BREAKING NEWS! Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors terminate CEO Terri Patlan-Contreras and General Counsel Alex Fuller at Special Meeting on January 3, 2019, Appoint Replacements

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019

The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors terminated the employment contracts of Chief Executive Officer Terri Patlan-Contreras and General Counsel Alex Fuller on a 3-1 vote on both contracts at a special meeting held on Thursday, January 3, 2019, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors appointed Eagle Pass attorney Gloria Hernandez as the new District General Counsel while appointing Chief Operating Officer Alma Martinez as Interim District Administrator at the January 3rd special meeting.

Board Chairman Jesus Casas, Board Vice-Chairperson Rebecca “Becky” Robinson, and Board Secretary-Treasurer Aaron Valdez voted in favor of the terminations and new appointments while Board member Juan Manuel “Chuco” Farias voted against and Board member Adolfo “Fito” Olivares was not present at the meeting.

Maverick County taxpayers will have to pay for any amounts necessary to fulfill the employment contracts of former CEO Terri Patlan-Contreras and General Counsel Alex Fuller.  It is unknown as of press time just how much money in the thousands these terminations are going to cost County taxpayers.