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Denton County MHMR Center posts $1.05M year-to-date profit; board approves $900,000 one-time staff incentive
Summary
At its May 26 meeting the Denton County MHMR Center Board of Trustees approved a $900,000 one-time staff incentive after hearing that April yielded a $349,870 monthly profit and a year-to-date net profit of $1,050,046; the board also reviewed large service waitlists and a cyber investigation that found no evidence PHI was accessed.
Denton County MHMR Center Board of Trustees Chair Dianne Hickey said the board reviewed stronger-than-expected financial results and approved a one-time staff incentive at the board’s May 26, 2026 regular meeting.
The Finance Committee reported that the Center produced a net profit of $349,870 in April 2026, above the board-approved monthly budgeted profit of $228,316. For the fiscal year-to-date (September 2025 through April 2026), the Center reported a cumulative net profit of $1,050,046 compared with a board-approved budgeted loss of $11,565, a variance the committee described as "stronger-than-anticipated financial performance," according to Dianne Hickey, Finance Committee Chair.
Following the financial update, trustees discussed a proposed one-time incentive for all staff to be distributed in August 2026. The board approved the incentive, which the minutes state will cost a total of $900,000, including incentives for all personnel, benefits, and taxes. Kelly Sayre moved to call the question; Cynthia Jones seconded. Dianne Hickey moved to approve the incentive; the motion passed.
Pam Gutierrez, Executive Director, presented the executive director report and provided service and program updates. She reported that "the HCS Wait list currently has 3,436 individuals waiting for services," that the IDD General Revenue wait list has 297 people awaiting services, and that Mental Health Adult services show a wait list of 201 while Mental Health Child and Adolescent services show a wait list of 5. Gutierrez also said the Center’s service targets were at 103% for adults and 119% for children and adolescents.
Gutierrez also briefed trustees on a cybersecurity incident affecting a shared TX Ace server. She said a forensic review was commissioned and that "the preliminary investigation did not provide any evidence that PHI was accessed," and that the Center is partnering with other TX Ace Centers for a full forensic investigation.
Other board business included approval of the April 27, 2026 meeting minutes (Isabel Hernandez moved; Brooke Hambrick seconded). The minutes note that Linda Holloway, Ph.D., and Doug Lee abstained because they were not present at the April 27 meeting. The board also approved the Finance Committee’s financial statements, adopted Policy 2.103 — Availability & Accessibility with recommended changes on the Personnel Committee’s recommendation, and referred a proposed amendment to the Board bylaws expanding succession planning for the executive director to the Personnel Committee for policy drafting.
Trustees heard discussion-only reports on the Abuse & Neglect/Critical Incidents report and the Zero Suicide Taskforce quarterly report, and received announcements including an Arts Room mural grant in which the Art Room of Denton secured $7,000 but reported a $3,000 shortfall for the local project. Gutierrez announced that the Youth Crisis Outreach Team (YCOT) and Outpatient Biopsychosocial Interventions (OBI) programs are planned to be operational in September 2026, and she invited trustees to the Mental Health & Judicial/Law Enforcement Summit scheduled for Sept. 18, 2026 at the Embassy Suites in Denton.
Votes at a glance: The minutes record the following board actions and outcomes — approval of April 27, 2026 meeting minutes (motion by Isabel Hernandez; second by Brooke Hambrick; recorded abstentions: Linda Holloway, Ph.D., and Doug Lee); approval of FY2026 Period 8 (April) financial statements (motion by Dianne Hickey; approved); approval of a one-time staff incentive totaling $900,000 (motion by Dianne Hickey; approved); approval of Policy 2.103 — Availability & Accessibility (motion by Linda Holloway, Ph.D.; approved); and referral of a bylaws succession amendment to the Personnel Committee (motion by Brooke Hambrick; second by Dawn Waye; approved). The minutes record these outcomes but do not provide per-member yes/no votes for every motion beyond named abstentions on the minutes approval.
The board adjourned at 3:08 p.m.; its next regular meeting is set for June 25, 2026 at the Administrative Building, 1614 Scripture Street, Denton, Texas. The minutes were signed by Taylor Warren, Executive Assistant, and approved by Dianne Hickey, Board of Trustees Chair.
