Browsing: Local Government

In Tom Green County Commissioner’s Court this week, Treasurer Diana Spieker and Matt Gilbert, consultant and attorney representing Shannon Medical Center, came up to speak about amending the county’s rules and procedures regarding the Local Provider Participation Fund, or LPPF, which is one mechanism local governments in Texas use to collect mandatory assessments from private hospitals, which represent up to 6 percent of a facility’s net patient revenue (NPR).

At Monday’s regular San Angelo Independent School District board meeting, trustees heard from two representatives of the community group seeking to preserve the historic George Washington Carver Elementary in San Angelo. The campus was almost set for demolition before community members spoke out against that move, and the SAISD board gave the community six months to organize. No action was taken at the meeting.