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The Hays County Commissioners Court will discuss and take possible action to authorize a funding agreement with the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) on Tuesday morning. The center, which is constructing a transitional housing facility, has requested $600,000 from the County to fund part of the project.
The purpose of the new facility is “to help bridge the gap for victims of violence and abuse between residing in a shelter and obtaining safe, permanent housing.”
HCWC is a nonprofit that provides services, including counseling, advocacy, 24-hour crisis response and shelter, to Hays and Caldwell county residents who are victims of family violence, dating violence, sexual assault and child abuse. In 2009, the HCWC opened the McCoy Family Shelter, a 10,000 square-foot facility that cost $2.1 million, according to the organization’s website.
In other business, commissioners are set to discuss a possible Letter of Agreement with the Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) and vote to authorize $1,069,887 for Indigent health care costs. According to court materials, funds are budgeted each year in order to compensate CTMC for indigent health care.
According to the letter of agreement, “To enhance the health care available in the County, CTMC provides hospital care to Indigent Residents at CTMC at no cost to the patient. Additionally, CTMC provides primary care to Indigent Residents at its clinic, Live Oak Walk-In Care Clinic, at no cost to the patient. CTMC’s provision of health care enables Indigent Residents to receive primary and specialty care that they would not otherwise be able to access.”
Additionally, commissioners will decide on approval of Scott Robert’s reappointment to the board of directors of the Driftwood Economic Development Municipal Management District. According to the agenda item request, Roberts will serve an additional four- year term ending on June 1, 2023.
The Hays County Commissioners Court meets Tuesdays on the third floor of the Hays County Historic Courthouse at 9 a.m.
