R-07-03-08-12C1 - 3/8/2007 RESOLUTION NO. R-07-03-08-12C1
WHEREAS, the Williamson County & Cities Health District (the
"District") provides valuable services to all of the citizens of the
County, and
WHEREAS, the cities of Georgetown, Taylor, Cedar Park and Round
Rock (the "Participating Cities") and Williamson County provide
financial funding to the District to enable it to provide said
services, and
WHEREAS,the other cities in the County do not provide any direct
funding for the services that the District provides to said cities and
the citizens residing in such cities, and
WHEREAS, the Participating Cities wish to join with Williamson
County in encouraging the non-participating cities to provide their
fair share of the cost for the District to provide the aforesaid
services, Now Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a
letter to the non-participating cities to encourage them to provide
their fair share of the cost of the District' s services, a copy of said
letter being attached hereto as Exhibit A.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of
the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this
Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the
public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and
the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted
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upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 8th day of March,
Mayor
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CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secretary
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March 1, 2007
Mayor
Non-Participating Cities
Re: Williamson County&Cities Health District
Dear Mayor
Williamson County and the Cities of Georgetown, Taylor, Round Rock and Cedar Park are members of
the Williamson County & Cities Health District.
To give you a little bit of history, the Williamson County Health Department was established in 1943.
Thereafter, the Local Public Health Reorganization Act, now codified in Chapter 121 of the Texas Health
and Safety Code (the "Act"), authorized the establishment of public health districts by a majority vote of
the governing bodies of a county and one or more municipalities in the county for the purpose of providing
and furnishing public health programs. Accordingly, the Williamson County Health Department was
reorganized in 1989 as a Public Health District by Williamson County, Texas, and the Cities of Cedar
Park, Georgetown, Round Rock, and Taylor (collectively the "Members"), and re-designated as the
Williamson County & Cities Health District (hereinafter the "District'). Williamson County and each of the
Member Cities contribute financially to the operations of the District in order for it to provide its designated
health related services.
The District provides many services to promote and protect the health of our residents. Examples
include: childhood immunizations; prenatal care for low-income uninsured women; treatment of
tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases; investigation and control measures for contagious
diseases; nutrition education and food supplements for pregnant women and children under 5 years;
screening for program eligibility and helping to connect people to needed health and social services
programs; educating people to lead healthier lifestyles; inspecting restaurants and other food
establishments, including schools; inspecting daycares; teaching food handlers safe food handling
practices; regulating septic system installations and managing the floodplain program for the county. The
District also collects and analyzes health status data and works together with many other organizations
and groups to address issues related to public health. The District is part of the first responder team that
plays a role in preparing for and responding to natural or terrorist-caused disasters and other public
health emergencies, such as epidemics.
Each of the members of the District have the authority to govern the District through a "Cooperative
Agreement," which was last revised and re-adopted by the Members in 1992. The" Cooperative
Agreement' is currently being amended and restated to reflect current practices and to clarify certain
provisions. During the course of the discussions regarding the revision of the "Cooperative Agreement,"
the Member Cities asked the District to provide information regarding the services it provides how those
services impact not only residents in rural Williamson County and the Member Cities, but also all other
communities in Williamson County.
Each Member of the District appointed a representative to a Task Force, which includes the Executive
Director of the District to study the feasibility of inviting other incorporated cities located in Williamson
County to join the District. The Members of the Health District would like for the Executive Director of the
District to meet with all incorporated communities in Williamson County to discuss the benefit of the
programs provided by District and how those programs impact not only our communities, but yours as
well. Your community is currently receiving valuable services and resources and the purpose of meeting
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with you is to discuss and gain your financial support for this very important and beneficial public health
program.
You will be contacted shortly by Karen Wilson, Executive Director of the District, to schedule a convenient
time to meet with you and your elected body to provide more information about joining the Williamson
County and Cities Health District. We hope that you will take advantage of the opportunity to work
together to keep the residents of Williamson County and our Cities safe and healthy.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mayor Gary Nelon Mayor Bernabe Gonzales
City of Georgetown City of Taylor
Mayor Nyle Maxwell Mayor Robert S. Lemon
City of Round Rock City of Cedar Park
The Honorable Dan A. Gattis
Williamson County Judge
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cc: Mr. Jim Nuse
City Manager
City of Round Rock
221 E. Main Street
Round Rock, Texas 78664
Mr. Paul E. Brandenburg
City Manager
City of Georgetown
P.O. Box 409
Georgetown, Texas 78628
Ms. Brenda Eivens
City Manager
City of Cedar Park
600 N. Bell Blvd.
Cedar Park, Texas 78613
Mr. Frank Salvato
City Manager
City of Taylor
400 Porter Street
Taylor, TX 76574
City Managers of each non participating City
Ms. Karen Wilson
Executive Director
Williamson County&Cities Health District
100 West 3rd Street
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Administrative Services Division• 100 West Third Street, Georgetown,TX 78626•512-943-3600• Fax:512-943-1499
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DATE: March 1, 2007
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - March 8, 2007
ITEM: 12.C.1. Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a letter
from the cities of Georgetown, Taylor, Round Rock, Cedar Park,
and Williamson County seeking financial support and participation
from the cities in Williamson County who do not currently
participate in a Cooperative Agreement with the Williamson County
and Cities Health District.
Deuartment: Administration
Staff Person: David Kautz, Assistant City Manager/CFO
Justification:
A significant percent of the urban county population receive services from the Health District
but provide no municipal funding. As the district seeks to improve services while
maintaining cost efficiency it is important to have all beneficiaries participate.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: Cities of Georgetown, Taylor, Round Rock, Cedar Park, and
Williamson County
Background Information: N/A
Public Comment: N/A