MCHD reluctantly elect officers to new terms

A.D. Ibarra

-MCHD

In a roundabout way, the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors elected officers to a new term on Wednesday.

When News Gram reporters arrived, discussion was underway as to whether or not they would allow the Battered Women's Shelter, an organization that was kicked out of the offices previously loaned to the County Commissioner of Precinct 1 when the board approved to evict the commissioner and all agencies in the building to be out by December 31st.

Next on the agenda was the item of Time Warner Cable broadcasting their meetings live due to the lack of transparency board members and administration feel the board is lacking in some respects.  This project may run as much as $15,000.00 to be accomplished, plus a $200.00 a month fee for air time.

When item V C., election of officers came up, board member Ricardo Calderon brought up several reasons why he felt that there should be a changing of the guard in terms of officers citing an inability for this board to present  balanced budget in all the years it has been together.

When calderon asked Board President JM Farias how many years he had served as president, Farias stated, "I don't think it is important and I don't have to tell you," as Calderon retorted that the public who has elected them deserves to know, farias would not reply before he was again nominated to continue at the helm of the board, Rito Valdez III will continue as Vice-President and Humberto Duran will continue as Secretary.

For much more on this meeting, pick up a copy of Sunday's edition of your Eagle Pass News Gram.