:01:34,240
She did not turn him away up at him.

729
01:01:34,540 --> 01:01:36,220
But we do, if those who couldn't make it,

730
01:01:36,360 --> 01:01:38,760
we do have a short video of the Ribbon Cutting

731
01:01:38,760 --> 01:01:40,020
as Lee often does for us.

732
01:01:40,100 --> 01:01:43,460
He put together a little bit of a video collection

733
01:01:43,460 --> 01:01:45,640
to help us kind of relive them on me.

734
01:02:45,150 --> 01:02:47,270
Her shift, like the one we celebrate today,

735
01:02:47,590 --> 01:02:49,330
the lead move closer to a future where

736
01:02:49,330 --> 01:02:51,850
behavioral health and housing are truly connected.

737
01:02:54,700 --> 01:02:56,300
On behalf of the Commission of Tom Rath,

738
01:02:56,300 --> 01:03:08,680
The constituents of Freezing 3, you're committed to serve our homeless and support them as they navigate through prices and bills stability in their lives to be committed.

739
01:03:13,540 --> 01:03:25,660
To the leadership, to commitment, to vision, to resources, to celebrating, to center, to start a care for the disadvantaged.

740
01:03:27,080 --> 01:03:32,760
We really have to show you Stony and we're all in this together.

741
01:03:44,940 --> 01:03:49,320
This is a reminder, none of our dollars went into the construction of those apartments.

742
01:03:49,960 --> 01:03:52,600
It was funded, and that's why you saw several speakers there.

743
01:03:53,020 --> 01:03:56,460
It was funded by HHSC funds, which were a former representative Coleman,

744
01:03:56,860 --> 01:04:01,460
helped secure for us. He was not able to be there that day, but it was,

745
01:04:01,520 --> 01:04:04,200
frankly, this whole kind of whole thing was his vision.

746
01:04:04,200 --> 01:04:08,880
He set out to say, we need to continue on where people can leave the hospital and end up in housing

747
01:04:08,880 --> 01:04:10,040
that are unhousing.

748
01:04:11,040 --> 01:04:19,660
So Kudos to him, HHSC, as well as community health choice, our nonprofit managed Medicaid

749
01:04:19,660 --> 01:04:25,580
plan at the hospital district operates, putting capital for this, so that they can have some

750
01:04:25,580 --> 01:04:29,900
dedicated access to those units, or at least first priority access, maybe for a few of them,

751
01:04:29,900 --> 01:04:35,720
as well as on the city of Houston, they contributed a great deal of fun, some federal, some

752
01:04:35,720 --> 01:04:37,620
local, but brought it to fruition.

753
01:04:38,040 --> 01:04:42,840
And also, I remember when this board talked about it, not everybody that was here now was

754
01:04:42,840 --> 01:04:46,400
a part of that discussion, but it was a little bit of a leap of faith, right?

755
01:04:46,440 --> 01:04:48,180
Apartments are a little outside of our norm.

756
01:04:48,320 --> 01:04:54,080
It's not something we're doing every day, but to, I think we all are aligned on to the degree

757
01:04:54,760 --> 01:04:59,620
that our clients need stable housing as a part of their treatment and recovery and rehabilitation

758
01:04:59,620 --> 01:05:09,280
process and that's a role for us. So Kudos to those, the problems of beautiful, and I just want to shout out to our team, so many people may that happen.

759
01:05:09,880 --> 01:05:12,100
Our chief aesthetics officer, Tina Pace,

760
01:05:14,880 --> 01:05:20,260
Nicole was running around the whole day. There was, you know, I think,

761
01:05:20,260 --> 01:05:21,780
plus or heart in her stress.

762
01:05:22,340 --> 01:05:24,800
If she would have just turned that, it would have just been great.

763
01:05:25,280 --> 01:05:26,560
Just turned it.

764
01:05:26,660 --> 01:05:27,460
But the whole team.

765
01:05:27,540 --> 01:05:30,160
I mean, there were people who did so many things that were far outside

766
01:05:30,160 --> 01:05:30,980
of their job description.

767
01:05:31,180 --> 01:05:33,760
And they just all pitched in to make it a lovely day for it.

768
01:05:34,260 --> 01:05:35,220
She was, she

769
01:05:38,070 --> 01:05:42,130
saw Stan, was shaking hands with Trina Iita,

770
01:05:42,390 --> 01:05:44,370
who is the commissioner over here.

771
01:05:44,490 --> 01:05:46,850
We're helping HHS see trying to find more money for it.

772
01:05:48,710 --> 01:05:52,130
Also since we last met, we had an employee picking it.

773
01:05:52,130 --> 01:05:53,930
that was a huge success.

774
01:05:54,950 --> 01:05:56,610
It was again at Constellation Field.

775
01:05:56,870 --> 01:05:57,190
I'm sorry.

776
01:05:57,450 --> 01:05:57,610
I'm sorry.

777
01:05:57,610 --> 01:05:57,910
I'm sorry.

778
01:05:59,330 --> 01:06:01,850
We do a lot of stuff too, so it's understandable.

779
01:06:02,070 --> 01:06:03,070
It's hard for you to get everywhere.

780
01:06:03,330 --> 01:06:04,350
Dr. Bacon was there.

781
01:06:04,490 --> 01:06:06,330
We appreciated you being there Dr. Bacon.

782
01:06:07,210 --> 01:06:10,730
Our team, there was a ballpark food.

783
01:06:11,490 --> 01:06:13,790
So I get a lot of that in baseball these days,

784
01:06:14,250 --> 01:06:15,430
but if you don't get it every day,

785
01:06:15,570 --> 01:06:16,490
it's a kind of a nice treat.

786
01:06:17,410 --> 01:06:19,830
We did this year, we combined the picnic

787
01:06:19,830 --> 01:06:23,570
with a benefits and wellness fair, which was a great plan.

788
01:06:23,710 --> 01:06:25,530
I didn't know exactly how that would come together.

789
01:06:26,330 --> 01:06:28,850
But I got a chance, I watched our employees playing Kiff ball

790
01:06:28,850 --> 01:06:30,330
on the Space Cowboys field.

791
01:06:30,810 --> 01:06:33,270
People were doing yoga after a huge group doing yoga,

792
01:06:33,330 --> 01:06:34,650
a super impressive group doing yoga.

793
01:06:36,310 --> 01:06:38,890
I think the massages were probably the most popular thing.

794
01:06:39,270 --> 01:06:40,790
There were rumors that people were dancing,

795
01:06:40,990 --> 01:06:42,930
but I don't have any information about that.

796
01:06:43,510 --> 01:06:43,690
I do.

797
01:06:44,790 --> 01:06:47,930
I think those are just, it's fake news, because it's not real.

798
01:06:48,810 --> 01:06:50,510
I feel like there might be video.

799
01:06:50,730 --> 01:06:53,090
I'm worried about that, I'm so worried about that.

800
01:06:53,130 --> 01:06:55,110
They can do a lot of trickery with video.

801
01:06:55,590 --> 01:06:57,350
There's just anything software that,

802
01:06:57,510 --> 01:06:59,650
and people will just try and put you in the most negative light,

803
01:06:59,890 --> 01:07:00,590
something like that.

804
01:07:01,070 --> 01:07:02,730
But haven't, haven't all the benefits?

805
01:07:03,110 --> 01:07:05,170
Benefit vendors there in one spot.

806
01:07:05,290 --> 01:07:06,830
So our team members could go through,

807
01:07:07,010 --> 01:07:09,530
could visit with them, especially this year,

808
01:07:09,650 --> 01:07:10,390
transition into signal.

809
01:07:10,490 --> 01:07:12,610
They did some sessions so that employees could get information

810
01:07:12,610 --> 01:07:15,250
about that transition and what needed to happen with that.

811
01:07:15,250 --> 01:07:25,310
So Kudos to the HR team, Kinder for Her Leadership, Kip, as our, as our, as our common benefits leader, just it was really, really great.

812
01:07:25,410 --> 01:07:29,650
In fact, the vendors were talking about how they were going to take this idea to their organization.

813
01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:51,860
To talk about how they roll out their benefits fairs. They were so impressed with it, they had not seen anything like it. And appreciate that. And the nice thing is, because it was a part of our benefits fair and wellness, our vendor allowed us to use some of the wellness credits that they can send back to us to pay for it. So we did not use Harris Center operational fines to pay for that event. It was through those approved in our experience. Absolutely.

814
01:07:53,620 --> 01:07:58,940
And we have a quick video of that because we thought that I'm hoping it's the video.

815
01:08:00,640 --> 01:08:06,780
I'll be honest with you, it dawned on me this morning that I have not seen the benefit of the video.

816
01:10:35,750 --> 01:10:38,810
We're on a confused schedule meeting with me and Lee this afternoon.

817
01:10:41,740 --> 01:10:43,700
I didn't see him around, so I thought I had escaped.

818
01:10:44,540 --> 01:10:45,100
Apparently not.

819
01:10:45,240 --> 01:10:49,320
A couple of quick reminders, and again, Kudos to the team for the picnic.

820
01:10:49,420 --> 01:10:50,000
It was incredible.

821
01:10:50,160 --> 01:10:51,060
It's a lot of work.

822
01:10:51,060 --> 01:10:57,840
And if I mean, just Nephan Kip and Kendra in particular went so far above me.

823
01:11:01,060 --> 01:11:06,420
Yeah, I wasn't going to watch it again, but we'll get the edited version out, so it's

824
01:11:06,420 --> 01:11:12,140
a general public later today, but Kudos again, so much hard work and it was awesome and people

825
01:11:12,140 --> 01:11:14,300
loved it and I heard so many good things about it.

826
01:11:14,900 --> 01:11:21,040
The fourth annual transforming lives luncheon is 11, 11, 11, 11, 30, I don't know if we play

827
01:11:21,040 --> 01:11:23,280
and all those 11's, but we got them in there.

828
01:11:24,100 --> 01:11:26,200
The transforming lives luncheon is our foundation's

829
01:11:26,200 --> 01:11:28,520
luncheon, we raise friends and funds there.

830
01:11:29,540 --> 01:11:32,060
And it's often that they're honoring Lily Foster

831
01:11:32,600 --> 01:11:34,300
at this year's event.

832
01:11:34,760 --> 01:11:37,620
Lily has served on our foundation board for over a decade

833
01:11:38,160 --> 01:11:41,740
and has done so much for our community in many ways.

834
01:11:41,740 --> 01:11:42,980
Herner has been Charles Boat,

835
01:11:43,560 --> 01:11:45,400
but particularly from the health and for our foundation.

836
01:11:45,600 --> 01:11:46,660
And so we're going to honor her.

837
01:11:47,200 --> 01:11:49,440
That will be right after the board committee meetings

838
01:11:49,440 --> 01:11:57,600
in November. So we're expecting a great turnout. We're hoping all of you can make it and we are planning for you to all be there.

839
01:11:57,720 --> 01:12:04,720
So if you're not going to be there, please let Veronica and I know, so we don't all to see what you're going to get that seed someone else, but we would love for you to all be there.

840
01:12:05,160 --> 01:12:08,620
And we're going to make the committee meetings clip along so that you can make it in time for that.

841
01:12:10,340 --> 01:12:14,920
On 1118, so if you're catching a trend, that's the day, that's the board meeting day.

842
01:12:14,920 --> 01:12:19,760
And so right after the board meeting, we are hosting our annual employee recognition event,

843
01:12:20,180 --> 01:12:25,000
where we celebrate hundreds of our team members with milestone and universities this year and every year.

844
01:12:25,340 --> 01:12:27,120
We would love for you to be there as well.

845
01:12:27,500 --> 01:12:28,700
It's one of my favorite events.

846
01:12:28,820 --> 01:12:32,880
I'd love this as the first one I went to, and they continue to get better and better every year.

847
01:12:33,040 --> 01:12:37,460
And we also appreciate the foundation they helped sponsor that lunch.

848
01:12:38,280 --> 01:12:43,080
Before their sponsorship, I think I've told some of you, I would literally see employees we were honoring,

849
01:12:43,080 --> 01:12:47,120
taking aprons off it was kind of a buffet and they would serve the food and then they would

850
01:12:47,120 --> 01:12:50,820
take the apron off to come run get their recognition for 20 years of service for a while.

851
01:12:51,280 --> 01:12:56,980
Right so foundation allowed us to do it in a way that is a little less work for everybody.

852
01:12:57,800 --> 01:12:58,920
So we appreciate that.

853
01:12:59,600 --> 01:13:04,120
And on on 12-3, but this on your calendar is our annual blueprint of it.

854
01:13:04,280 --> 01:13:08,360
I think some of you have been to our blueprint in the past and we would love to see you there.

855
01:13:09,260 --> 01:13:12,680
There are plenty of things to buy so bring your cash for our budding entrepreneurs.

856
01:13:12,680 --> 01:13:19,720
They're there selling the things that they create and make and that is all I have in terms of the CEO of they for they thank you very much

857
01:13:19,720 --> 01:13:25,100
I want to just add about the architect who designed and building for us

858
01:13:25,100 --> 01:13:31,120
We want to thank that firm because they really did a good job and that's a model that we can take all across the county

859
01:13:31,760 --> 01:13:36,600
Does the design was beautiful the units were nice and we need to compliment them

860
01:13:38,760 --> 01:13:40,640
And I wanted to say that.

861
01:13:40,640 --> 01:13:41,260
That's a great point.

862
01:13:41,380 --> 01:13:47,620
Daniel was our DLR and his team did a really great job.

863
01:13:48,180 --> 01:13:51,060
And they were there if you didn't, you might not know them, but they were in the video.

864
01:13:51,420 --> 01:13:55,040
They came and celebrated with us and lots of people were super impressed by those lines.

865
01:13:55,060 --> 01:13:55,540
That's it.

866
01:13:55,540 --> 01:13:58,580
Thank you for reminding me to mention that, Mr. One Mike.

867
01:13:59,300 --> 01:13:59,600
What have you?

868
01:13:59,860 --> 01:14:00,820
I'll turn it back over to you.

869
01:14:01,860 --> 01:14:04,720
I'm going to remind everyone we have another meeting after this meeting.

870
01:14:04,720 --> 01:14:07,880
And we

871
01:14:10,670 --> 01:14:16,850
have many, many executive session items, so I'm just going to encourage

872
01:14:17,950 --> 01:14:18,550
brevity

873
01:14:20,980 --> 01:14:22,780
for the rest of our meeting today.

874
01:14:23,640 --> 01:14:27,680
Okay, number five, the committee reports and actions.

875
01:14:27,860 --> 01:14:29,440
We have videos for each group.

876
01:14:32,080 --> 01:14:33,140
Oh, we don't.

877
01:14:34,020 --> 01:14:34,760
They'll be coming.

878
01:14:35,100 --> 01:14:37,440
So audit committee with Mr. likes.

879
01:14:38,080 --> 01:14:44,440
Yep, I'll begin the brevity. It was a short meeting and this like it went over the fourth quarter of results to the audit and

880
01:14:45,920 --> 01:14:54,620
Talked away a little bit about it yesterday. I think you probably need to see some improvements with the numbers. So we'll be working on that.

881
01:14:55,660 --> 01:14:58,820
That was fixed into the next brevity. Thank you.

882
01:14:59,020 --> 01:14:59,360
Okay.

883
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:02,220
Okay, resource committee with Mr. Obama.

884
01:15:04,120 --> 01:15:13,840
Because of time in the circumstances and regulations of the finance department, I'm going to tell the members

885
01:15:13,840 --> 01:15:21,960
as printed in your book for this month that our resource committee meeting was very good meeting,

886
01:15:22,220 --> 01:15:28,800
very short meeting, and I will defer to you reading the minutes from that meeting.

887
01:15:29,560 --> 01:15:30,940
because of time.

888
01:15:33,900 --> 01:15:33,940
Okay.

889
01:15:36,140 --> 01:15:41,160
Thank you. The quality, sorry, the program committee with Dr. Miller.

890
01:15:42,880 --> 01:15:50,280
No, he was unavailable, so he allowed me to share. We had two presentations from the behavioral health and

891
01:15:50,280 --> 01:15:56,360
the decreases in access hub, so Jennifer presented and kudos to Jennifer and her team.

892
01:15:56,940 --> 01:16:07,260
They, I just, one fact is in F-25, 150, 4,760 calls were received and cared for.

893
01:16:07,900 --> 01:16:09,240
That's impressive.

894
01:16:10,780 --> 01:16:11,840
So, wow.

895
01:16:12,660 --> 01:16:14,860
And then we had Main Street campus.

896
01:16:14,860 --> 01:16:21,720
We had Ladderall, Evelyn and Kim present and talked about Main Street is with the Old Recentre

897
01:16:21,720 --> 01:16:27,840
and now it's all Main Street and 190 toll funded beds. So really nice on both those great

898
01:16:27,840 --> 01:16:34,200
presentations from their teams, which are all the best. So we turn to the next, which is the quality

899
01:16:34,200 --> 01:16:44,700
meeting with Dr. Link for. Yes, Mr. Chair. We approved the new FY26 Safety Informative Room at

900
01:16:45,400 --> 01:16:51,180
And we of course presented the scorecard and talked about how we're going to try to make that a little bit more efficient.

901
01:16:52,140 --> 01:16:56,460
And down specific things that we're going to present in that scorecard moving forward.

902
01:16:56,960 --> 01:17:01,300
And then we had a really good presentation metric data on the crisis line of 988.

903
01:17:01,320 --> 01:17:02,220
It was a really good update.

904
01:17:02,300 --> 01:17:03,000
I opener.

905
01:17:04,020 --> 01:17:09,840
We were, as a board, trying to understand particularly when it comes to call volume and call loss,

906
01:17:09,840 --> 01:17:15,980
sort of where we were nationally and Dr. Lee and Ms. Bottle actually came up with the information

907
01:17:15,980 --> 01:17:20,620
that really didn't exist anywhere. It gave us a really good perspective of where we are and

908
01:17:20,620 --> 01:17:25,000
probably some good insights and where we're going to go. Excellent. Thank you.

909
01:17:25,640 --> 01:17:33,360
In the Foundation Report with Mr. Hado, the main thing about that is on November the 11th,

910
01:17:33,360 --> 01:17:42,480
But there is the luncheon, so we encourage and excited to collect friends and funds.

911
01:17:42,680 --> 01:17:43,080
I like it.

912
01:17:43,400 --> 01:17:43,880
Friends and funds.

913
01:17:43,920 --> 01:17:44,480
Friends and funds.

914
01:17:45,320 --> 01:17:46,960
How much is a friend worth?

915
01:17:47,920 --> 01:17:48,180
I don't know.

916
01:17:48,280 --> 01:17:49,340
We'll find out if I don't know.

917
01:17:49,620 --> 01:17:52,180
How many funds can you get that?

918
01:17:52,200 --> 01:17:52,360
You go.

919
01:17:52,580 --> 01:17:52,880
All right.

920
01:17:53,400 --> 01:17:56,440
We're going to move to consent agenda item number six.

921
01:17:57,160 --> 01:18:00,440
So the first consent agenda is the year to date by your report.

922
01:18:02,440 --> 01:18:09,120
Can we just take a look at the second is for October 25th new contracts, the third is for October

923
01:18:09,120 --> 01:18:21,800
20 25 sorry in a local agreement and the 26 PI plan so I'm just going to go through each one individually so for item a can I have a motion you can do them

924
01:18:21,800 --> 01:18:26,240
I know, but we're going to have to leave over one of you, okay, so I'm sorry about that.

925
01:18:26,400 --> 01:18:26,660
I'm sorry about that.

926
01:18:26,660 --> 01:18:27,300
I'm so moved there.

927
01:18:27,960 --> 01:18:32,700
And a second, all in favor for the item A, item B.

928
01:18:33,520 --> 01:18:36,840
And B, we have a, sort of, we had a vote for item A.

929
01:18:37,020 --> 01:18:37,970
All in favor say I.

930
01:18:38,680 --> 01:18:39,980
I'm not in any needs of extensions.

931
01:18:40,240 --> 01:18:41,660
Guys have passed it.

932
01:18:41,740 --> 01:18:44,420
Item B is October 25 new contracts.

933
01:18:44,700 --> 01:18:45,740
We can all vote on this one.

934
01:18:45,820 --> 01:18:46,920
Do I have a most true proof?

935
01:18:47,120 --> 01:18:47,480
So moved.

936
01:18:47,600 --> 01:18:48,360
And a second.

937
01:18:49,220 --> 01:18:51,020
All in favor say I.

938
01:18:51,020 --> 01:18:54,040
And in these revsensions, yeah, I asked that.

939
01:18:55,000 --> 01:18:57,100
Dr. Linkford, I think you might need to refuse on the next one.

940
01:18:57,560 --> 01:19:03,040
On October 2025, the interlocal agreement may I have a motion to approve some end of

941
01:19:03,040 --> 01:19:03,400
seconds.

942
01:19:04,440 --> 01:19:08,860
All in favor, say, I, and we have one refusal for Dr. Linkford on that one.

943
01:19:09,020 --> 01:19:15,720
And the PI plan for 2022, so motion to approve some end of second and all in favor, say,

944
01:19:16,200 --> 01:19:19,140
I, and I, and I have any of these revsensions.

945
01:19:20,660 --> 01:19:23,100
Number seven, consider and take action.

946
01:19:23,200 --> 01:19:26,300
This is post 2026 Board of Trustees calendar.

947
01:19:28,590 --> 01:19:29,190
Oh, it's me.

948
01:19:29,490 --> 01:19:30,170
Yes, sir.

949
01:19:32,650 --> 01:19:34,510
Is this what we're talking about Tuesdays?

950
01:19:34,510 --> 01:19:35,450
This is Tuesdays.

951
01:19:35,450 --> 01:19:38,210
This follows the current board schedule and pattern,

952
01:19:38,870 --> 01:19:40,950
where everything is the third and fourth Tuesday.

953
01:19:41,470 --> 01:19:43,930
The exception being November where we have to move it all up a week.

954
01:19:43,930 --> 01:19:46,130
And then December, we kind of hold this spot.

955
01:19:46,530 --> 01:19:48,870
But traditionally, we've not had to have a meeting in December.

956
01:19:48,870 --> 01:19:54,510
So, um, it is hard for everyone on the board. I know what, we greatly, we all appreciate

957
01:19:54,510 --> 01:20:01,130
everyone's time and commitment, um, enjoy your free lunch. That's all you get. Um, but

958
01:20:01,130 --> 01:20:07,790
we, we do appreciate Tuesdays. I don't know if any day is a perfect day. I, I, like,

959
01:20:07,970 --> 01:20:14,270
all of our schedules, um, are challenging. Is it okay to maintain Tuesdays the day that

960
01:20:14,270 --> 01:20:18,910
we do it, if we need to revisit it for some massive changing event.

961
01:20:19,850 --> 01:20:24,490
You guys here, so there's one, people are, everyone will do it, fine.

962
01:20:24,950 --> 01:20:29,430
Have a motion to approve then that we continue with Tuesdays, as our board meeting,

963
01:20:30,010 --> 01:20:32,490
the second week and all.

964
01:20:32,710 --> 01:20:34,050
How long favor say I?

965
01:20:34,510 --> 01:20:38,750
I mean, in these extensions, I think it's actually passed it.

966
01:20:39,150 --> 01:20:42,470
The next item be under considered and take action is resolution.

967
01:20:42,470 --> 01:20:45,250
in the Harris Center Board of Trustees's signature authorization

968
01:20:45,250 --> 01:20:50,890
delegation off, authority for certain items, and Mr. Harris.

969
01:20:51,730 --> 01:20:52,850
Good morning.

970
01:20:53,390 --> 01:20:54,550
I'll be real brief.

971
01:20:55,290 --> 01:20:57,450
Basically, that's a rule.

972
01:20:58,870 --> 01:21:01,110
So, based on our analysis,

973
01:21:01,330 --> 01:21:06,070
based on the resolution for signature authorization

974
01:21:06,070 --> 01:21:09,890
and delegation authority for employee benefits,

975
01:21:09,890 --> 01:21:13,170
you will actually see that.

976
01:21:14,450 --> 01:21:17,210
It made one slide adjustment to it.

977
01:21:17,750 --> 01:21:20,850
The monthly not to exceed amounts, we still have, of course,

978
01:21:21,050 --> 01:21:22,010
my first fall Lincoln.

979
01:21:22,650 --> 01:21:26,470
And then we have Blue Cross Blue Shield for the run-out of this calendar year

980
01:21:26,470 --> 01:21:27,490
through the end of December.

981
01:21:28,290 --> 01:21:30,930
And then also we've added SIGNA, of course,

982
01:21:31,690 --> 01:21:35,310
based on the work of KIP and HR team.

983
01:21:35,790 --> 01:21:39,030
Base will be converting over to SIGNA as a January 1.

984
01:21:39,030 --> 01:21:45,390
So for right now we're basically showing two on the actual resolution itself and in

985
01:21:45,390 --> 01:21:49,270
you and as well I will point out in terms of the muffling not the exceed amounts.

986
01:21:49,810 --> 01:21:52,810
I pretty much kept those consistent because I went back and looked at our run

987
01:21:52,810 --> 01:21:57,690
range for last year and we were significantly lower than the not too

988
01:21:57,690 --> 01:21:57,930
exceed.

989
01:21:58,050 --> 01:22:02,310
So it didn't make sense to me to really just increase those if you will but you can

990
01:22:02,310 --> 01:22:07,410
actually see the amounts that are actually listed and again we did make that one

991
01:22:07,410 --> 01:22:14,090
change in, in, in, in add, uh, signal to it. So, this will be our third year to try to do this

992
01:22:14,090 --> 01:22:17,810
by resolution. These are benefits. You approve the contract. You've approved the budget for

993
01:22:17,810 --> 01:22:20,890
these. It's, it just expedites us being able to pay these vendors.

994
01:22:21,590 --> 01:22:25,310
Good. Where do you need a motion? We have a motion to. Just lead a motion for

995
01:22:25,310 --> 01:22:29,570
information. Okay. Who is second? Second. All in favor say aye.

996
01:22:31,620 --> 01:22:32,760
Mr. Speaker, may you please say a little more questions.

997
01:22:32,760 --> 01:22:34,680
Thank you very much.

998
01:22:35,620 --> 01:22:39,260
We're going to move to the Resolution Retirement Plan 26.

999
01:22:41,620 --> 01:22:42,900
I think that's a big question.

1000
01:22:43,080 --> 01:22:43,860
Yes, exactly.

1001
01:22:44,500 --> 01:22:45,340
That's a big question.

1002
01:22:46,380 --> 01:22:47,800
We're going to go down.

1003
01:22:48,560 --> 01:22:48,760
Okay.

1004
01:22:49,060 --> 01:22:55,960
Would you have that pulled up?

1005
01:22:56,100 --> 01:22:56,300
Okay.

1006
01:22:56,920 --> 01:23:02,380
You know what, I think it might be more proven. I've sent that to you as a board. Do you have seen that strategic plan up there?

1007
01:23:02,460 --> 01:23:06,940
I've sent all of you individually. Maybe we'll review that next month since we got a little right on crunch.

1008
01:23:07,720 --> 01:23:11,380
Because I know you still have a lot of executive session items to include.

1009
01:23:11,740 --> 01:23:13,660
So do we need a motion to do that or not?

1010
01:23:13,660 --> 01:23:14,880
No, that's just reviewing.

1011
01:23:19,040 --> 01:23:19,880
That's just reviewing.

1012
01:23:23,200 --> 01:23:30,840
I just want to highlight how impressed I am with the board in the Harris Center and we've

1013
01:23:30,840 --> 01:23:35,600
known about some of these financial clicks for some time, we have planned from the very beginning

1014
01:23:35,600 --> 01:23:41,500
that we're going to focus on jobs and jobs and jobs.

1015
01:23:41,860 --> 01:23:46,880
And we knew that that might not be popular at times but it was nice to hear others recognizing

1016
01:23:46,880 --> 01:23:50,220
I think that I would rather everyone keep their job

1017
01:23:50,220 --> 01:23:52,440
than have a raise on the back of someone else.

1018
01:23:53,080 --> 01:23:57,100
And we have thought that and we have all encouraged

1019
01:23:57,100 --> 01:23:59,760
and planned for that four months now

1020
01:23:59,760 --> 01:24:04,220
to trying to see how we can retain as many jobs

1021
01:24:04,220 --> 01:24:05,400
as humanly possible.

1022
01:24:05,480 --> 01:24:10,260
And it's great to see up to now 85% have been retained.

1023
01:24:11,560 --> 01:24:15,460
It's not 100, but it is speaks very, very strongly

1024
01:24:15,460 --> 01:24:23,320
we keep doing work towards focusing on those elements and it's going to be tougher.

1025
01:24:24,180 --> 01:24:32,120
Each time we have less jobs to fill and train people for and as we all are focusing on

1026
01:24:32,120 --> 01:24:40,140
that that becomes important to do. We have also reached out and had at various members including

1027
01:24:40,140 --> 01:24:45,400
Wayne repeatedly go and we have requested funds from the Harris County over in

1028
01:24:45,400 --> 01:24:47,940
over to address these issues and other issues.

1029
01:24:48,960 --> 01:24:52,800
So we often don't hear the amount of work that goes behind the scenes and trying to figure

1030
01:24:52,800 --> 01:24:59,140
how to extend builds and get more of the funds as we can and that continues on.

1031
01:24:59,780 --> 01:25:04,740
The next item I wanted to highlight is we have Dr. Morris, she's unable to do with us today

1032
01:25:04,740 --> 01:25:12,500
as a board member, so I certainly want to welcome her officially as this committee.

1033
01:25:14,260 --> 01:25:17,020
She's going to be appointed to two committees.

1034
01:25:17,280 --> 01:25:17,820
Some committees.

1035
01:25:18,200 --> 01:25:20,920
One is the program committee, which I think we have,

1036
01:25:21,000 --> 01:25:22,780
We have generally everyone serves on for at least a year,

1037
01:25:23,100 --> 01:25:26,620
and many stay for its great committee.

1038
01:25:26,840 --> 01:25:29,120
And the next is quality committee.

1039
01:25:29,480 --> 01:25:33,400
I think both serve her expertise and experience.

1040
01:25:34,240 --> 01:25:35,500
So again, we're privileged to have her.

1041
01:25:35,620 --> 01:25:37,260
So we can point to those committees.

1042
01:25:38,800 --> 01:25:39,560
Get to what I mean?

1043
01:25:40,140 --> 01:25:41,740
With that, I wanted to say.

1044
01:25:41,740 --> 01:25:49,680
Again, thank you, thank you to all the employees and take this center what it is, every day for those who need it.

1045
01:25:50,560 --> 01:25:56,160
We're going to have executive session as authorized by 551.071 of the technical technical report.

1046
01:25:56,320 --> 01:25:59,800
If you're interested in the right to adjourn into executive session any time during the course of the meeting,

1047
01:25:59,800 --> 01:26:03,940
Basically, the advice from its attorney about matters in your agenda is authorized by Section

1048
01:26:03,940 --> 01:26:05,320
551.074.

1049
01:26:05,760 --> 01:26:08,820
And the Texas Government Code to review and discuss performance evaluation of G.C.

1050
01:26:08,920 --> 01:26:14,560
Executive Officer, Dr. Rob Gehring, or Chair, is authorized by Section 551.0751.0751.

1051
01:26:14,560 --> 01:26:19,120
The Texas Government Code of Seeking Legal Advice from Attorney regarding amendments

1052
01:26:19,120 --> 01:26:24,060
to the Harris County Retirement Plans, Kendra Thomas, General Counsel, is authorized by Section

1053
01:26:24,060 --> 01:26:28,460
five, five, one, points, it was in one of the Texas Chemical Council Station of the Attorney relating

1054
01:26:28,460 --> 01:26:33,440
interlocal agreement between the City of Houston and the Harris Center related to mental health

1055
01:26:33,440 --> 01:26:42,880
services for unhoused persons, Kendrick Thomas, General Counsel. With that, it is now 10-01 and we are

1056
01:26:42,880 --> 01:26:51,700
entering executive session. Thank you. She touches that way. Okay, it is 10-53 and we've returned

1057
01:26:51,700 --> 01:27:01,520
from executive session. Welcome back everyone. We did have one consider and take action of

1058
01:27:01,520 --> 01:27:08,320
on it, so I will turn over to, for a big thank you chair. I move the Harris Center Board

1059
01:27:08,320 --> 01:27:16,540
of Trustees approve the following. First amendment to the 401A retirement plan to amendment and

1060
01:27:16,540 --> 01:27:21,140
statement of the four or three B retirement plan, and three amendment and

1061
01:27:21,140 --> 01:27:26,560
restatement of the four or five seven B retirement plan, and authorize the CEO

1062
01:27:26,560 --> 01:27:30,340
which do all things necessary or appropriate to execute any amendments as

1063
01:27:30,340 --> 01:27:31,160
may be required.

1064
01:27:31,340 --> 01:27:32,200
That's my question.

1065
01:27:32,380 --> 01:27:33,160
We have a motion.

1066
01:27:33,280 --> 01:27:34,120
Do we have a second?

1067
01:27:34,260 --> 01:27:34,640
Second.

1068
01:27:35,160 --> 01:27:36,420
All in favor say aye.

1069
01:27:37,360 --> 01:27:38,660
Any names or extensions?

1070
01:27:39,040 --> 01:27:41,160
The eyes have unanimously passed it.

1071
01:27:41,300 --> 01:27:41,600
We'll first.

1072
01:27:41,600 --> 01:27:49,920
we move to the next item. I'll go have a motion to adjourn, so move. All in favor say aye.

1073
01:27:50,420 --> 01:27:53,600
In the AESR presents, the IES have passed, and the meeting is adjourned.

1074
01:27:55,960 --> 01:27:57,780
Okay, we're going to get back into some else.

1075
01:27:58,600 --> 01:28:02,380
Right, we're going to have a meeting in the AESL for training.

1076
01:28:02,580 --> 01:28:04,180
Oh, I got a sign of this meeting here.

1077
01:28:04,540 --> 01:28:04,820
Yeah.

1078
01:28:28,390 --> 01:28:31,690
Enter the passcode and press the pound or hash key.

1079
01:28:38,510 --> 01:28:39,610
Joining the meeting.

1080
01:28:41,950 --> 01:28:43,950
So I'll just mention for those who are in the audience.

1081
01:28:44,330 --> 01:28:47,110
So we're about to convene into the board training session.

1082
01:28:47,610 --> 01:28:48,790
It's an annual requirement.

1083
01:28:49,230 --> 01:28:51,750
Looks like we're going to be talking about some of the new updates

1084
01:28:51,750 --> 01:28:55,090
to some of the new laws and rules and talk a little bit about board

1085
01:28:55,090 --> 01:28:55,990
finance education.

1086
01:28:56,510 --> 01:28:57,370
You're welcome to stay.

1087
01:28:57,570 --> 01:28:57,970
There's nothing.

1088
01:28:58,390 --> 01:29:00,290
If it goes into executive session, it will.

1089
01:29:00,950 --> 01:29:02,310
But there'll also be no action taken.

1090
01:29:02,430 --> 01:29:03,410
There's no decisions to board.

1091
01:29:03,410 --> 01:29:07,130
Just to give you that context, you need to remember that.

1092
01:29:09,090 --> 01:29:10,830
OK, should I start this, sir?

1093
01:29:11,030 --> 01:29:11,350
Yes, sir?

1094
01:29:12,090 --> 01:29:14,150
All right, there's October of the 28th.

1095
01:29:14,150 --> 01:29:16,530
I understand, 25, 25.

1096
01:29:17,390 --> 01:29:17,690
It is.

1097
01:29:17,690 --> 01:29:18,670
We're so proud to say, anyway.

1098
01:29:21,630 --> 01:29:22,470
10.55.

1099
01:29:22,910 --> 01:29:26,930
And we are entering the hair center

1100
01:29:26,930 --> 01:29:30,430
from a teletenic IDD training session.

1101
01:29:31,730 --> 01:29:33,970
Yes, annual board training session.

1102
01:29:34,610 --> 01:29:44,530
Okay, do we have a forum, we do have a forum, is there any public comments, either in person or online, any and all are always welcome.

1103
01:29:47,180 --> 01:29:51,300
Hearing no public comments, we'll move on to review and comment.

1104
01:29:53,240 --> 01:29:59,680
This is number A is the Pillars of Board Service compliance with TOLMAETPIA.

1105
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:04,700
Sory, duties and sary, you'll be giving us some question.

1106
01:30:04,840 --> 01:30:06,260
Sure, I'll line one.

1107
01:30:06,760 --> 01:30:08,080
Let's hear the piece then.

1108
01:30:08,280 --> 01:30:08,600
Okay.

1109
01:30:08,840 --> 01:30:10,220
We'll just get the presentation for that.

1110
01:30:10,280 --> 01:30:12,400
Well, if you do that, I'll be right back.

1111
01:30:13,340 --> 01:30:14,140
Yeah, you'll get that, right?

1112
01:30:15,960 --> 01:30:16,860
You should just go ahead.

1113
01:30:18,440 --> 01:30:19,460
You still have a quarrel.

1114
01:30:22,080 --> 01:30:22,620
It's nice.

1115
01:30:26,670 --> 01:30:28,150
You're welcome to keep it to you tonight.

1116
01:30:28,790 --> 01:30:29,350
It's all up.

1117
01:30:30,130 --> 01:30:31,350
That's true, it is.

1118
01:30:35,300 --> 01:30:37,280
I'm also happy to look at it.

1119
01:30:37,280 --> 01:30:38,500
I'm also happy to look at it.

1120
01:30:38,640 --> 01:30:39,260
I'm happy

1121
01:30:42,460 --> 01:30:44,160
to look at it.

1122
01:30:44,160 --> 01:30:44,220
I'm happy to look at it.

1123
01:30:50,930 --> 01:30:52,530
I'm happy to look at it.

1124
01:30:54,630 --> 01:30:56,570
I'm so glad I...

1125
01:30:56,570 --> 01:30:57,470
I was like...

1126
01:30:57,470 --> 01:30:58,290
Don't get dessert.

1127
01:30:58,630 --> 01:30:59,350
Be good to yourself.

1128
01:31:00,710 --> 01:31:02,050
I look what you did for me.

1129
01:31:02,630 --> 01:31:03,330
I was a bluff.

1130
01:31:03,710 --> 01:31:04,170
Yes.

1131
01:31:08,680 --> 01:31:09,580
Thank you so much, me.

1132
01:31:09,900 --> 01:31:10,000
What?

1133
01:31:12,630 --> 01:31:14,050
Well, that is a big packet.

1134
01:31:38,330 --> 01:31:39,290
that's important.

1135
01:31:40,030 --> 01:31:41,970
Good morning, yes.

1136
01:31:42,150 --> 01:31:42,630
It's still morning.

1137
01:31:42,850 --> 01:31:43,590
Good morning, everybody.

1138
01:31:44,630 --> 01:31:47,730
I know you had a busy morning already, so I will go ahead and get started.

1139
01:31:47,730 --> 01:32:17,370
I'm Sarah Linguah. I am a partner with Spalding Nicholas Lamp in Linguah. I believe you know my partner Paul Lamp. Pretty well. He handles your litigation matters. I do not live at all. I stay away from the courtroom. But I do need a lot of coordinators, open meetings, act, Texas Public Information Act, which is why I'm here today to speak with you guys. I've been practicing almost 20 years. I'm the first lawyer in my family. I come from a family of educators. And my dad owned a small business. He was

1140
01:32:17,370 --> 01:32:29,830
Self-made me and did not graduate high school, but was one of those individuals who just kind of pulled that from the boot straps and ran a small business engine machine shop.

1141
01:32:30,510 --> 01:32:40,050
So, it was very education, it was very important to my family and so my sister had her master's degree and she teaches same school same subjects for my mom taught for 18 years.

1142
01:32:40,050 --> 01:32:45,090
And I'm starting to start out wanting to have my bachelor's

1143
01:32:45,090 --> 01:32:47,630
recent print journalism and then work for a paper and decided I

1144
01:32:47,630 --> 01:32:48,970
didn't like I hated it.

1145
01:32:49,070 --> 01:32:50,790
And so my husband, who is my boyfriend at the time, said,

1146
01:32:50,910 --> 01:32:52,950
well, you took that for some in my class and you loved it.

1147
01:32:53,050 --> 01:32:56,350
Be your thought about going to law school and I went, no, not really.

1148
01:32:56,650 --> 01:32:59,730
And then took the LSAT, went to law school, and the rest of the

1149
01:32:59,730 --> 01:33:03,430
history is they say, I can't imagine doing anything else because I love it.

1150
01:33:03,670 --> 01:33:06,670
And so with that, my little history, we're going to talk about today

1151
01:33:06,670 --> 01:33:11,510
the Pillar Support Service, compliance with the Open Meetings Act, the Public Information Act,

1152
01:33:11,910 --> 01:33:17,050
and then we'll wrap up with Purdue Sheery duties, particularly focusing on your bylaws,

1153
01:33:17,290 --> 01:33:21,830
which I have to give Kudos to you because your bylaws aren't excellent, particularly in the

1154
01:33:21,830 --> 01:33:29,750
area of Purdue Sheery duties. So let's get my clicker here, there we go. First step is the Texas

1155
01:33:29,750 --> 01:33:36,610
Open Meetings Act, and we'll concentrate on the definitions of a meeting which are very broad

1156
01:33:36,610 --> 01:33:42,050
public comments, walking home, and so that's a big no-no that's orange jumpsuit land

1157
01:33:42,050 --> 01:33:47,830
as I like to say. And then close session. So let's start out first with definitions,

1158
01:33:48,090 --> 01:33:53,810
because the definitions are pretty important under the Open Meeting Act. First, a deliberation

1159
01:33:53,810 --> 01:34:01,370
is defined as a verbal or a written exchange between a form of the governmental body, or between

1160
01:34:01,370 --> 01:34:05,750
form and another person concerning an issue within the body's jurisdiction.

1161
01:34:06,450 --> 01:34:08,470
So you always want to start counting your numbers, right?

1162
01:34:08,470 --> 01:34:13,610
When you're talking with each other outside about properly called or needing to determine

1163
01:34:13,610 --> 01:34:16,710
whether or not you're violating the open meeting act.

1164
01:34:17,550 --> 01:34:20,310
Second, of course, open means open to the public.

1165
01:34:20,850 --> 01:34:26,930
Open means the public is invited to attend and to listen with the exception of public

1166
01:34:26,930 --> 01:34:30,830
comment, which we'll talk about in a minute, that does not mean participation from the

1167
01:34:30,830 --> 01:34:36,410
public. The one's public comment is over. The public can sit and listen, but the public

1168
01:34:36,410 --> 01:34:41,810
is not a back and forth between you all and the public outside of public comment. And then

1169
01:34:41,810 --> 01:34:48,570
finally, a quorum is a majority of the governmental body. Meeting has several definitions.

1170
01:34:49,170 --> 01:34:55,790
First, meeting is defined as either a deliberation between a quorum or between a quorum and

1171
01:34:55,790 --> 01:35:01,710
another person during which public business or public policy over which you all have supervision

1172
01:35:01,710 --> 01:35:08,190
or control is discussed or during which you take formal action. When I do this training

1173
01:35:08,190 --> 01:35:13,270
with boards, a lot of boards say hold on. If we're just talking about something, but we're

1174
01:35:13,270 --> 01:35:18,870
not taking any action, does it still have to be on the agenda? Yes, it does because the definition

1175
01:35:18,870 --> 01:35:25,350
of a meeting includes only if you're just discussing something. It's best to deliver the deliberation

1176
01:35:25,350 --> 01:35:30,370
portion of a meeting. Oh, if you're taking action, yes, that has to be on the agenda too,

1177
01:35:31,110 --> 01:35:36,050
but the deliberation part is important as well. That still has to be listed on the agenda.

1178
01:35:37,890 --> 01:35:43,730
Also, second definition of a meeting includes a gathering, a gathering that's conducted by the

1179
01:35:43,730 --> 01:35:49,490
governmental body, that for which the governmental body is responsible, at which a quorum,

1180
01:35:49,750 --> 01:35:53,870
you're getting the pattern with a quorum, right? Quorum is present, has been called by the

1181
01:35:53,870 --> 01:36:12,310
What you receive information from, give information to, ask questions of or receive questions from any third person, including an employee of the hair center, about the public business or public policy over which you have supervision and control.

1182
01:36:12,310 --> 01:36:19,450
So my prime example here, meeting includes, if you have a core of the board, and you

1183
01:36:19,450 --> 01:36:25,490
none of you say a word, you are just receiving information from a hair center employee.

1184
01:36:26,110 --> 01:36:32,270
That's a meeting. If you're asking questions of an employee, that's a meeting.

1185
01:36:33,110 --> 01:36:38,850
Even if you're not taking any action on something, that's still a meeting if it's among a core

1186
01:36:38,850 --> 01:36:43,810
of the governmental body, that means it has to be on a properly posted agenda.

1187
01:36:45,790 --> 01:36:50,210
With all that said, we're just not a meeting, because under the Open Meeting Act,

1188
01:36:50,330 --> 01:36:55,350
the Open Meeting Act is specifically states that a meeting is not a gathering of a

1189
01:36:55,350 --> 01:37:00,410
core out of social function. That's unrelated to the public business, right? So around the

1190
01:37:00,410 --> 01:37:05,870
holidays, if you all have sort of an open house for employees and a core more of the board

1191
01:37:05,870 --> 01:37:10,350
And you all say, oh my gosh, what do you, did we post an agenda for this?

1192
01:37:11,070 --> 01:37:11,470
It's okay.

1193
01:37:11,770 --> 01:37:12,910
No, you don't have to.

1194
01:37:13,110 --> 01:37:16,810
That's just a social function that's expressly accepted under the open meeting.

1195
01:37:17,690 --> 01:37:24,990
What if you all attend a convention or a workshop or a ceremonial event or a press conference?

1196
01:37:25,870 --> 01:37:27,530
You have an opening of a new facility.

1197
01:37:27,530 --> 01:37:29,170
and so the core more and more.

1198
01:37:30,000 --> 01:37:35,000
It attends that press conference. That's not considered a meeting under the open meeting.

1199
01:37:35,980 --> 01:37:41,300
Similarly, in attendance of a quorum, it's some sort of candidate form, appearance or debate,

1200
01:37:42,140 --> 01:37:49,080
is not considered a meeting as well. So long as you're not taking any formal action,

1201
01:37:49,580 --> 01:37:58,000
and any discussion about care center business is incidental to the event. Of course, you're not supposed to be talking about,

1202
01:37:58,000 --> 01:38:03,320
You know, Dr. Bacon, how are you going to vote next week and are meeting on such and such?

1203
01:38:03,500 --> 01:38:07,320
No, no, no. That's orange jumpsuit land. Let's not go there.

1204
01:38:07,920 --> 01:38:09,040
Orange jumpsuit land.

1205
01:38:12,960 --> 01:38:15,080
General open meetings at guidelines.

1206
01:38:16,620 --> 01:38:24,620
Every regular special or called meeting has to be open to the public except as provided under the act.

1207
01:38:24,620 --> 01:38:30,780
The exceptions are when you're allowed to go in executive section as you just did and we'll go over those.

1208
01:38:31,640 --> 01:38:41,000
You have to give written notice of the date, the hour, and the place as well as the subject of each meeting held by the governmental body.

1209
01:38:41,380 --> 01:38:47,260
If you get lots of questions of how much accessibility do we have to give on a particular item.

1210
01:38:47,960 --> 01:38:50,440
It's a very legal answer of, it depends.

1211
01:38:52,480 --> 01:39:01,100
Which is why we have to ask the legal standard is how much attention is it to the public?

1212
01:39:01,140 --> 01:39:06,220
How much does the public care about the specific item you're talking about?

1213
01:39:06,900 --> 01:39:12,120
If it's in the school district world, the example is if it's, for example, with employees,

1214
01:39:12,580 --> 01:39:16,440
levels of principle or higher has to be listed with specificity.

1215
01:39:16,440 --> 01:39:30,440
So a corollary, you would move that corollary here, you know, if you're, you just did your evaluation, that would absolutely have to be listed specific, you know, with specificity under 55074.

1216
01:39:30,880 --> 01:39:42,620
The public would want to know that would be with specificity that the board is evaluating your CEO, if taking some action with this Thomas's contract, for example,

1217
01:39:42,620 --> 01:39:46,680
would need to be listed with specificity because that's a higher level position.

1218
01:39:47,560 --> 01:39:53,820
And so it's sort of the it just depends. In terms of, you know, contracts that also just

1219
01:39:53,820 --> 01:39:59,860
you know, depends. You just took action on your insurance contracts. That's a matter I would say

1220
01:39:59,860 --> 01:40:05,800
of particular public concern. And so it would need to be listed with specificity and not just a blanket

1221
01:40:05,800 --> 01:40:11,340
consider approval of contracts of more than $50,000 or something like that. You need to

1222
01:40:11,340 --> 01:40:18,280
specifically list that. And of course, you're very well versed in that type of ball. And so this

1223
01:40:18,280 --> 01:40:25,000
Thomas is on that for you guys. One brand new bill that just went from the came from the

1224
01:40:25,000 --> 01:40:32,620
89th legislative session, we now have to be much more prepared in terms of posting of the

1225
01:40:32,620 --> 01:40:39,360
agendas. Previously, and I think it was much clearer before, because it was hours. It was 72 hours

1226
01:40:39,360 --> 01:40:41,320
before the meeting.

1227
01:40:41,640 --> 01:40:43,740
So it was much clearer of, you know,

1228
01:40:43,840 --> 01:40:46,480
if our meetings were on Mondays at 6 o'clock,

1229
01:40:46,640 --> 01:40:48,440
we had to post Fridays by 6 o'clock,

1230
01:40:48,580 --> 01:40:50,380
because everybody can count 72 hours.

1231
01:40:51,140 --> 01:40:54,620
Now, I'll notice this has to be posted at least three business days.

1232
01:40:55,300 --> 01:40:58,660
Well, they didn't tell us whose this is a case.

1233
01:40:58,920 --> 01:41:03,980
Is it according to state business days, national business days?

1234
01:41:04,700 --> 01:41:09,340
Is it our business days according to our calendar,

1235
01:41:09,340 --> 01:41:18,160
in terms of the hair center officially published calendar there. We're open and we shall see right

1236
01:41:18,160 --> 01:41:23,020
I mean in the last presumably maybe somebody is going to ask the question of the attorney general

1237
01:41:23,020 --> 01:41:28,620
perhaps an AG opinion will come out maybe somebody is going to litigate this and tell them you know

1238
01:41:28,620 --> 01:41:33,900
my personal opinion is you know I don't mess around with the open meeting exact because there's

1239
01:41:33,900 --> 01:41:39,740
orange on suit land penalties if you do and so I am being conservative with three business stays

1240
01:41:39,740 --> 01:41:46,540
and saying three full VISTAs, not counting the day of the posting and not counting the day of

1241
01:41:46,540 --> 01:41:52,960
the meeting. And so just three full VISTAs, of course, not Saturdays and Sundays. Which means

1242
01:41:52,960 --> 01:42:00,640
we have to prepare much farther in advance. Additionally, under House Bill 1522, there's

1243
01:42:00,640 --> 01:42:07,060
more specificity with regards to hosting of the proposed budget, a physical copy of the budget

1244
01:42:07,060 --> 01:42:12,540
has to be posted in less. We make it clearly accessible on the home page.

1245
01:42:12,880 --> 01:42:17,440
It has to be the home page. It has to be free clicks in of the governor body's website.

1246
01:42:18,080 --> 01:42:21,240
I assume that's what you all are going to do instead of printing your budget.

1247
01:42:22,000 --> 01:42:26,420
As well as a taxpayer impact statement showing and you could read that there.

1248
01:42:26,540 --> 01:42:31,700
All of those very specific things that you're seeing if I was going to make sure is posted as well.

1249
01:42:33,200 --> 01:42:45,720
With regards to your bylaws, you all know this, you have regular meetings monthly in Harris County at a place in time designated by the board and they're open to the public and record it.

1250
01:42:45,880 --> 01:42:56,300
To the extent required in accordance with the open meeting fact members of the public may attend in person or view the meeting live through a link posted on the board agenda.

1251
01:42:56,300 --> 01:42:58,340
What about public comments?

1252
01:42:58,800 --> 01:42:59,720
Very curiously.

1253
01:42:59,780 --> 01:43:05,040
Prior to 2019, there was no legal requirement to have public comment.

1254
01:43:05,820 --> 01:43:09,400
Most governmental entities had a public comment session.

1255
01:43:09,880 --> 01:43:14,420
Section of their meetings because, frankly, it was good for good,

1256
01:43:14,420 --> 01:43:18,860
just good business practice for a governmental entity to hear from their constituents.

1257
01:43:20,220 --> 01:43:24,960
Starting in 2019, this law that you see here went into effect,

1258
01:43:24,960 --> 01:43:35,660
which requires that you have public comment but only for agenda items and that you have a public comment prior to considering each agenda item.

1259
01:43:36,340 --> 01:43:44,880
And so that's where starting in 2019 you had to have that public comment before or during the board's consideration of the item.

1260
01:43:44,880 --> 01:43:55,760
The questions arose when that law went to effect in 2019 of does that mean you had to have public comment each before each consideration of every single item.

1261
01:43:56,440 --> 01:44:06,880
And so somebody asked the attorney general and the attorney general in 2020 provided guidance with regards to that new law and said the question you know was whether or not the

1262
01:44:06,880 --> 01:44:17,800
A Garamot Body could satisfy the public comment requirements by holding a single public comment period instead of having public comment before every single item.

1263
01:44:18,700 --> 01:44:23,780
Of course, you guys know the answer to that because you just did it today, you could have a single public comment period.

1264
01:44:24,940 --> 01:44:31,280
Also, questions arose of, you know, could what limitations, could we have with regards to public comment.

1265
01:44:31,280 --> 01:44:37,240
And the AGO Pines that, yes, we could have reasonable rules with regards to public comment.

1266
01:44:37,280 --> 01:44:41,220
Just like we could before, the test of reasonableness, right?

1267
01:44:42,020 --> 01:44:47,860
We could limit the total time, a speaker has, with regards to public comment.

1268
01:44:48,600 --> 01:44:54,600
But it had to meet that test of reasonableness, which the AG said would depend on a various factors,

1269
01:44:55,300 --> 01:44:59,200
which would take it into account on a case by case basis, depending on

1270
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:06,380
Complex, the item was, on the agenda and how many items were actually on the agenda.

1271
01:45:07,380 --> 01:45:14,720
Your bylaws, specified, I know you guys recently revised these from the last time I was here, that

1272
01:45:14,720 --> 01:45:21,440
you have each citizen has two minutes for public comments. At each meeting, you have to sign up.

1273
01:45:21,440 --> 01:45:25,300
I think that's a great idea that you have to sign up before the meeting.

1274
01:45:26,200 --> 01:45:32,060
You have to, if you're going to speak via virtually, and that you have to sign up for

1275
01:45:32,060 --> 01:45:34,200
that as well, and a link is provided to you.

1276
01:45:34,560 --> 01:45:35,640
That's a great idea.

1277
01:45:36,820 --> 01:45:42,800
You don't currently have a maximum amount of time, you just say two minutes, and I know in

1278
01:45:42,800 --> 01:45:49,100
the past, I believe that you guys said occasionally, if somebody asks for additional time,

1279
01:45:49,100 --> 01:45:55,340
had a motion or by consensus allowed additional time to be granted. That's a little tricky.

1280
01:45:57,620 --> 01:46:07,300
Because if what you do for one, you do for all. And so, personally, I would say you stick with

1281
01:46:07,300 --> 01:46:12,660
what's in your bylaws. If it's two minutes, you stick to two minutes and when that timer goes off,

1282
01:46:13,600 --> 01:46:15,380
that's it, you stick to two minutes.

1283
01:46:16,460 --> 01:46:19,000
In terms of how much time you give,

1284
01:46:19,400 --> 01:46:20,840
I think two minutes is sufficient.

1285
01:46:21,720 --> 01:46:22,740
From a legal perspective,

1286
01:46:23,100 --> 01:46:25,860
I would never advise to go less than a minute

1287
01:46:25,860 --> 01:46:29,340
because I think that's, you get unshape your grounds

1288
01:46:29,340 --> 01:46:32,900
from a legal perspective if you do less than a minute

1289
01:46:32,900 --> 01:46:35,300
in terms of that reasonableness factor.

1290
01:46:36,180 --> 01:46:39,140
Another potential item you might want to consider

1291
01:46:39,140 --> 01:46:42,020
in terms of rules of public comment that I see

1292
01:46:42,020 --> 01:46:44,460
that works very well with other governmental entities,

1293
01:46:45,120 --> 01:46:49,660
is to distinguish between public comment on agenda items

1294
01:46:49,660 --> 01:46:52,120
and public comment on non-agenda items.

1295
01:46:52,680 --> 01:46:55,240
And so you're legally required to have public comment

1296
01:46:55,240 --> 01:46:56,360
on agenda items.

1297
01:46:56,920 --> 01:46:59,100
And so that you must have at regular meetings,

1298
01:46:59,380 --> 01:47:01,420
called need-ins, workshops, et cetera.

1299
01:47:02,340 --> 01:47:03,720
A lot of governmental entities

1300
01:47:03,720 --> 01:47:06,780
have public comment for non-agenda items,

1301
01:47:07,220 --> 01:47:11,320
only at regular meetings, and not at called meetings,

1302
01:47:11,320 --> 01:47:16,960
workshops, et cetera. So that may be one thing you might want to consider in terms of

1303
01:47:16,960 --> 01:47:23,860
a potential ambition to hear my loss with regards to public comment. Moving on to what's

1304
01:47:23,860 --> 01:47:29,040
colorfully called walking forum, if you look in the law, you will never see the term walking

1305
01:47:29,040 --> 01:47:37,020
forum instead. You'll see prohibited series of communications. But everybody knows it as walking forum.

1306
01:47:37,680 --> 01:47:46,000
And so what this is is that a member of a governmental body commits an offense, i.e. orange jumps to land, if the member knowingly.

1307
01:47:46,360 --> 01:47:53,000
And so this is where hopefully we'll give you some solace is that it's a, in order to have charges brought against you.

1308
01:47:53,200 --> 01:48:04,980
It's a knowing violation that you have to know that you're doing this knowingly engages in at least one communication among a series of communications that occur outside of a board meeting.

1309
01:48:04,980 --> 01:48:10,960
And that concern an issue that's within your jurisdiction in which the members engage an individual

1310
01:48:10,960 --> 01:48:14,760
communications that constitute fewer than a form of members.

1311
01:48:15,560 --> 01:48:19,180
But over the series of communications constitute a form.

1312
01:48:19,820 --> 01:48:24,620
And that you knew at the time that you were engaged in that series of communications.

1313
01:48:25,620 --> 01:48:31,040
The offense is that the misdemeanor of a fine not less than a hundred dollars or more than five hundred

1314
01:48:31,640 --> 01:48:37,080
confinement in the county jail of not less than one month or more than six months are both of those.

1315
01:48:37,520 --> 01:48:46,780
So here's an example. This Thomas, you call Dr. Bacon and say, you know, and here's what I would advise.

1316
01:48:47,140 --> 01:48:53,360
Well, after you say, you know, oh, this whole front is coming. We're finally done with hot tober, you know, it's great.

1317
01:48:53,360 --> 01:48:58,540
I want to talk to you about ex relating to the hair center.

1318
01:48:59,120 --> 01:49:01,040
This is what I would advise you to do.

1319
01:49:01,520 --> 01:49:02,400
Here's my topic.

1320
01:49:03,480 --> 01:49:05,140
My next advice is to say,

1321
01:49:05,620 --> 01:49:09,380
Have you talked with any other board member about ex?

1322
01:49:10,080 --> 01:49:11,640
And Dr. Bacon and she says,

1323
01:49:11,880 --> 01:49:14,620
No, I haven't talked with any other board member about ex.

1324
01:49:15,520 --> 01:49:19,360
But two of you can talk all day long about whatever that topic is.

1325
01:49:20,580 --> 01:49:29,120
But, if Dr. Bacon says, well, yes, I talked with St. Miller, and I know that Mr. Miller

1326
01:49:29,120 --> 01:49:37,400
has talked with Mr. Linkford. How many is that? Is that a quorum? And so then, can the two of you

1327
01:49:37,400 --> 01:49:45,540
talk? No. So, in that order, that's how I would advise you to, because then, if you did talk,

1328
01:49:45,540 --> 01:49:46,820
what would happen?

1329
01:49:47,140 --> 01:49:48,460
Orange jumpsuit land?

1330
01:49:48,840 --> 01:49:49,260
Corress?

1331
01:49:50,020 --> 01:49:51,280
Yes, you're paying attention to me.

1332
01:49:51,540 --> 01:49:51,700
I love it.

1333
01:49:52,080 --> 01:49:55,240
Because then, she has started it.

1334
01:49:56,120 --> 01:49:58,540
I thought I was really not stuck in the door.

1335
01:49:59,240 --> 01:50:00,020
I thought I was stuck in the door.

1336
01:50:00,320 --> 01:50:04,500
That's not my purpose to have the fear of not stuck in the structure of you.

1337
01:50:05,300 --> 01:50:07,440
But that's then that's knowing, right?

1338
01:50:07,680 --> 01:50:14,880
But let's say flip-side is, you don't have that good practice of asking, have you talked

1339
01:50:14,880 --> 01:50:17,940
with anybody else, and let's have that same scenario,

1340
01:50:18,600 --> 01:50:19,660
but you didn't ask.

1341
01:50:19,820 --> 01:50:21,280
You didn't ask Dr. Bacon,

1342
01:50:21,600 --> 01:50:22,880
has she talked to anybody else?

1343
01:50:23,280 --> 01:50:25,600
Or if she knew if that same conversation

1344
01:50:25,600 --> 01:50:27,520
had taken place between any other board members,

1345
01:50:27,940 --> 01:50:31,420
and y'all just started talking about whatever excess, right?

1346
01:50:32,480 --> 01:50:34,480
Would that be punishable?

1347
01:50:35,580 --> 01:50:37,180
No, because it's not knowingly.

1348
01:50:37,740 --> 01:50:39,780
You had no idea, you didn't know, right?

1349
01:50:40,360 --> 01:50:42,360
And so that's the key point there,

1350
01:50:42,360 --> 01:50:46,700
is to make sure that a you're not participating in that

1351
01:50:46,700 --> 01:50:47,900
that walking form.

1352
01:50:48,100 --> 01:50:49,880
How did you begin to get any of every conversation

1353
01:50:49,880 --> 01:50:51,020
that happens to Wayne?

1354
01:50:51,560 --> 01:50:53,000
Hi, have you talked to anyone?

1355
01:50:53,400 --> 01:50:55,440
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

1356
01:50:55,460 --> 01:50:59,680
Not how you do it today, which number of phone call

1357
01:50:59,680 --> 01:51:02,960
am I, okay, you know, make sure that I don't do

1358
01:51:02,960 --> 01:51:03,480
you the first.

1359
01:51:03,620 --> 01:51:06,860
I am very mindful of it, I will, I mean, I can't people

1360
01:51:07,480 --> 01:51:09,640
when there's something that I think needs attention

1361
01:51:10,580 --> 01:51:11,420
and awareness.

1362
01:51:12,460 --> 01:51:18,600
And that's very smart, I mean, have a lot of talent, right, of how many people are with whom have you spoken about what's happening?

1363
01:51:19,040 --> 01:51:26,820
I don't know if it was somebody I said, I don't think we can talk about this because I have already had some conversations, but maybe I'd try to be mindful of keeping you out of jumpsuits.

1364
01:51:27,140 --> 01:51:29,340
Or it could be the way you're not to have a conversation.

1365
01:51:29,740 --> 01:51:32,720
Well, what if I can use out my wife?

1366
01:51:34,400 --> 01:51:35,800
Good, I'm not sure I can do this.

1367
01:51:36,240 --> 01:51:38,040
Good luck.

1368
01:51:38,040 --> 01:51:39,260
I'll give you two that.

1369
01:51:39,580 --> 01:51:41,600
You're going to write this.

1370
01:51:43,280 --> 01:51:46,140
And conversations are what the, how do people get how

1371
01:51:46,140 --> 01:51:47,060
with this?

1372
01:51:49,190 --> 01:51:49,930
It's a super, super.

1373
01:51:50,730 --> 01:51:51,390
It's a super, super.

1374
01:51:51,790 --> 01:51:54,070
They get to call with text messages and emails

1375
01:51:54,690 --> 01:51:59,830
because people file TPA request for emails and text messages.

1376
01:52:00,490 --> 01:52:03,050
And if it's public information, which we'll get to in a minute,

1377
01:52:03,670 --> 01:52:06,670
they get them, including if it's on a private device.

1378
01:52:06,670 --> 01:52:08,610
I'm skipping forward a little bit.

1379
01:52:09,130 --> 01:52:09,990
And so that's what happened.

1380
01:52:10,130 --> 01:52:11,510
This one, this is just an example.

1381
01:52:11,730 --> 01:52:14,230
It's an economic passives, economic development board.

1382
01:52:14,990 --> 01:52:18,190
They were indicted for violating open meetings

1383
01:52:18,190 --> 01:52:20,650
backed by participating in a walking forum.

1384
01:52:21,650 --> 01:52:23,710
The evidence was text messages.

1385
01:52:24,270 --> 01:52:25,510
Same thing here.

1386
01:52:26,210 --> 01:52:29,290
South Lake Herald School District, trustees were indicted.

1387
01:52:30,000 --> 01:52:41,920
Is the filing open meeting exact same thing text messages? They exchange text messages about school or business outside of a properly posted board meeting. And so they were indicted as well.

1388
01:52:42,340 --> 01:52:55,700
One of the very first cases about walking quorum, I'm not making this up, you can go look at it, was way pre cell phone pre, you know, even email was actually it was a three member board.

1389
01:52:56,160 --> 01:53:04,140
And two of the three board members were overheard in the mail restroom having a conversation about something they were about to vote on.

1390
01:53:04,740 --> 01:53:07,860
And it was just, you know, how are you going to vote? How are you going to vote?

1391
01:53:08,080 --> 01:53:14,140
In the head of conversation, I'm going to send somebody was in the stall listening and turn them in.

1392
01:53:14,880 --> 01:53:19,780
And so you never know who's listening in these days, be careful, you know, text messages and emails, etc.

1393
01:53:19,920 --> 01:53:21,540
But we'll get to TPI in a minute.

1394
01:53:21,540 --> 01:53:24,160
Okay, moving on to closed meetings.

1395
01:53:25,300 --> 01:53:28,980
There are closed meetings or actually exceptions to the open meetings act.

1396
01:53:29,440 --> 01:53:31,560
Otherwise, all meetings have to be held in public.

1397
01:53:32,480 --> 01:53:36,660
One, of course, you know this one, one of the key parts of the open meetings act exceptions

1398
01:53:36,660 --> 01:53:39,120
are consultation with your attorneys.

1399
01:53:39,700 --> 01:53:43,720
That's 551.071 that you have to,

1400
01:53:43,720 --> 01:53:47,610
I mean, you don't have to, you're permitted to have a closed session discussion

1401
01:53:47,610 --> 01:53:53,350
question for with consultation with your attorney when you're seeking legal advice regarding

1402
01:53:53,350 --> 01:53:59,490
pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, or when something falls within the

1403
01:53:59,490 --> 01:54:06,050
privilege of legal advice, you're always permitted to have that discussion. In close session.

1404
01:54:06,470 --> 01:54:13,070
Another exception, exceptions two and three go together, sort of two, purchase exchange,

1405
01:54:13,070 --> 01:54:19,710
at least a value of real property or a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation.

1406
01:54:20,330 --> 01:54:29,510
For both of those two apply, it's a triggering requirement of a contingency that if you had that discussion in an open meeting,

1407
01:54:29,970 --> 01:54:36,210
it would have a detrimental effect on the center's position in negotiations with a third person.

1408
01:54:36,210 --> 01:54:49,250
So, for example, if you're purchasing real property, it would have a detrimental effect if you were discussing with your CEO, what's your limit on what was your ceiling for purchasing property.

1409
01:54:49,270 --> 01:54:57,210
If you had that discussion at open session, you would be telling the owner of that real property, what your ceiling was, which would be detrimental.

1410
01:54:57,210 --> 01:55:13,410
Similarly, with regards to a negotiated gift or donation, if there were some contingencies with that donation or gift, having that discussion open session would be detrimental and so that you're permitted to have that in close session.

1411
01:55:14,330 --> 01:55:22,070
Personnel matters is one that is frequently discussed 55074, deliberation regarding the appointment

1412
01:55:22,070 --> 01:55:26,210
employment evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer.

1413
01:55:26,690 --> 01:55:27,370
So that's you all.

1414
01:55:27,670 --> 01:55:35,030
If you're evaluating somebody on the board, that can take place in close session or of an employee

1415
01:55:35,030 --> 01:55:36,290
as well.

1416
01:55:36,870 --> 01:55:43,190
To hear a complaint or to hear a charge, it gets an officer an employee who does not who is not

1417
01:55:43,190 --> 01:55:51,250
under five, I want to say an independent contractor. So if somebody who has to be an employee,

1418
01:55:51,630 --> 01:55:55,710
if it's somebody outside who you're hiring as an independent contractor, that

1419
01:55:55,710 --> 01:56:00,750
discussion has to take place in open session, not in cannot take place in closed

1420
01:56:00,750 --> 01:56:07,050
section. Security devices, audits, this makes total sense, right? If you're talking

1421
01:56:07,050 --> 01:56:12,230
about deployment or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or

1422
01:56:12,230 --> 01:56:17,370
devices or security audits. You don't want to be discussing a security audits audit that's going

1423
01:56:17,370 --> 01:56:22,550
over your weaknesses and security in open session to give the world notice of where your

1424
01:56:22,550 --> 01:56:27,770
weaknesses and security are. You can talk about that in close session. Oops I think I skipped

1425
01:56:27,770 --> 01:56:35,810
ahead. There we go. How do you call a process for calling a call, a close meeting, if an exception

1426
01:56:35,810 --> 01:56:41,750
applies, you still have to have a quorum in an open session that has to be convened in open

1427
01:56:41,750 --> 01:56:47,270
session. You still have to have written notice even for items in closed session that still has to be

1428
01:56:47,270 --> 01:56:53,770
listed. Your chair knows brilliantly how to call a closed meeting. He just did it and did it

1429
01:56:53,770 --> 01:57:01,090
very quickly of calling the time, the exceptions, etc., in your past meeting. So, knows how to do that.

1430
01:57:01,330 --> 01:57:09,710
You do have to call out to get that question a lot. Do you have to call out all of these

1431
01:57:09,710 --> 01:57:11,030
into closed session forward.

1432
01:57:11,710 --> 01:57:12,430
You can do it quickly.

1433
01:57:12,610 --> 01:57:14,330
You can go 5, 5, 1, 0, 0, 7, 1.

1434
01:57:14,670 --> 01:57:16,770
Consultation with attorney, 5, 1, 0, 7, 4.

1435
01:57:16,910 --> 01:57:17,530
Personnel matters.

1436
01:57:17,830 --> 01:57:20,170
The time is now expertly where you're in to closed session.

1437
01:57:20,630 --> 01:57:20,650
Yes.

1438
01:57:21,390 --> 01:57:23,410
But you do have to do it.

1439
01:57:24,010 --> 01:57:26,450
In terms of carrying out closed meetings,

1440
01:57:26,870 --> 01:57:28,070
who is the right to attend?

1441
01:57:28,150 --> 01:57:29,750
I get that question quite a bit.

1442
01:57:30,610 --> 01:57:33,250
The only group who is legally has a legal right

1443
01:57:33,250 --> 01:57:35,150
to attend are board members.

1444
01:57:36,530 --> 01:57:39,230
You all have a legal right to attend closed session.

1445
01:57:39,230 --> 01:57:42,330
And in terms of everybody else, it's up to you guys.

1446
01:57:42,610 --> 01:57:46,690
You have discretion on who else to allow to attend.

1447
01:57:47,170 --> 01:57:51,090
Any government officers or employees whose participation

1448
01:57:51,090 --> 01:57:54,230
is necessary for the matter in consideration,

1449
01:57:54,710 --> 01:57:57,090
you're permitted to allow to attend close session.

1450
01:57:57,630 --> 01:58:00,350
Obviously, if you were in close session under 5,

1451
01:58:00,410 --> 01:58:04,190
I've 107, one for consultation with your attorney

1452
01:58:04,190 --> 01:58:07,910
or to obtain legal advice, you need an attorney in the room.

1453
01:58:07,910 --> 01:58:11,010
you can't have Lee could vice without an attorney.

1454
01:58:11,910 --> 01:58:14,710
On the subject of attorney consultation as well,

1455
01:58:15,030 --> 01:58:17,670
the attorney client privilege can be waived

1456
01:58:17,670 --> 01:58:22,490
if you have someone in the room who will waive the privilege.

1457
01:58:23,390 --> 01:58:26,310
So in other words, if you have someone who,

1458
01:58:26,530 --> 01:58:28,950
let's say you have your discussing a litigation matter,

1459
01:58:29,790 --> 01:58:31,670
and that this will ever be the case,

1460
01:58:31,830 --> 01:58:35,610
but let's say your CEO has filed a lawsuit against the center.

1461
01:58:35,610 --> 01:58:39,630
And you're seeking legal advice from Ms. Thomas and save my colleague.

1462
01:58:39,770 --> 01:58:40,890
I'm sorry.

1463
01:58:41,110 --> 01:58:41,430
I'm sorry.

1464
01:58:41,650 --> 01:58:41,770
I'm sorry.

1465
01:58:42,190 --> 01:58:42,350
Okay.

1466
01:58:42,710 --> 01:58:43,950
Let's work on examples.

1467
01:58:45,070 --> 01:58:45,610
Sorry.

1468
01:58:46,610 --> 01:58:48,590
I'd like to use relationships with your people.

1469
01:58:48,810 --> 01:58:51,290
And so not these people either.

1470
01:58:51,530 --> 01:58:57,850
Some of my employees has filed a lawsuit against the Harris Center.

1471
01:58:59,610 --> 01:59:04,430
And by colleague Paul Lamp is here and Ms. Thomas is here giving the board legal advice

1472
01:59:04,430 --> 01:59:09,870
in closed session under 551071, and then employee has said,

1473
01:59:09,890 --> 01:59:13,830
I want to come and you know I have a filed agreements as well,

1474
01:59:14,190 --> 01:59:17,670
and I want to come and close session while legal advice is being given,

1475
01:59:20,030 --> 01:59:21,150
under 551071.

1476
01:59:22,090 --> 01:59:27,750
If that employee were here under 551071, that destroys the privilege,

1477
01:59:28,370 --> 01:59:30,610
and so then employee could not be present in closed session

1478
01:59:30,610 --> 01:59:33,170
because that would destroy the privilege, right?

1479
01:59:33,170 --> 01:59:35,970
And that just obviously just doesn't make sense either.

1480
01:59:37,470 --> 01:59:42,170
Who else may not be admitted to close session, you know,

1481
01:59:43,230 --> 01:59:46,710
in addition to the attorney client privilege,

1482
01:59:47,330 --> 01:59:50,470
you also want to ask overall of the person's interest

1483
01:59:50,470 --> 01:59:52,790
adverse to the governmental body.

1484
01:59:53,870 --> 01:59:58,630
Is that person's presence necessary for that specific issue

1485
01:59:58,630 --> 01:59:59,330
to be discussed?

1486
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:09,060
And then finally, with regards to our turning client privilege, might they wave the privilege if their presence in close session is there.

1487
02:00:09,940 --> 02:00:16,280
Finally, with regards to deliberation taking action, I'm sure you guys know this. You cannot take action and close session.

1488
02:00:16,840 --> 02:00:29,660
Action can only take place in open session, only deliberation, only discussion can take place in close session. Now, a lot of times, in order to prepare for open session, we may ask.

1489
02:00:29,660 --> 02:00:32,160
what the consensus is, right?

1490
02:00:33,020 --> 02:00:34,240
Might ask who,

1491
02:00:34,240 --> 02:00:35,340
would I discuss a motion,

1492
02:00:35,580 --> 02:00:37,520
or if you need assistance making a motion,

1493
02:00:37,720 --> 02:00:39,780
oftentimes I will draft out and close session

1494
02:00:39,780 --> 02:00:43,440
a proposed motion and circulate it to decide,

1495
02:00:43,440 --> 02:00:44,320
or not to decide,

1496
02:00:44,540 --> 02:00:46,400
but to ask if there's clarifying questions

1497
02:00:46,400 --> 02:00:48,220
that you may need legal advice on

1498
02:00:48,220 --> 02:00:50,540
to make sure that gets covered in close session

1499
02:00:50,540 --> 02:00:53,680
and so at questions are not asked in open session

1500
02:00:53,680 --> 02:00:56,280
about the proposed motion.

1501
02:00:56,280 --> 02:01:21,700
clarification spine since this is fine in closed session, but no, it makes me really nervous and my heart starts pounding if a board in closed session says who all's in favor of this and hand start raising and like no, no, no, no, no, that's not consensus that's more, you know, urging on vote of crossing the line to me, so make sure you're just getting consensus and not actually voting.

1502
02:01:21,700 --> 02:01:27,240
With regards to record keeping, you have two options for closed session, you are required

1503
02:01:27,240 --> 02:01:31,860
to have record keeping of closed sessions. You either have it was called a certified agenda,

1504
02:01:32,300 --> 02:01:35,440
which I'm not sure why it's called that, it's nothing but minutes of closed session.

1505
02:01:35,660 --> 02:01:40,100
It's not in the agenda, like we talked about it in the agenda, it's just minutes of closed session,

1506
02:01:40,580 --> 02:01:47,040
including a statement of the subject matter of each deliberation and any record of further action.

1507
02:01:47,040 --> 02:01:50,460
So let's say, for example, in closed session,

1508
02:01:50,680 --> 02:01:52,440
look, your last meeting, close session,

1509
02:01:52,660 --> 02:01:55,000
you probably got legal advice about,

1510
02:01:55,000 --> 02:01:59,540
or had some discussion about a personnel matter, right?

1511
02:01:59,880 --> 02:02:04,000
And then if you took action after that close session

1512
02:02:04,000 --> 02:02:06,760
on that personnel matter, you would list that on your

1513
02:02:06,760 --> 02:02:07,640
certified agenda.

1514
02:02:08,740 --> 02:02:12,600
Or option two is you can record like physically

1515
02:02:12,600 --> 02:02:14,620
auto-record here, close session.

1516
02:02:15,000 --> 02:02:15,960
Which one do you all do?

1517
02:02:15,960 --> 02:02:17,540
Certified agenda.

1518
02:02:17,960 --> 02:02:18,700
Certified agenda.

1519
02:02:19,820 --> 02:02:21,140
I usually, usually.

1520
02:02:21,460 --> 02:02:23,280
I always recommend the Certified agenda.

1521
02:02:23,460 --> 02:02:24,680
Very early on in my career.

1522
02:02:24,820 --> 02:02:26,380
One of the first words I sat with.

1523
02:02:26,680 --> 02:02:27,420
They did a recording.

1524
02:02:27,700 --> 02:02:30,040
Like old school giant recording with the tape.

1525
02:02:30,620 --> 02:02:33,280
Because that's the way they always did it.

1526
02:02:33,780 --> 02:02:37,680
And it didn't probably about six months into representing them and sitting with that board.

1527
02:02:38,300 --> 02:02:39,300
Dispute occurred.

1528
02:02:40,040 --> 02:02:41,980
And with an employee and employee requested.

1529
02:02:43,200 --> 02:02:44,880
Through just a discovery through litigation.

1530
02:02:44,880 --> 02:02:48,680
and they wanted the copy of the tape recording from close session,

1531
02:02:49,560 --> 02:02:51,160
where he was discussed.

1532
02:02:51,560 --> 02:02:54,520
What clearly says that it's confidential,

1533
02:02:55,200 --> 02:02:58,020
that certified agenda or the recording is confidential.

1534
02:02:59,220 --> 02:03:03,100
But the district court sort of ignored that provision

1535
02:03:03,100 --> 02:03:05,980
of a meeting exact ruled for it to be produced.

1536
02:03:06,720 --> 02:03:07,480
And then long story short,

1537
02:03:07,500 --> 02:03:09,820
we had to go all the way up to the Texas Supreme Court

1538
02:03:11,000 --> 02:03:12,720
for finally to be ruled,

1539
02:03:12,720 --> 02:03:17,800
know he doesn't get a copy of the recording, but my whole point was the recording didn't exist

1540
02:03:17,800 --> 02:03:22,120
in the first place. Then we wouldn't have go on through all of that. If we had just had the

1541
02:03:22,120 --> 02:03:28,760
certified agenda that said, discussion regarding X and the no action following, we wouldn't have

1542
02:03:28,760 --> 02:03:35,700
had to have had to have that fight. And so therefore my recommendation is certified agenda.

1543
02:03:37,360 --> 02:03:41,920
Got to head a little bit. That's just what this says. It's confidential whether it's the

1544
02:03:41,920 --> 02:03:47,480
or the recording, or all confidential members of the board may expect.

1545
02:03:47,800 --> 02:03:52,040
If you want a refresher recollection about what was disgusting close session,

1546
02:03:52,480 --> 02:03:57,140
you are free to listen if you did do the recording or to answer rather to inspect the certified agenda,

1547
02:03:57,940 --> 02:04:00,120
you're not allowed to leave with a copy of it.

1548
02:04:02,850 --> 02:04:04,470
I've left it off to very good point.

1549
02:04:05,030 --> 02:04:07,850
What about discussions or statements about close session?

1550
02:04:07,870 --> 02:04:09,490
I get that question a lot too.

1551
02:04:09,490 --> 02:04:15,110
You know, I heard so and so went out and talked about what was discussed in closed session. What can we do?

1552
02:04:15,430 --> 02:04:17,070
And I know not if you do that.

1553
02:04:18,150 --> 02:04:21,190
With some of the other boards I sit with, you know, there's a little bit of drama.

1554
02:04:22,150 --> 02:04:24,990
And allegations of that come up.

1555
02:04:25,230 --> 02:04:27,410
Technically, it's not illegal.

1556
02:04:28,470 --> 02:04:32,130
It's illegal to disclose a certified agenda or the recording.

1557
02:04:32,690 --> 02:04:34,710
Is it a terribly awfully bad idea?

1558
02:04:35,670 --> 02:04:37,090
Absolutely everyday twice on Sunday.

1559
02:04:38,270 --> 02:04:40,550
You know, closed session is like Vegas.

1560
02:04:40,610 --> 02:04:42,410
What happens there stays there, it should.

1561
02:04:43,650 --> 02:04:46,030
And you could weigh the attorney client privilege, right?

1562
02:04:46,130 --> 02:04:51,370
There's a reason that closed session discussions are permitted to be in closed session because

1563
02:04:51,370 --> 02:04:53,530
they're all confidential and they should stay that way.

1564
02:04:54,550 --> 02:04:59,030
There are other statutes, those separate apart from the open meetings act that could be violated.

1565
02:04:59,710 --> 02:05:05,590
So for example, official misuse of information, that's a crime under the criminal code that

1566
02:05:05,590 --> 02:05:11,010
if you disclose information that's not public information under the Open Meeting

1567
02:05:11,010 --> 02:05:18,950
Act, and you do so with an attempt to benefit another, or to harm the organization that

1568
02:05:18,950 --> 02:05:23,230
that's a crime, and so that there are other statues that could come into play.

1569
02:05:23,890 --> 02:05:27,950
So short story is don't talk about what happened in close session and you're good to

1570
02:05:27,950 --> 02:05:28,670
you.

1571
02:05:29,690 --> 02:05:34,910
Okay, moving on to the public information act, the definition of public information as you

1572
02:05:34,910 --> 02:05:40,430
I imagine is incredibly broad, just like the definition of a meeting under the opening exact.

1573
02:05:41,490 --> 02:05:47,290
So there's three alternative routes per se, by which information can become public information

1574
02:05:47,290 --> 02:05:48,850
for purposes of the act.

1575
02:05:49,410 --> 02:05:54,230
So first we're going to start off with what type of information we're talking about, and

1576
02:05:54,230 --> 02:06:01,290
that's any information that's written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained under

1577
02:06:01,290 --> 02:06:07,650
law or ordinance or a catch-all just in connection with the transaction of official business.

1578
02:06:08,570 --> 02:06:13,210
So let's then, how do we, how does a governmental body is involved, getting involved

1579
02:06:13,210 --> 02:06:18,590
with the information? First, you can be the ones who are doing these actions. The governmental

1580
02:06:18,590 --> 02:06:23,570
body, the hair center itself. Hair center is the one who's writing or producing collecting,

1581
02:06:23,790 --> 02:06:29,670
et cetera, at the information. Second, the axe can be done for the hair center if the center

1582
02:06:29,670 --> 02:06:33,330
own, the information has a right of access to it,

1583
02:06:33,570 --> 02:06:35,770
or spins or contributes public money

1584
02:06:35,770 --> 02:06:37,890
for the purposes of those actions.

1585
02:06:38,530 --> 02:06:40,750
And then third, the actions can be done

1586
02:06:40,750 --> 02:06:43,170
by an individual officer or employee

1587
02:06:43,170 --> 02:06:46,750
of the governmental body and his or her official capacity.

1588
02:06:48,930 --> 02:06:51,450
What is in connection with the transaction

1589
02:06:51,450 --> 02:06:53,390
of official business look like?

1590
02:06:54,130 --> 02:06:56,930
First, the information must be created by

1591
02:06:56,930 --> 02:07:02,530
transmitted to received by or maintained by and office or employee of the government

1592
02:07:02,530 --> 02:07:08,250
of body and his or her official capacity or by a person or entity performing official

1593
02:07:08,250 --> 02:07:14,170
business or a government function on behalf of the Harris Center. And then second the

1594
02:07:14,170 --> 02:07:20,870
information has to pertain to the Harris Center's official official business. Next up what

1595
02:07:20,870 --> 02:07:27,930
form of public information, what forms can public information take, basically any form.

1596
02:07:28,170 --> 02:07:29,290
I mean, look at the list.

1597
02:07:30,000 --> 02:07:54,020
Public paper, film, a device that can store an electronic signal, really any physical material in which information can be recorded. It's any type of media containing public information. A book, a paper, a letter, document, email, internet posting, a text message, a catch-out, any electronic communication, a photo, a map, a drawing, a video representation, if anybody still uses micro-fish.

1598
02:07:54,020 --> 02:07:59,880
You remember these big giant things, they did it with the newspaper, I love that, you know, but those still exist.

1599
02:08:00,060 --> 02:08:00,820
I did, right?

1600
02:08:01,160 --> 02:08:03,080
There's something satisfying about that.

1601
02:08:03,360 --> 02:08:06,480
Anyway, if that still exists, that can contain public information.

1602
02:08:07,940 --> 02:08:14,400
Okay, public information applies to any, applies to an includes any electronic communication.

1603
02:08:15,340 --> 02:08:17,240
You're still repeating these same words.

1604
02:08:17,240 --> 02:08:21,460
where it's created, transmit a receipt or maintained on any device

1605
02:08:21,900 --> 02:08:24,080
if the communication is in connection

1606
02:08:24,080 --> 02:08:26,640
with the transaction of official business.

1607
02:08:27,340 --> 02:08:30,100
That means this can apply to information

1608
02:08:30,100 --> 02:08:33,240
on a privately owned device including

1609
02:08:33,240 --> 02:08:37,080
your personal notes, personal email accounts

1610
02:08:37,080 --> 02:08:42,100
of current or former governmental bodies officials or employees.

1611
02:08:42,820 --> 02:08:44,140
The act does not distinguish

1612
02:08:44,140 --> 02:08:50,980
it doesn't care of who paid for the device, who pays the monthly subscription, who owns the device.

1613
02:08:51,480 --> 02:08:57,060
If you use your personal cell phone or your personal computer to conduct hair center business,

1614
02:08:58,260 --> 02:09:02,880
and we receive a TPI request, and you get an email from Ms. Thomas or

1615
02:09:03,400 --> 02:09:11,480
the TPI officer that says, please search your records for documents responsive to the following request

1616
02:09:11,480 --> 02:09:15,080
and lists of requests, you have a legal obligation to do so.

1617
02:09:16,480 --> 02:09:19,540
That's see, I get a lot of questions with regards to that.

1618
02:09:19,700 --> 02:09:23,280
Like, you mean to tell me in my personal, I pay for myself, but yes,

1619
02:09:23,360 --> 02:09:26,920
if you're using it in connection with Harris Center Business,

1620
02:09:27,600 --> 02:09:28,760
then the answer is yes.

1621
02:09:29,680 --> 02:09:33,260
But this is one of my favorite provisions of your bylaws,

1622
02:09:33,480 --> 02:09:38,880
but I really wish more governmental entities adopted and had

1623
02:09:38,880 --> 02:09:45,980
there we're operating procedures or bylaws because you or bylaws say all board members shall have

1624
02:09:45,980 --> 02:09:51,420
Harris Center email accounts. Members of the board shall use the Harris Center email accounts for

1625
02:09:51,420 --> 02:09:56,520
all board related electronic communications. All electronic communications regarding

1626
02:09:56,520 --> 02:10:04,120
public business shall be limited to emails only. That is beyond fantastic. I mean I cannot over

1627
02:10:05,940 --> 02:10:11,600
I'm sure you guys read, you know, the chronicle and the other papers like I do and listen to the news.

1628
02:10:12,120 --> 02:10:21,580
How many times do you see where text messages, emails, social media postings, all of these kinds of things are in the news?

1629
02:10:22,720 --> 02:10:31,320
And I hope you guys abide by this and really do limit your electronic communications to emails and your Harris Center emails

1630
02:10:31,320 --> 02:10:37,340
because that will aid have compliance with the CBIA to be very easy because they were

1631
02:10:37,340 --> 02:10:43,700
they were only searching your hair center emails and I just think it's good practice for

1632
02:10:43,700 --> 02:10:50,240
the TPA and we'll help and we'll also keep you limited with regards to potential walking

1633
02:10:50,240 --> 02:10:52,260
core issues as well.

1634
02:10:52,700 --> 02:10:58,220
Last session, the 88 legislative session to change the way we operate under the TPA in terms

1635
02:10:58,220 --> 02:11:06,160
of our deadlines. Previously, it was our hair center deadlines, which meant if we were not open

1636
02:11:06,160 --> 02:11:13,580
for business, that we did not count that as a business day. Now, we are limited in our definitions

1637
02:11:13,580 --> 02:11:18,800
that business days, it's a day other than Saturday or Sunday, a national holiday or a state

1638
02:11:18,800 --> 02:11:25,160
holiday that specifically listed in the government code. We do have the ability to name or adopt

1639
02:11:25,160 --> 02:11:31,040
10 additional non-business days per calendar year, I'm sure we take advantage of that because

1640
02:11:31,040 --> 02:11:38,520
we need every day that we can get under the TPAA. Also, there's specific provisions with regards

1641
02:11:38,520 --> 02:11:44,740
to producing information after we've obtained an AG decision. The process for obtaining an AG decision,

1642
02:11:44,900 --> 02:11:50,400
there are dozens and dozens and dozens of exceptions to the TPAA that allow us to withhold

1643
02:11:50,400 --> 02:11:55,660
information that from a public information request, if it's accepted from disclosure,

1644
02:11:56,680 --> 02:12:02,060
but we have to go to the Attorney General and argue that a particular exception applies,

1645
02:12:02,260 --> 02:12:08,240
and then obtain a ruling of whether or not that ruling applies, and then we can withhold information.

1646
02:12:09,180 --> 02:12:20,380
Brand new this past legislative session, House Bill 3112. This adds new exceptions to both the

1647
02:12:20,380 --> 02:12:31,300
Public Information Act allows us to withhold information related to cyber security measures as well as information relating to critical infrastructure facilities.

1648
02:12:32,200 --> 02:12:41,660
So, critical infrastructure facilities means a communication infrastructure system, a cyber security system, electrical grid and has other

1649
02:12:41,660 --> 02:12:47,280
for other definitions as well that likely don't apply to you like water treatment, facilities, etc.

1650
02:12:48,000 --> 02:12:54,680
Cyber security is what you would think it means measures taken to protect a computer, a computer network, computer system,

1651
02:12:54,960 --> 02:12:59,460
our other technology infrastructure against unauthorized user access.

1652
02:13:00,260 --> 02:13:06,980
And then with regards to the TPA, we are committed to withhold information relating to insurance coverage limits,

1653
02:13:06,980 --> 02:13:10,440
deductible amounts for the protection of IT systems,

1654
02:13:10,840 --> 02:13:12,480
critical infrastructure, et cetera.

1655
02:13:12,980 --> 02:13:15,640
Cybersecurity into the information, network,

1656
02:13:15,880 --> 02:13:18,220
schematics, information identifying

1657
02:13:18,220 --> 02:13:21,620
cybersecurity investigations, or response practices.

1658
02:13:21,860 --> 02:13:23,140
All this makes sense, right?

1659
02:13:23,300 --> 02:13:25,140
If it's a member of the public request,

1660
02:13:25,660 --> 02:13:28,900
we want to know how much your insurance coverage limits

1661
02:13:28,900 --> 02:13:30,760
are for cybersecurity attacks,

1662
02:13:30,860 --> 02:13:33,280
so what your deductible amounts are.

1663
02:13:33,400 --> 02:13:35,580
And oh, by the way, can we get a copy of your network

1664
02:13:35,580 --> 02:13:42,180
that would be fantastic. We don't want to release this information. I've had several governmental

1665
02:13:42,180 --> 02:13:48,680
entities. We represent subject to cybersecurity attacks and have their head portions or sometimes

1666
02:13:48,680 --> 02:13:56,260
in some cases all of their systems. Subject to be to just to ran some where to being held.

1667
02:13:57,960 --> 02:14:04,360
Unfortunately, in all of the cases that we've had, they all had to pay the ransom to get their

1668
02:14:04,360 --> 02:14:09,460
systems back. Let's get their information back. Some of them have insurance. Some of them did not.

1669
02:14:10,280 --> 02:14:15,120
And there it's just a scary thing. And so, thankfully now you can go into a sick load session

1670
02:14:15,120 --> 02:14:20,240
to discuss these items and you can withhold information relating to this under the TPI.

1671
02:14:21,380 --> 02:14:29,300
This next one, I will be bluntly honest, scares me. House Bill 4310. It doesn't scare me

1672
02:14:29,300 --> 02:14:37,120
from y'all having access, it scares me for the other from non-governmental entities having

1673
02:14:37,120 --> 02:14:42,860
access. So let's go through it. A member of the governing board of a governing body. So

1674
02:14:42,860 --> 02:14:50,600
you guys, perfectly fine. You already had access. Or a governing board of a non-governmental

1675
02:14:50,600 --> 02:14:59,180
entity may inspect and or duplicate public information maintained by the government of body.

1676
02:15:00,050 --> 02:15:05,590
As a non-governmental body, if they're acting in their official capacity, look at the definition

1677
02:15:05,590 --> 02:15:13,910
of non-governmental entity. So any non-governmental entity that you have entered into a contract

1678
02:15:13,910 --> 02:15:20,190
with and you're spending a million dollars or more in public funds. So just pick one.

1679
02:15:29,430 --> 02:15:30,030
You're

1680
02:15:30,030 --> 02:15:39,970
request to see, to inspect and duplicate your information, and we have to give it properly and without charge.

1681
02:15:41,190 --> 02:15:44,110
Meaning, they don't have to go through the normal TPA processes.

1682
02:15:45,270 --> 02:15:52,530
And if it's confidential, so if meaning we would normally go to AG and say, this is confidential, we want to withhold this under the TPA.

1683
02:15:54,010 --> 02:16:00,570
If they allow us to redact it, we can redact, but if they say, no, we don't want it redacted.

1684
02:16:01,050 --> 02:16:07,570
We want to see it. And we want copies of it. All we can do is we can require them

1685
02:16:07,570 --> 02:16:09,490
to sign a confidentiality agreement.

1686
02:16:13,520 --> 02:16:17,200
Let that sink in for a minute. That's kind of scary to me.

1687
02:16:17,720 --> 02:16:24,200
They don't have to go through the TPA. They can just ask for it and we have to give it to them.

1688
02:16:24,200 --> 02:16:31,120
Even if it's confidential and the most we can do is say, here's this NDA, which is a piece of paper.

1689
02:16:31,460 --> 02:16:34,720
Like, sign this to you to you to keep it confidential.

1690
02:16:37,830 --> 02:16:42,130
I'll not just leave that for your thinking question.

1691
02:16:44,350 --> 02:16:48,490
So moving on to our last topic of fiduciary duties.

1692
02:16:49,670 --> 02:16:54,710
You have great policies and your bylaws and with regards to fiduciary duties.

1693
02:16:54,710 --> 02:17:07,970
It starts with the Harris Center requires directors, officers, employees and your contractors, which is, I think, a really good point, to observe high standards of business and personal ethics and the conduct of their duties and responsibilities.

1694
02:17:08,850 --> 02:17:19,110
As employees and representatives of this center, we must practice honesty and integrity in fulfilling our responsibilities and comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

1695
02:17:19,850 --> 02:17:20,910
What does they trust?

1696
02:17:21,910 --> 02:17:25,570
I think there's a big difference between a trust key and a representative.

1697
02:17:26,630 --> 02:17:29,190
Some boards, board members, especially those who are elected.

1698
02:17:30,850 --> 02:17:35,530
Not you guys, but other boards who, they go through an election, sometimes they feel like,

1699
02:17:35,530 --> 02:17:37,810
well, I'm a representative of the people who are elected.

1700
02:17:38,070 --> 02:17:42,250
So I have to listen to my constituents and I have to vote in a certain way.

1701
02:17:43,550 --> 02:17:46,810
There's a difference between a representative and a trustee.

1702
02:17:46,810 --> 02:17:53,910
a trustee by definition is a natural or legal person to whom property is legally committed to be administered

1703
02:17:53,910 --> 02:18:02,910
on behalf of the beneficiary or in your case, one position of trust and performing functions

1704
02:18:02,910 --> 02:18:09,430
comparable to those of a trustee, one to whom something is entrusted. So for you guys, the center

1705
02:18:09,430 --> 02:18:15,430
is entrusted to you as a corporation, as a governmental entity, is entrusted to you all. And so

1706
02:18:15,430 --> 02:18:22,370
is that mean from a term of being a fiduciary. First, we'll talk about in terms of communication

1707
02:18:23,450 --> 02:18:30,130
that your bylaws impose a duty on board members to be fully informed on matters that influenced

1708
02:18:30,130 --> 02:18:36,010
your obligations as a trustee. And so that means, you know, of course, reading the materials in

1709
02:18:36,010 --> 02:18:41,270
advance to the board meeting so that you're fully informed when you arrive at a board meeting to be

1710
02:18:41,270 --> 02:18:46,990
able to vote and to be able to ask questions if you have questions about information that you're

1711
02:18:46,990 --> 02:18:53,110
about to be called upon to vote. The bylaws also note that trustees can be censored in

1712
02:18:53,110 --> 02:18:57,710
or recommend it for removal if they engage in conduct that's not in the best interest of the

1713
02:18:57,710 --> 02:19:03,810
center which includes unlawful conduct and conduct that's a serious violation of the center's

1714
02:19:03,810 --> 02:19:06,550
bylaws policies or other guidelines.

1715
02:19:08,930 --> 02:19:12,590
So more closely looking more closely at your

1716
02:19:12,590 --> 02:19:27,530
The code sets out general expectations for trustees, including high standards of business and personal ethics, practicing honesty and integrity and demonstrating and adhering to the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct.

1717
02:19:27,530 --> 02:19:34,190
The code also instructs us as to some general expectations of what trustee should not do,

1718
02:19:34,330 --> 02:19:41,590
such as exercising the official position without a thwarting failing to perform a required duty

1719
02:19:41,590 --> 02:19:46,350
or taking or using any hair center property with the intent to obtain a personal benefit.

1720
02:19:46,530 --> 02:19:52,330
I know you guys don't do this, you know, some other boards and this is a you see this right

1721
02:19:52,330 --> 02:19:56,950
and other board members show up to function sometimes

1722
02:19:56,950 --> 02:20:00,650
and they exercise their official position without a thwart.

1723
02:20:00,790 --> 02:20:04,070
They say, you know, I'm here on behalf of the XYZ board.

1724
02:20:05,030 --> 02:20:06,450
But aren't you elected the board?

1725
02:20:06,550 --> 02:20:08,790
Officially vote that you're in a represent

1726
02:20:08,790 --> 02:20:11,490
that to pretty you to represent the entire board.

1727
02:20:13,310 --> 02:20:15,490
Or you see social media posts sometimes,

1728
02:20:15,950 --> 02:20:19,910
where, you know, as a trustee of XYZ board,

1729
02:20:19,910 --> 02:20:35,490
Well, I, you know, the position is X. Well, is it because again, did the board as a body corporate vote to appoint one particular board member to represent them as the whole official board of this is the board's position?

1730
02:20:36,630 --> 02:20:41,030
Because without that, they don't represent the entire board, right?

1731
02:20:42,010 --> 02:20:48,450
When we talk about fiduciary duty, there are three main pillars of fiduciary duty.

1732
02:20:48,810 --> 02:20:54,250
There's the duty of loyalty, the duty of care, and I wish this was called something else,

1733
02:20:54,450 --> 02:20:56,390
but it's not the duty of obedience.

1734
02:20:57,550 --> 02:21:04,030
So, breaking each of those down, you have them addressed in your bylaws, and some of them overlaps

1735
02:21:04,030 --> 02:21:08,970
but uncover loyalty and care, loyalty and obedience,

1736
02:21:09,330 --> 02:21:10,630
but I've tried to break them out

1737
02:21:10,630 --> 02:21:11,910
into each of the three categories.

1738
02:21:13,150 --> 02:21:15,130
So the essence of the duty of loyalty

1739
02:21:15,130 --> 02:21:19,050
is that trustees owe a duty of loyalty to the hair center

1740
02:21:19,050 --> 02:21:21,690
and that you must not engage in any action

1741
02:21:21,690 --> 02:21:24,570
that's gonna benefit your own personal benefit

1742
02:21:25,170 --> 02:21:28,570
as any other person's behalf

1743
02:21:29,070 --> 02:21:31,330
that kind of flicks with the interests of the hair center.

1744
02:21:31,670 --> 02:21:33,570
And so you can see there that I have

1745
02:21:33,570 --> 02:21:39,410
a few bullet points pulled from your bylaws that address the duty of loyalty. First off,

1746
02:21:39,590 --> 02:21:45,410
your bylaws specifically say that trustees owe a duty of loyalty to the agency and may not

1747
02:21:45,410 --> 02:21:50,550
engage in any action on their own personal behalf or that of another which conflicts with the interest

1748
02:21:50,550 --> 02:21:56,470
of the agency. A trustee shall not hold another officer position where one officer's accountable

1749
02:21:56,470 --> 02:22:01,370
or subordinate to the other or where there's overlap of powers and duties such that the

1750
02:22:01,370 --> 02:22:04,670
trustee could not independently serve in both positions, right?

1751
02:22:04,670 --> 02:22:06,870
If you're have conflicting duties of loyalty,

1752
02:22:07,510 --> 02:22:09,770
then that's not good for either organization.

1753
02:22:10,610 --> 02:22:12,630
No trustee should accept any employment office

1754
02:22:12,630 --> 02:22:16,050
or another position that might be expected to impair

1755
02:22:16,050 --> 02:22:20,510
the independence or the judgment of such person.

1756
02:22:20,950 --> 02:22:23,190
A trustee or employee shall reject any job,

1757
02:22:23,250 --> 02:22:25,550
favor or other benefit that might tend

1758
02:22:25,550 --> 02:22:29,250
or is intended to impair or influence his or her.

1759
02:22:32,180 --> 02:22:40,360
Next up is the duty of care. An overall that means a set of fiduciary must act with the same level of care

1760
02:22:40,360 --> 02:22:47,160
that a reasonably prudent person would in managing your own affairs. This involves managing assets

1761
02:22:47,160 --> 02:22:54,120
carefully and diligently performing your role as a board member as a reasonably prudent board member.

1762
02:22:54,120 --> 02:23:13,800
And so, if you bullet points pulled from your bylaws, no trustee shall ask for, except, or agree to accept money, loans, or anything of value, as consideration for a decision or other exercise of discretion by a trustee, of course you guys know that's also orange jumpsuit land and your bribery is illegal.

1763
02:23:13,800 --> 02:23:20,160
A trustee show reject any benefit for his or her past official actions in favor of another person.

1764
02:23:20,980 --> 02:23:24,680
No trustee show exercise his or her official position without authority.

1765
02:23:25,180 --> 02:23:31,720
They ought to perform a required duty, take her use any property of the agency with the intent to obtain a personal benefit.

1766
02:23:32,480 --> 02:23:41,960
And no trustee shall engage in any related disability or use a previous position of the trustee to gain a personal benefit for a period of one year.

1767
02:23:41,960 --> 02:23:47,240
following his or her separation as a trustee of the agency, so even after your board membership

1768
02:23:47,240 --> 02:23:54,620
officially ends, that duty of care, duty of loyalty still continues for a period of at least one year.

1769
02:23:55,700 --> 02:24:00,140
And then finally, the duty of obedience, this is where, you know, for duty as a for duty share,

1770
02:24:00,280 --> 02:24:05,720
you must comply with all relevant laws, regulations, instructions, including your bylaws,

1771
02:24:06,500 --> 02:24:11,520
governing your role as a board member. So just again, a few bullet points from your bylaws

1772
02:24:11,520 --> 02:24:18,960
Upon appointment as a trustee, each trustee show execute an acknowledgment that he or she has read this code of ethics,

1773
02:24:19,500 --> 02:24:25,020
Indian all changes revisions or additions as amended, and that you agree to abide by its terms and conditions,

1774
02:24:25,540 --> 02:24:33,200
and represents to the center that the best of your knowledge and belief, you're not aware of any prior existing violations of such code of ethics.

1775
02:24:33,200 --> 02:24:40,880
I love this one and I will be honest, I am going to steal it, or buy a way to better, for other boards and other board operating procedures.

1776
02:24:41,940 --> 02:24:45,200
Because I think all too often, especially as new board members, come on.

1777
02:24:47,000 --> 02:24:52,540
There is some on-boarding of here's our board bylaws, or here's our board operating procedures.

1778
02:24:53,180 --> 02:24:57,580
There is some more choir, you know, you go to the Attorney General's website, you do the required open meetings,

1779
02:24:57,580 --> 02:25:01,320
training, you pronounce your little certificate, and then you're just kind of, you know,

1780
02:25:01,520 --> 02:25:06,960
oh, here's welcome to the board, kind of dive into the event. And I'm not saying you guys did

1781
02:25:06,960 --> 02:25:12,600
that here, but this particular statement of it, affirmatively having to sign and certify and

1782
02:25:12,600 --> 02:25:19,420
agree to these things. You all are professionals, you read this, you go, oh, I better actually

1783
02:25:19,420 --> 02:25:24,760
read these things before I sign this. And so I think this is really impressive, and I will be borrowing

1784
02:25:24,760 --> 02:25:26,180
it for other boards.

1785
02:25:27,080 --> 02:25:32,500
A trustee should not misuse information that he or she receives an advance of other public

1786
02:25:32,500 --> 02:25:35,400
entities because of the trustee's official capacity.

1787
02:25:35,960 --> 02:25:39,900
A trustee should not engage in any business activity that might lead to the disclosure of

1788
02:25:39,900 --> 02:25:44,020
confidential information of the agency or any of its consumers.

1789
02:25:44,320 --> 02:25:49,620
Very important as I mentioned there's actually a penal code provision of misuse of official

1790
02:25:49,620 --> 02:25:59,780
information that's not available to the public that allows others to acquire or aid to acquire

1791
02:25:59,780 --> 02:26:04,900
a pecuniary interest or disclose or use the information to obtain a benefit or harm or

1792
02:26:04,900 --> 02:26:13,020
defraught another. That's the law that you might recall a couple of judges going to head out

1793
02:26:13,020 --> 02:26:21,500
staffers who are charged with with regards to that COVID contract of violating the official misuse

1794
02:26:21,500 --> 02:26:23,380
of official information per vision.

1795
02:26:23,680 --> 02:26:30,980
House vote 2001 passed this last session just increased the penalties associated with violation

1796
02:26:30,980 --> 02:26:32,860
of misuse of official capacity.

1797
02:26:33,100 --> 02:26:36,380
So now the penalties have been increased for that as well.

1798
02:26:36,600 --> 02:26:41,520
And finally, all current and former trustees of the hair center will hold all information

1799
02:26:41,520 --> 02:26:45,760
pertaining to the Center is consumers, employees, and confidence, and

1800
02:26:45,760 --> 02:26:48,660
shout out engage in any activity that might lead to the disclosure,

1801
02:26:49,060 --> 02:26:52,860
confidential information of the Center or its consumers, except it's

1802
02:26:52,860 --> 02:26:56,620
may be required required by law. So I think this too incorporates

1803
02:26:56,620 --> 02:27:00,460
and encompasses discussions and close session. So although that may not

1804
02:27:00,460 --> 02:27:04,620
be strictly prohibited by the open meetings act, it's certainly

1805
02:27:04,620 --> 02:27:11,500
covered by your bylaws, and of course certainly covered by the

1806
02:27:11,500 --> 02:27:12,420
Any questions?

1807
02:27:17,640 --> 02:27:19,280
Awesome. Thank you. You're so welcome.

1808
02:27:22,530 --> 02:27:23,130
Say how to warm up.

1809
02:27:23,750 --> 02:27:29,670
Thank you

1810
02:27:36,390 --> 02:27:42,530
so very much. Sure, that 52 slides took you a whole lot like you have like eight

1811
02:27:42,530 --> 02:27:48,690
minutes put together. We're so very detailed, but we really do appreciate it.

1812
02:27:51,810 --> 02:27:58,670
So along those lines, we're going to each year, we have to complete an after day that the top

1813
02:27:58,670 --> 02:28:05,890
one is for a, is they take just these from our all four members, we have after day that

1814
02:28:05,890 --> 02:28:17,930
saying that we reviewed the standards for the four, four members, you can use that for the

1815
02:28:17,930 --> 02:28:20,610
I want to thank you for being able to see before.

1816
02:28:21,150 --> 02:28:23,010
Of course.

1817
02:28:24,930 --> 02:28:29,710
The second one is also a part of our stance.

1818
02:28:29,910 --> 02:28:32,610
You can make more cars as disclosing business interest.

1819
02:28:32,830 --> 02:28:33,890
You may have with us.

1820
02:28:34,350 --> 02:28:37,450
With another vendor outside of the organization.

1821
02:28:42,380 --> 02:28:42,460
Questions?

1822
02:28:46,920 --> 02:28:47,600
Just a second.

1823
02:28:50,840 --> 02:28:51,880
Appreciate it.

1824
02:28:52,080 --> 02:28:52,880
Thank you.

1825
02:28:53,360 --> 02:28:54,000
I

1826
02:29:22,840 --> 02:29:24,240
wasn't sure why I had to.

1827
02:29:25,400 --> 02:29:28,100
This happened to be with his mother Joseph.

1828
02:29:28,860 --> 02:29:32,240
So she's a person who's interested in the conflict.

1829
02:29:33,240 --> 02:29:33,800
Yeah.

1830
02:29:34,160 --> 02:29:35,500
I do work for the nurses.

1831
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:03,840
Don't think we're waiting for if anyone needs to use the restroom, get

1832
02:30:06,850 --> 02:30:08,150
a whole pass,

1833
02:30:11,360 --> 02:30:20,720
I didn't know. I just took mine, when it gets close to quorum, yes, when you're there, when you're too many lesions,

1834
02:30:29,340 --> 02:30:31,340
it's just a matter of time.

1835
02:30:42,180 --> 02:30:44,360
Yeah, I think you did suggest that.

1836
02:30:44,360 --> 02:30:45,320
Thank you.

1837
02:30:45,940 --> 02:30:48,100
And even if you didn't, I'm taking you up on it.

1838
02:31:39,270 --> 02:31:43,390
How long do you think for your presentation stand?

1839
02:31:45,700 --> 02:31:47,740
I've been looking for 10 minutes.

1840
02:31:48,080 --> 02:31:48,940
Oh, okay.

1841
02:31:55,100 --> 02:31:55,640
I can't.

1842
02:32:00,620 --> 02:32:02,080
Why do I have to play the first one?

1843
02:32:02,960 --> 02:32:04,040
I don't know.

1844
02:32:04,860 --> 02:32:13,000
Now I know you're souls to say, don't be here in your team, I'm going to say

1845
02:32:16,620 --> 02:32:18,300
yes.

1846
02:32:25,160 --> 02:32:27,360
Can I heard the gauntlet thrown down the tin?

1847
02:32:28,440 --> 02:32:29,300
Yeah, so...

1848
02:32:29,300 --> 02:32:32,080
I've been waiting for 10 minutes.

1849
02:32:32,960 --> 02:32:33,380
What do you have?

1850
02:32:40,510 --> 02:32:40,990
You

1851
02:32:43,170 --> 02:32:46,050
might as we get started, you can do it.

1852
02:32:46,130 --> 02:32:47,770
We have

1853
02:33:00,380 --> 02:33:01,340
to wait for it.

1854
02:33:01,340 --> 02:33:03,440
Yeah, I mean, yeah, I'm impressed by that culture.

1855
02:33:11,500 --> 02:33:15,560
So the yearly things decided to move forward,

1856
02:33:15,680 --> 02:33:16,700
one there, one in the back,

1857
02:33:34,750 --> 02:33:36,430
just let me see that.

1858
02:33:37,670 --> 02:33:38,870
We're going to be in 10 minutes.

1859
02:33:39,910 --> 02:33:43,390
That is why we have to be able to do everything that we have.

1860
02:33:43,890 --> 02:33:44,470
So good.

1861
02:33:44,730 --> 02:33:46,350
And I'm like, wrong, I'm not saying it's going to cut

1862
02:33:46,350 --> 02:33:48,270
a hurdle objects, I'm not saying it.

1863
02:33:49,270 --> 02:33:50,930
I, that was the subject.

1864
02:33:51,890 --> 02:33:54,590
Yeah, it used to be pretty cool, I'm not going to.

1865
02:34:00,910 --> 02:34:11,170
I was going

1866
02:34:15,080 --> 02:34:20,220
to

1867
02:34:22,420 --> 02:34:30,680
say good morning, but it's just struck 12, so I wanted to just kind of go through, walk you through,

1868
02:34:31,680 --> 02:34:36,740
the first, if you will, session of as much a training, we're going to talk about our revenue.

1869
02:34:37,780 --> 02:34:42,960
Catagores, we have various revenue streams. Again, we'll be brief. You'll see a lot of

1870
02:34:42,960 --> 02:34:44,940
detail there, and we'll only get some of the highlights.

1871
02:34:46,120 --> 02:34:50,940
This is in follow-up to the board's request for, we just felt like starting with the revenue

1872
02:34:50,940 --> 02:34:55,300
sources is a logical place to start on a financial kind of educational piece.

1873
02:34:55,300 --> 02:35:06,700
And then going forward, we will obviously present other components of the financials if you were a will of a period of time and including KPIs and others and other components of it

1874
02:35:06,700 --> 02:35:09,880
of the financials but we thought we'd start to wage point with the revenue.

1875
02:35:10,620 --> 02:35:19,120
The next slide, the first slide that you really see at this point is the agenda, so we'll walk through the various funding sources if you will.

1876
02:35:19,120 --> 02:35:23,920
So you get a chance to see not only that, of course when we present the budget, it shows,

1877
02:35:23,920 --> 02:35:28,920
it's a federal, it equates the acts that we're budgeting for the year, but some of the detail,

1878
02:35:29,060 --> 02:35:33,440
of course, from particularly from a revenue perspective, and then in addition to that,

1879
02:35:33,460 --> 02:35:38,580
the different services that roll up under those, different categories as well.

1880
02:35:39,340 --> 02:35:49,100
The next slide here on this particular pie chart, it shows you that we have,

1881
02:35:49,100 --> 02:35:56,420
For example, the federal grants equate to 14 percent of our revenue base state contracts

1882
02:35:56,420 --> 02:36:03,200
in state general down below the two green slots that are actually, you can buy most

1883
02:36:03,200 --> 02:36:04,940
of it, 42 percent.

1884
02:36:05,220 --> 02:36:08,940
And again, this all reconciles back to what we budget for fiscal year 26.

1885
02:36:09,560 --> 02:36:13,300
the Harris County and local up in the right

1886
02:36:13,960 --> 02:36:19,620
country, actual area of self is at 15% and you see the others.

1887
02:36:19,760 --> 02:36:22,420
It did want to mention also that the third party buildings and

1888
02:36:22,420 --> 02:36:25,840
net patient revenue which we're looking to grow this year.

1889
02:36:25,840 --> 02:36:27,760
Obviously there are half of sevens.

1890
02:36:27,760 --> 02:36:31,540
Mother is going to be as right at 11% based on what we budget it.

1891
02:36:32,260 --> 02:36:35,740
The charity or the CCP and direct payment program.

1892
02:36:35,740 --> 02:36:43,520
see those in there as well. Again, as I mentioned, we have a lot that rolls up under on each

1893
02:36:43,520 --> 02:36:47,260
slide. If you look for the categories, we'll not read all those to you, but the Harris County

1894
02:36:47,260 --> 02:36:54,840
and local funding that contributes or accounts for 15%, which is 56 million. If you look at that

1895
02:36:54,840 --> 02:37:01,500
section right below the bullets under Harris County funding, actually, if you total those

1896
02:37:01,500 --> 02:37:08,000
that gives you your 56 million or the 56 is I've mentioned the county funds are 24 percent

1897
02:37:08,000 --> 02:37:14,740
draw your attention also the county the jail diversion at 5 million and then you can see

1898
02:37:14,740 --> 02:37:20,760
Harris County Sheriff said 12.2 million and of course you see all the others and so from a service

1899
02:37:20,760 --> 02:37:27,460
perspective those are all listed underneath what the actual services that are actually provided

1900
02:37:27,900 --> 02:37:29,280
So of course you're going to see there.

1901
02:37:30,180 --> 02:37:36,660
Care itself in natural individuals and health care in excuse me, in Harris County, jail. That we're actually

1902
02:37:36,660 --> 02:37:42,240
founding competent natural stand trial. And then you'll see the other bullets as I've mentioned.

1903
02:37:42,860 --> 02:37:52,180
We also have the rehab and lifestyle development services that are provided in this area, in this category, at the same time.

1904
02:37:52,480 --> 02:37:59,080
Also quickly I'll mention that you will see a need slide where we have compliance components in those

1905
02:37:59,080 --> 02:38:05,800
requirements that take place courses, you know, we have any number of audits that take place

1906
02:38:05,800 --> 02:38:11,200
throughout quite a few throughout the course of the year, but I wanted to be aware of those

1907
02:38:11,200 --> 02:38:15,520
and they're all really listed or itemized here for you.

1908
02:38:16,400 --> 02:38:24,660
The next slide looks at the city funding there, you know, you can see again those that roll

1909
02:38:24,660 --> 02:38:36,300
under the total, which is 900 and is 959,000 is what we, what that totals up to for that

1910
02:38:36,300 --> 02:38:41,300
rules up under the City Funding, you can see the services provided in the sense of case management

1911
02:38:42,220 --> 02:38:47,500
and then also support for adults experiencing chronic homelessness, if you will,

1912
02:38:53,400 --> 02:38:53,440
and then

1913
02:38:53,440 --> 02:38:58,940
category as well. We should know probably that we left out of the ARPA funds off this just to avoid

1914
02:38:58,940 --> 02:39:05,180
confusion. So we did a transition. So these are kind of ongoing routine kinds of funds. Yeah, thanks.

1915
02:39:07,740 --> 02:39:16,040
Let's say we talked about other local funding and that equates to $1.9 million. You can see

1916
02:39:17,020 --> 02:39:21,720
the bullet that indicates listed as miscellaneous medical records, metro, van program,

1917
02:39:21,720 --> 02:39:30,080
all of that is 1.5 but then of course you can see the other actual category or really services

1918
02:39:30,080 --> 02:39:39,280
if you will that equate to that total rollup in that 1.9 million. Here there's HUD if you will,

1919
02:39:39,600 --> 02:39:45,840
as multiple oversight components on site visits and of course as is the case with some of our

1920
02:39:45,840 --> 02:39:51,380
actual slides were referring to internal and external audits that occur.

1921
02:39:52,000 --> 02:39:57,300
Here, this is pretty busy slide, I'll just touch on the fact that at some point last

1922
02:39:57,300 --> 02:40:02,480
year, David Weedon for those of you that were on the board, remember, he spoke about the

1923
02:40:02,480 --> 02:40:05,400
charity care pool and the direct payment program.

1924
02:40:05,860 --> 02:40:10,080
He was actually around here yesterday, so of course we've been in his ears some more and it

1925
02:40:10,080 --> 02:40:14,220
worked out great, and we just thought it would be great with Roxanne being new, and in fact,

1926
02:40:14,220 --> 02:40:18,580
We did a finance workshop for the team, so that was really great.

1927
02:40:19,040 --> 02:40:24,800
But therefore, the charity care pool, that equates and accounts for 12% of the total

1928
02:40:24,800 --> 02:40:26,380
that's 43 million last year.

1929
02:40:26,500 --> 02:40:28,300
We received 45 million.

1930
02:40:28,580 --> 02:40:31,240
We budget a slight reduction in a little bit of a hair cut.

1931
02:40:31,360 --> 02:40:35,860
We hope that we're, that we're, our assumption is wrong on that, but I think it made

1932
02:40:35,860 --> 02:40:39,620
sense to reduce that, if you will, direct payment program.

1933
02:40:40,280 --> 02:40:49,140
We budget it to write a five or four million and of course, the definitions are both listed there in the second bullet of bullets under each one.

1934
02:40:49,140 --> 02:41:00,600
I did want to touch quickly on our patient assistance program, you know, that at some point last year working alongside Holly Cumby, we give a presentation on the pharmacy in services there.

1935
02:41:00,600 --> 02:41:08,320
The PAP, of course, it contributes 4% of the total annual budget, about 13 million, but it

1936
02:41:08,320 --> 02:41:11,200
really provides us the key is that it provides us with free medications.

1937
02:41:11,420 --> 02:41:16,920
I know in looking at some of the slides last year when I was working with Holly, we would

1938
02:41:16,920 --> 02:41:22,880
remember this at some point we were at 1 or 2 million if you will, some years back and then, of course,

1939
02:41:22,940 --> 02:41:29,340
basically to see that graph, as far as the PAP drugs that have been contributed, that are

1940
02:41:29,340 --> 02:41:36,300
committed to our pharmacy program and for our actual communities is really significant.

1941
02:41:36,900 --> 02:41:37,740
The interest didn't come.

1942
02:41:37,860 --> 02:41:44,260
We had some discussion last week when I presented the financials, that contributes 1% of the budget.

1943
02:41:45,160 --> 02:41:48,240
The total annual is 3.3 for this year.

1944
02:41:48,680 --> 02:41:53,920
I did reduce it down from and not to walk it through all of that, but in looking at what we were

1945
02:41:53,920 --> 02:41:58,400
expecting from a rate perspective and others last year we were at 3.4 million year before

1946
02:41:58,400 --> 02:42:00,440
that have three, five.

1947
02:42:01,080 --> 02:42:05,340
Just two pieces I want to jump in and add on some of the patient assistance program.

1948
02:42:06,420 --> 02:42:10,540
In many areas, we probably wouldn't even have to record that as revenue or expense.

1949
02:42:12,320 --> 02:42:16,980
But we do because we try and use that as match for some of the state grants.

1950
02:42:17,540 --> 02:42:20,900
And they said in order for us to include as match, it's got to show up on your financial statement.

1951
02:42:21,480 --> 02:42:25,700
So you'll see that come in as kind of revenue, although there's never a dollar amount that comes in.

1952
02:42:25,700 --> 02:42:30,340
the value of the medications. And then you see it go out on the expense side. And there's always

1953
02:42:30,340 --> 02:42:35,160
balance each other out because that's what they are. Sometimes there's a rising value, sometimes

1954
02:42:35,160 --> 02:42:39,520
there's a lowering depending on drugs that are going on and off on an off-formularian

1955
02:42:39,520 --> 02:42:44,060
engineering and that sort of thing. But that's, that's why you see it. Some places don't put it in

1956
02:42:44,060 --> 02:42:48,620
there. Some places don't have any. And I don't know anybody's got 13 million frankly. It's basically

1957
02:42:48,620 --> 02:42:53,900
13 million in free medications. But that's why it's there and why you see that. And then the other

1958
02:42:53,900 --> 02:43:03,020
One of the interesting come out, just drawn attention to the fact that we are obligated to invest

1959
02:43:03,020 --> 02:43:08,340
consistent with the public funds investment act, and the reason we use class and the other

1960
02:43:08,340 --> 02:43:13,160
one, I think the name of it right now, is because those inherently do meet those criteria.

1961
02:43:13,400 --> 02:43:17,280
So when you see our investments, you typically only see those two categories of investment.

1962
02:43:17,340 --> 02:43:18,720
I have a class of pool.

1963
02:43:18,740 --> 02:43:19,080
Cool.

1964
02:43:19,200 --> 02:43:19,860
Thank you.

1965
02:43:19,860 --> 02:43:40,860
Because we know that that makes those obligations of requirements and we won't find ourselves in any trouble to do that process of just a note on those two compliance points I know you average this out with the scientists in these looking DPP is 1% and interesting can 1% 1.4 million 1.3.3 million

1966
02:43:43,320 --> 02:43:45,200
You're wondering when we're going to hit 100 percent?

1967
02:43:45,400 --> 02:43:50,620
No, I'm wondering if I just, you know, it just, that doesn't equal at something.

1968
02:43:51,060 --> 02:43:52,320
So I just let it go.

1969
02:43:53,820 --> 02:43:57,700
Well, four times the 3.3 would be 12, which will be 12.

1970
02:43:58,040 --> 02:44:00,220
C direct payment, number two point.

1971
02:44:00,420 --> 02:44:02,700
You're referencing the 2.1 percent here, sir.

1972
02:44:02,740 --> 02:44:03,080
Okay.

1973
02:44:03,280 --> 02:44:04,280
It's 5.4 million.

1974
02:44:04,440 --> 02:44:04,980
It's not one.

1975
02:44:05,060 --> 02:44:09,060
And one percent at income is 3.3 million.

1976
02:44:10,020 --> 02:44:11,180
You should have gone more decimal places.

1977
02:44:11,960 --> 02:44:14,540
But I'm taking 30 seconds of your 10 minutes.

1978
02:44:14,680 --> 02:44:16,280
So that's what I'm trying to say.

1979
02:44:16,300 --> 02:44:17,220
I think I'm my question.

1980
02:44:17,800 --> 02:44:17,880
Good.

1981
02:44:17,880 --> 02:44:19,340
You're no longer going to throw a good observation.

1982
02:44:21,880 --> 02:44:22,760
Glad to hear.

1983
02:44:23,440 --> 02:44:25,920
Next, we have the state general revenue.

1984
02:44:26,740 --> 02:44:29,820
And that's at 36% and in my first slide, of course,

1985
02:44:29,860 --> 02:44:31,920
I referenced that or the pie chart,

1986
02:44:31,920 --> 02:44:35,440
rather the state general and then also state contracts and grants

1987
02:44:35,440 --> 02:44:36,880
was a 42% combined.

1988
02:44:36,980 --> 02:44:37,780
This is 36.

1989
02:44:39,080 --> 02:44:46,720
It really consists of the following of the later, which is 10.6 billion, of course, that

1990
02:44:46,720 --> 02:44:51,200
just from a definite, it really provides the services for individuals with the IDD.

1991
02:44:51,680 --> 02:44:59,280
And then, performance contract for behavioral services, that's 123 million of the course of the year, paid out and, and

1992
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:05,200
Four payments, of course, one of those were waiting for the first quarter payment come through now, if you will.

1993
02:45:06,160 --> 02:45:16,760
We did indicate that on the next four slides we have performance measures, and we'll let Wayne kind of chime in on those, if you will.

1994
02:45:17,360 --> 02:45:22,680
Yeah, so, and I just put these here, I'm not going to go through them, and I'm happy to explain any that you want to or get you an explanation.

1995
02:45:22,680 --> 02:45:30,620
But on all of our state-driven revenue contracts there are performance measures and on many of those we are at risk for some of those

1996
02:45:30,620 --> 02:45:37,160
Measure meaning if they with hold 10% of our payment every year and then at the end they were reconciled to these measures and if we haven't met them

1997
02:45:37,160 --> 02:45:43,400
They keep that 10% and if we met them or met most of them, they returned the balance of those two us

1998
02:45:43,400 --> 02:45:47,480
So this is the middle health measures with like I don't think you're supposed to be a capital E on the measures

1999
02:45:47,480 --> 02:45:52,120
So that's my typo up with this on there, so I apologize for that, but there are measures

2000
02:45:52,120 --> 02:45:57,940
around community tenure, service provision, and education voluntary strengths around functioning

2001
02:45:57,940 --> 02:46:00,740
and employment instability around those.

2002
02:46:00,880 --> 02:46:05,600
So these are just the adult, and then if we go to the next one, this is the litter performance

2003
02:46:05,600 --> 02:46:06,100
measures.

2004
02:46:06,740 --> 02:46:14,920
So local IDD authority, and it has, you've seen countless measures that are here, some related

2005
02:46:14,920 --> 02:46:20,040
State's Board of Living Center are storm related to text on living applications.

2006
02:46:20,740 --> 02:46:24,840
There's just a litany of things that they are monitored in terms of their performance.

2007
02:46:25,380 --> 02:46:30,500
Get the next one. This is the ECC, early childhood components, performance measures.

2008
02:46:31,660 --> 02:46:39,320
Having to do with when the timeframe allowed between request and admission or assessment permission in person,

2009
02:46:39,320 --> 02:46:42,760
So, SSLC is state's port of living center.

2010
02:46:43,160 --> 02:46:46,240
So, those are, there's one in Richmond.

2011
02:46:46,580 --> 02:46:48,860
They are living centers where, and in the people

2012
02:46:48,860 --> 02:46:50,220
in the election level, this building's

2013
02:46:50,220 --> 02:46:52,300
might reside permanently, or it's not permanently there.

2014
02:46:53,360 --> 02:46:58,020
And then, if you hit one more, this is more of those measures

2015
02:46:58,020 --> 02:47:01,380
related to timelyness of services, ECI components.

2016
02:47:01,860 --> 02:47:03,960
ECI has some federal as well as state requirements

2017
02:47:03,960 --> 02:47:05,420
associated with them.

2018
02:47:05,860 --> 02:47:08,000
And so, I just highlighted those so that you

2019
02:47:08,000 --> 02:47:13,640
have a sense of all of the things that people are doing to try and make sure that we meet the

2020
02:47:13,640 --> 02:47:19,460
state's requirements, that we do perform good services and the potentially exposure that we have.

2021
02:47:19,740 --> 02:47:24,620
Some of those they don't have penalties for them and some they do, and in case you didn't

2022
02:47:24,620 --> 02:47:30,680
catch it, three of those are Dr. Collins programs. So she won the award for most audited,

2023
02:47:34,380 --> 02:47:42,260
I'd like to say I didn't expect you to know that, I just, I feel like sometimes we know all this stuff and we may not do a great job of communicating it to you also.

2024
02:47:42,340 --> 02:47:42,900
Go ahead, Stan.

2025
02:47:43,220 --> 02:47:43,360
Thank you.

2026
02:47:43,360 --> 02:48:13,340
All right, then we have state contracting grants at account for 6% and 24 million. Again, here, you can see the variety of services that are provided just real quick because I'm a little bit over my 10, I think I'm 13, so now Dr. Gary is reduced reduces incarceration rates for individuals with mental mental illness. You can see some of the other's jail based competency restoration and so forth. So those are there in available for you to do action.

2027
02:48:13,360 --> 02:48:15,920
will circle back and go through if you will.

2028
02:48:16,300 --> 02:48:21,020
Federal grants, as I mentioned, accounts for 14%, 54 million.

2029
02:48:21,740 --> 02:48:28,580
We do have the various sources underneath, as far as Medicaid ad, which is the MAC 8.7 million.

2030
02:48:28,760 --> 02:48:33,120
We have a breakout, and not going to run through all those that would make up the block

2031
02:48:33,120 --> 02:48:40,680
and other grants, SAMHSA, and then we've listed our grants here, but of course, basically,

2032
02:48:41,260 --> 02:48:47,240
Those are going to be depleted by the end of the year, of course, at various times during the year, if you will.

2033
02:48:48,980 --> 02:48:56,120
And then the last with third party billings and net patient revenue contributes to the 5% of, which is 19 million,

2034
02:48:56,140 --> 02:49:03,020
which are one of the highlighters of shared savings program identifies and sends out, you know, for high utilizers.

2035
02:49:03,020 --> 02:49:10,000
NEP patient revenue, I think a good story to tell there, we right now in only 6% or 22.5 million.

2036
02:49:10,960 --> 02:49:16,040
In a, you can see in the next bullet, a breakout of the existing contracts we have right now,

2037
02:49:16,060 --> 02:49:21,620
and I've mentioned it when I've been presenting. We're working, we have Jay Taylor working with

2038
02:49:21,620 --> 02:49:26,900
this in order to negotiate the different commercial pair contracts increases in some of our

2039
02:49:26,900 --> 02:49:30,960
manage Medicaid programs and some ACA plans as well.

2040
02:49:31,600 --> 02:49:36,220
The only other thing that I'd just for context, because inevitably any healthcare organization

2041
02:49:36,220 --> 02:49:44,340
begins to talk a lot about third part of building and compliance and coding, particularly as it relates to Medicare, which we don't have a ton of about Medicaid for us.

2042
02:49:44,840 --> 02:49:49,240
But just recognize that the proportionality of that risk is really 19 million of our 300.

2043
02:49:49,680 --> 02:49:54,040
So there's a lot more risk, frankly, on the state side and our compliance with their measures.

2044
02:49:54,820 --> 02:49:58,600
Now, CMS has a habit of doing bad things to people that don't do it correctly.

2045
02:49:58,900 --> 02:50:02,120
And so, you know, not that there's not a lot of scrutiny there, but I know the board

2046
02:50:02,120 --> 02:50:05,800
in the past has had lots of conversations around the Medicaid compliance and coding requirements.

2047
02:50:06,840 --> 02:50:09,520
And so, just trying to balance that sense of that out.

2048
02:50:09,520 --> 02:50:10,840
And that's very unique to us.

2049
02:50:10,880 --> 02:50:15,480
That's not those are not the numbers you would see in any other kind of healthcare system, frankly.

2050
02:50:15,780 --> 02:50:19,320
They would be much more dramatic for party buildings than any other source.

2051
02:50:19,620 --> 02:50:20,780
But just for context, February.

2052
02:50:23,160 --> 02:50:23,340
All right.

2053
02:50:23,540 --> 02:50:24,540
Did he make his 10 minutes?

2054
02:50:24,540 --> 02:50:26,600
No, no, no, no, no. But over. But thank you, I did,

2055
02:50:27,640 --> 02:50:28,400
bus a mine.

2056
02:50:29,140 --> 02:50:33,400
It was 14 minutes, but I'm going to assume one of that minutes with my responsibility on three of our

2057
02:50:33,400 --> 02:50:36,220
time, I think they did, I think,

2058
02:50:36,420 --> 02:50:36,860
thank you.

2059
02:50:37,240 --> 02:50:43,580
Thank you so very much.

2060
02:50:43,640 --> 02:50:47,440
Thank you so very much.

2061
02:50:48,080 --> 02:50:52,300
Well, I think the next one will be a little bit around expenses, and then we'll combine those in

2062
02:50:52,300 --> 02:50:59,380
financial statements in kind of our structure, we do not, do we have an executive session, we

2063
02:50:59,380 --> 02:51:02,380
do not have an executive session, we can't take any action anyway.

2064
02:51:05,280 --> 02:51:06,080
Then we're back.

2065
02:51:06,480 --> 02:51:07,490
Did we have a motion to adjourn?

2066
02:51:08,220 --> 02:51:10,420
The moves, they're in the second, all in favor.

2067
02:51:11,140 --> 02:51:14,040
In these recessions, we are officially adjourned.

2068
02:51:15,540 --> 02:51:16,460
All right.