I noticed recently when looking at a board meeting that the members were eating… during the board meeting. My other half wondered whether the members were passing on the cost of these meals to the Somervell County taxpayers and did an open records request. Here is what he received back. While you are looking at these receipts and pics, consider whether you have ever been to, say, a County Commissioners meeting where the board ordered in food to eat DURING THE MEETING and had taxpayers pay for it. School Board? Water Board? City of Glen Rose? In my own experience I have never seen this, most people, I wager, EAT before they attend a meeting and, if somehow they got food, they would pay for it themselves. But no, not the moochers at the Somervell County Hospital District aka Glen Rose Medical Center. Reminder that they just raised taxes again for the district; guess they need that good ole money for items like parties and board meals. Adding that Somervell County Hospital District is trying to lowball getting ambulances from Somervell County, and the Fire/EMS is willing to sell or lease them ONE ambulance for $1.00. Surely they should be able to afford THAT since they can afford paying $1320.72 on stuffing their face at board meetings, correction, YOU can afford paying for their meals. . (Listed board members – Ron Hankins, Margaret Drake, Steven Vacek, Mary Collier, Tracy Byers, Max Bly, Joe Cathey)

Note that these changes for food took place after 7/25/2023 when the made a change to the Board meeting time and not every meeting had a meal. The ones that did are shown below.

Interesting that not only was this overdue but it doesn’t match the amount on the bill.

Oh, so sad. They were expecting food on the taxpayer time, but boo-hoo, the food was not ready on time.

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