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Denton County court reappoints MHMR board member; creates nine‑member opioid advisory council
Summary
At its Nov. 27 meeting, the Denton County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a board appointment to the Denton County MHMR board and created a nine‑member Opioid Abatement Funds Advisory Council with specified county representation.
On Nov. 27, the Denton County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a reappointment to the Denton County MHMR board and voted to create a nine‑member Opioid Abatement Funds Advisory Council.
The court approved the MHMR board appointment by motion of Commissioner Mitchell, seconded by the chair. The court thanked Miss Jones for her service during the brief action.
The court then voted to establish a nine-member advisory council to advise on opioid abatement funds. The chair moved the measure and Commissioner Williams seconded. The court listed the council’s composition as: a representative of the United Way of Denton County; an MHMR representative; a representative from the Denton County Sheriff’s Office; a representative from the Denton County judiciary; a representative from a Denton County hospital; two representatives from Denton County‑based nonprofits; a representative from a Denton County independent school district; and a representative from the Denton County Public Health Department. The motion carried unanimously.
Both actions were taken with no recorded roll-call vote counts in the transcript; the court recorded the motions, the seconders and that each motion “carried unanimously.” After the votes the court adjourned.
Votes at a glance • Agenda item 13b — Approval of a board appointment to the Denton County MHMR board (reappointment to the commission): approved unanimously. Motion: Commissioner Mitchell; second: the chair. Appointee referred to in the meeting as Miss Jones. (Transcript lines referenced below.) • Agenda item 15c — Create nine‑member Opioid Abatement Funds Advisory Council: approved unanimously. Motion: the chair; second: Commissioner Williams. Council composition specified by the court during the motion.
Meeting context: Both items were taken up after the court reconvened from executive session and were handled quickly with no extended debate recorded in the transcript.
