Maverick County Hospital District Board seeks Candidates to Fill Vacant Board Position

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015

The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors held a special meeting on Friday, July 24, 2015, to set a  process to appoint a replacement for the MCHD Board of Directors vacancy caused by the sudden resignation of former Board Chairman Joaquin L. Rodriguez on May 26, 2015. leaving the Hospital District Board with only four directors.

At the June 30, 2015, Hospital District Board appointed a Nominations Committee comprised of Board members Dr. Ronald Hixson and Ricardo E. Calderon.

Board member Calderon made a motion to approve the recommendation of the Nomination Committee’s process to fill the vacancy on the Board.

Dr. Ronald Hixson elaborated the Nominations Committee’s recommendation is for the Hospital District to advertise and announce the Board vacancy to the local citizens and news media for a certain period of time, have the interested persons fill out a Candidate Application and Questionnaire and submitted to the Maverick County Hospital District Administration Office located at 3406 Bob Rogers Drive, Suite 190, in Eagle Pass, Texas within 30 days from August 6, 2015 or no later than September 4, 2015.

The candidates whom submit an application for the vacant Board of Director position will be interviewed by the Nomination Committee and recommend to the full Board of Directors a candidate.  The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors shall fill the vacancy on the Board by a unanimous vote.

For more information, please contact Ms. Terri Contreras, Chief Executive Officer, at the Maverick County Hospital District at (830) 757-4990.