06-RECORD OF STANDING COMMITTEE MINUTES FROM MAY-AUGUST

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(Naris - Lamar County 7feaCth ~Department ~P.O. Box 938 or 740 S. W 61fi Street ~Paris, TraraXas 75461-0938 Voiu: 903-785-0561 TaiC 903-737-9924 u,ir,w. pan:sfamarfreaCth. com SIGNED MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING PARIS-LAMAR COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH ~ . The Paris-Lamar County Board of Health held a regular meeting at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in the City of Paris Council Chambers. Board members in attendance included Dr. Rick Erickson, Dr. VI/illiam George, Dr. Mark Gibbons, Dr. Keith House, and Ms. Kristi Martin. Board members not in attendance were Dr. Lav Singh and Mr. Bill Strathern. Others in attendance included Mr. John Godwin, Mrs. Gina Prestridge, Mrs. Carfa Rhodes, Ms. Cheryl Johnson, Mrs. Nita Johnson, Mrs. Elishia Brothers, Mrs. Rebecca Sanders, Mrs. Shannon Watson, Mrs. Carol Hill, Mrs. Charlene Dirks, and a representative from the Paris News. Meeting called to order at 6:02 P.M. by Dr. Erickson. Ms. Martin made the motion and was seconded by Dr. Gibbons that minutes of previous meeting be approved. Mrs. Prestridge inforrned the board that she had presented the Paris - Lamar County Health Department budget to the Commissioner's Court on the 18th and Dr. House and Dr. Green attended this meeting. Also, Dr. House and Dr. Green spoke before the Commissioner's Court. Mrs. Prestridge presented the budget that had been approved by the Paris - Lamar County Health Department Soard of Health to the City Council. Mayor A. J, Hashmi told the City Council that Mrs. Prestridge was not appearing before the City Council for approval of her budget but only to inform the City Council of her budget figures. Manager Godwin told the Paris - Lamar County Health Department Board of Health that the City of Paris budget does have the Paris - Lamar County Health Department budget amounts in it. Mrs. Prestridge requested a printout of the matching funds for Lamar Caunty and the City of Paris for approximately the last ten years from Finance Director Gene Anderson. Mr. Anderson provided a printout from 1999 to today of the budgeted amounts and revenues reports. Dr. Erickson asked if the amounts matched for the City of Paris and Lamar County and Mrs. Prestridge stated that they were within close proximity of matching and there were no ather discrepancies. Mrs. Prestridge provided a printout of the budgeted amounts and revenues reports to all four (4) Lamar County Commissioners and County Judge Chuck Superville. Manager Godwin advised that the budget amount is only an estimated amount but the City of Paris wiil pay actual amount of shortfall, so sometimes may look different from budgeted amount. Last Saturday, Mrs. Prestridge met with Judge Superville and Shirley Fults, Director of Lamar County Indigent Health Care Program, and wrote a project grant for the Medicaid Waiver 1115. If awarded, then we could be reimbursed at either 40% or 60% of the projects value and the money will come back to Paris - Lamar County Health Department Bwsrd of health minutes ot'regular mccting 2012-06-26 46