PUBLIC NOTICE COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING WEBB COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1000 HOUSTON STREET, 2ND FLOOR LAREDO, TEXAS 78040 THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2015 9:00 a.m.

CALL TO ORDER BY THE HONORABLE TANO E. TIJERINA, WEBB COUNTY JUDGE
	1.				Roll Call by Honorable Margie Ramirez-Ibarra, Webb County Clerk
	2.				Pledge of Allegiance
	3.				Public Comment - This section provides the public the opportunity to address the Commissioners Court on any items on the Agenda. Members of the public wishing to participate must complete a Witness Card specifying which agenda item they wish to comment on. Each public member will be allowed a total of Three (3) minutes within which to make any/all public comments.

COURT TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON THE FOLLOWING:
Administrative Services
	4.				Discussion and possible action to approve the modifications to the Wage Plan Policy. Issue: In calculating "promotions", procedurally HR has taken the current salary, worked on the 5%, and subsequently placed the new salary, (rounded off to the "next highest step".)  While this has been done by HR, not everyone may perceive this method to be clear, or specific. Solution: Further clarification within the "Promotion" section of the policy, will help address this procedure and help facilitate process. Result: With this clarification , Elected Officials and Department Heads will get better understanding of the intent of the policy.
Indigent Healthcare Services
	5.				Discussion and possible action to authorize an Inter-Governmental Transfer (IGT) to the State of Texas in connection with the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program/1115 Waiver in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 for FY 2014-2015 (First Quarter: Oct. 2014 – Dec. 2014) (Second Quarter: Jan. 2015 – Mar. 2015) (Third Quarter: Apr. 2015 – June 2015) (Fourth Quarter: July 2015 – Sept. 2015). [Accounts #001-4100-6714-3 (Hospital Inpatient) and #001-4100-6714-4 (Hospital Outpatient) from Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Budget] Issue:  Since 2006, Webb County has participated as the Inter-Governmental Transfer entity for Laredo Medical Center and Doctors Hospital of Laredo. The IGT submitted allows our local hospitals to receive matching funds from the federal government that is used to offset the uncompensated care that both hospitals provide.  Solution:  The Commissioners Court may approve (quarterly, bi-annually, or yearly) contribution amounts that Webb County will submit on behalf of both hospitals. Result:  The authorization of IGT will allow local hospitals to access matching federal funds for FY 2014-2015 to offset uncompensated care costs as well as receive incentive payments from the State of Texas for successful completion of 1115 Waiver project milestones and metrics.
	6.				Communications
	7.				Adjourn

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The Webb County Commissioners Court hereby reserves the right to go into closed session at any time during this public meeting, if such is requested by the County Attorney or other legal counsel for the County, pursuant to his or her duty under Section 551.071(2) of the Government Code, to consult privately with his or her client on an item on the agenda, or on a matter arising out of such item.
DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aid of service such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, or need large print are requested to contact the court administrator at (956) 523-4622. DATED THIS ____ DAY OF JUNE, 2015 By: ______________________________       Melinda Mata       Court Administrator
CERTIFICATION OF NOTICE AND POSTING   I, the undersigned, County Clerk, do hereby certify that the above notice of meeting of the Webb County Commissioners Court, is a true and correct copy of said notice, and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on the bulletin board at the Courthouse door of Webb County, Texas, at a place readily accessible to the general public at all times on the___ day of June, 2015 and said notice remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. DATED THIS ____ DAY OF JUNE, 2015 MARGIE RAMIREZ IBARRA, COUNTY CLERK, WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS BY: ______________________________________________       Margie Ramirez-Ibarra, County Clerk