October 24, 2023 at 12:30 PM - Board of Managers - Regular Meeting

1. WELCOME
 

2. ROLL CALL OF BOARD OF MANAGERS

___ John E. Valls, MBA, Chairman
___ Vishnu V. Reddy, M.D., Vice Chairman
___ Sylvia Tryon Oliver
___ Belinda Flores, R.N.
___ Judge Mariana Garza
___ Efrain Guerrero, Jr.
___ Arthur Granado
 

3. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM, MEETING POSTING CONFIRMATION, AND CLOSED MEETING NOTICE:
 

3.A. Call to order.
 

3.B. Establish quorum.
 

3.C. Confirm posting of Meeting's public notice in accordance with Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.
 

3.D. Public notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers may elect to go into Closed Meeting session(s) at any time during the meeting to discuss any matter(s) listed on the agenda when so authorized by the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.
 

4. ANNOUNCEMENT ON DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.  Any Conflicts of Interest or Appearance of a Conflict of Interest with items on this agenda shall be declared at this time. Members with conflicts will refrain from voting and are asked to refrain from discussion on such items. Conflicts discovered later in the meeting shall be disclosed at that time.
 

5. PUBLIC COMMENT - Persons attending in-person and wishing to comment on any item(s) on the agenda or any subject within the Board's responsibilities must sign-in on the "Agenda Item Request to Speak" form provided at the entrance of the Board meeting room at least five (5) minutes prior to commencement of the meeting. Persons attending via audio or video conference and wishing to comment on any item(s) on the agenda or any subject within the Board's responsibilities must verbally notify the presiding officer of their desire to comment when the officer calls for public comment from those attending via audio and video conference. Commenters shall limit their comments to three (3) minutes, except that Commenters addressing the Board through a translator shall limit their comments to six (6) minutes. 
 

6. REGULAR AGENDA - The Regular Agenda consists of those agenda items which are non-routine, not administrative in nature, or are otherwise in need of separate attention. Each Regular Agenda item will be voted upon separately if action is required:
 

6.A. Membership Agreement:
 

6.A.1. Receive information on matters relating to CHRISTUS Spohn Health System's Emergency Medicine Residency Program and the Graduate Medical Education requirements under CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Corporation Amended and Restated Membership Agreement, Schedule 2, Section 2.7. (INFORMATION)
 

6.A.2. Discuss and consider adopting a method for making appointments to CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Corporation's Board of Directors; appointments pursuant to Article III, Section 3.01(b) of the CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Corporation Amended and Restated Membership Agreement; and authorize Administrator to implement related procedures. (ACTION)
 

6.B. Administrator's Actions:
 

6.B.1. Ratify Administrator's action(s) performed as part of his duties directing the affairs of the Hospital District and/or as required by the Board of Managers; duties established pursuant to Texas Health and Safety Code, §281.026(e):
 

6.B.1.a. Execution of Letter Agreement with Frost Bank extending current depository and related agreements through November 30, 2023. (ACTION)
 

6.B.1.b. Engagement of Collier, Johnson & Woods, P.C., Certified Public Accountants to perform an audit of the Hospital District's financial statements of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 (October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023). (ACTION)
 

6.C. Jail Healthcare Services:
 

6.C.1. Amend existing Health Services Agreement between Nueces County, Armor Correctional Health Services, and Nueces County Hospital District to remove the District from the Agreement; approve new Agreement between the County and the District for the District to provide funding to the County for subject services; and authorize the Administrator to execute related documents. (ACTION)
 

7. ADMINISTRATOR'S BRIEFING:
 

7.A. Next scheduled Board of Managers regular meeting (meeting dates, times, and locations are subject to change):
 

7.A.1. Board of Managers:  Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 12 Noon in NCHD Board of Managers Meeting Room at 555 North Carancahua Street, Room 950-A, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401.  (INFORMATION)
 

8. ADJOURN