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Denton County MHMR board reviews status of substance-use services contract with HHSC
Summary
At a special April 17 meeting the Denton County MHMR Center Board received an information-only update from Executive Director Pam Gutierrez on its contract with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for substance-use services (detox and inpatient); the minutes list no contract dollar amounts and note outreach to county and state officials.
The Denton County MHMR Center Board of Trustees received an information-only update on April 17, 2026, about the center’s contract with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for substance-use services, including detox and inpatient care. The update was presented at the center’s Administrative Building in Denton by Executive Director Pam Gutierrez.
Dianne Hickey, Board of Trustees Chair, praised Executive Director Pam Gutierrez for how she handled the Substance Use Services (SUD) contract and thanked trustees for their continued commitment. The minutes say the board has held recent meetings with Denton County commissioners and state senators, where the center’s current financial status was presented and discussed; the minutes do not provide figures or contractual dollar amounts.
The agenda entry for the SUD contract is labeled “information only” in the minutes; no motions or votes related to the contract appear in the record. The minutes also note that the board reserves the right to convene executive session(s) pursuant to Article 6252-17, Sec. 2, V.T.C.S., for litigation, real estate, personnel and security matters.
Trustees listed as present in the minutes were Dianne Hickey; Brooke Hambrick; Isabel Hernandez; Linda Holloway, Ph.D.; Doug Lee; Ron Marchant; Kelly Sayre; Paul Slough; and Dawn Waye; Cynthia Jones, Ph.D., is recorded as having an excused absence. Staff listed as present included Pam Gutierrez and Executive Assistant/Board Liaison Taylor Warren.
The board set its next meeting for Monday, April 27, 2026, at the Administrative Building and reminded members of the Texas Council of Community Centers conference in San Antonio from June 10–12, 2026. The special meeting adjourned at 1:57 p.m.
