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2 • The Olney Enterprise
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Thursday, April 28,2011
Hospital board sees
good financial report
By Mendi Kimbro
ED1T0R@ OLNEYEN TERPRISE. COM
Positive financial news was
the highlight of the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the
Hamilton Hospital Board of
Directors on Friday, April 22.
“We did have one of the bet-
ter months, as far as charges
to patients,” said Russell
Altmiller, chairman of the
finance and budget commits
tee.
The March financial state-
ments showed a profit of
$4,800 for the first month of
the fiscal year. Also at the
meeting, the board went
back to approve February
financial statements, which
were tabled last month. The
new financial report for Feb-
ruary, which was the last
month of the 2010-2011 fiscal
year, showed equity from the
Hamilton Hospital Founda-
tion totaling $1.25 million,
which put the equity of the
Hamilton Hospital District
over $4.5 million.
“The people that will be
loaning money, as far as
the clinic and wellness cen-
ter, will be looking at that
amount of equity,” Altmiller
said.
Financial reports for Feb-
ruary and March were ap-
proved.
In other business:
• The medical staff report,
which was approved and
emergency room privileges
were extended to Dr. Stina
Singel.
■ Board members agreed to
name the board’s top three
executive officers as the dep-
uties for the district’s safe de-
posit box at O lney InterBank
• An executive session to
discuss property matters was
held.
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another person,” Wheeler
said. “ It will be tough, but it
can be done.”
Parker said the school re-
source officer will be paid
by the city year-round, and
the school will reimburse
the city for approximately
75 percent of the cost of the
officer’s salary, benefits and
certification since the officer
will be tied up on school du-
ties nine months of the year.
During the summer and
during holidays the officer
will work with OPD, and
the city will therefore be re-
sponsible for the remaining
25 percent of expenses on
its own. The total expenses
for a new officer will run
about $45,000, Parker said.
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possibly sewage were leak-
ing. He pointed out where
water had started wicking
up the walls, and said the
whole area underneath the
house was wet. He also
pointed out a hole in the
ceiling into the attic where
a central air unit had once
been, and showed them
how the hot water heater
was incorrectly and un-
safely wired.
“We have completed the
floor and fixed the wiring
on the water heater,” Win-
ing er said. “We’re in the
process of purchasing it
from the pastor, on a rent-
to-own.”
The resident said he and
McAnear had also fixed
the plumbing so the water
would leak into the appro-
priate places rather than
underneath the home.
Wininger said he moved
into the house in April 2010,
and that the ho me had been
in the condition in which
Cowart and officers found
it since that time. He said
two other residents lived in
the home and had torn out
the floor, but that they left
earlier this year.
Woodall asked Cowart
if the property had been
inspected after the work
on the inside was com-
As for a vehicle, Wheeler
said the YCSO is willing to
give the Ford Expedition
that Royer used for the po-
sition to the city and OPD,
but wants to keep the equip-
ment from the vehicle. The
police chief said he would
like to offer to purchase the
vehicle as-is, including all
equipment.
Council member Debbie
Sandlin asked when Super-
intendent Tom Bailey had
come to the city to discuss
the possibility of OPD pro-
viding an officer.
“It’s been awhile,” Parker
replied, explaining that Bai-
ley approached him about it
first in passing, then again
when Royer was transfer-
ring over to the full-time
YSCO job.
pleted, and was told by
Cowart that it had not
been inspected, and that no
building permit had been
purchased. Then Sand-
lin asked for clarification
about whether or not the
work should have been
performed by the residents
of the home since they are
not the owners.
“You have to own the
property in order to do the
work yourself,” Cowart
said, explaining that a rent-
to-own agreement does not
qualify the residents to do
the work themselves. Oth-
erwise, all plumbing and
electrical work must be
performed by a licensed
contractor.
Cowart said that a letter
had been sent to Wadley,
and Wininger said Wadley
had given the letter to him.
“We wanted to buy the
house from the pastor to
live there,” Wininger said.
“He was wanting to try
to get out from under the
house after the incident
y’all came there for. And
he’d been having some
other problems with peo-
ple not wanting to come
to church because we were
there.”
Wininger said he and
McAnear were on fixed
income, and were paying
Wadley 20 percent of their
Sandlin expressed a con-
cern that OPD taking over
the position could cause
hard feelings between the
local department and the
sheriff’s office, and there-
fore harm the relationship
between the two law en-
forcement entities.
There was some confu-
sion over why Royer left
the position, with Sandlin
and Low an Clement stating
they had been told by Roy-
er that the position was not
secure and that funding for
the job was no longer avail-
able. Parker said he had
been told that Royer chose
to go to the YCSO full-time
on his own.
“He had the option to go,
and thought it was a good
time because of the uncer-
income to stay in the home.
Wadley pays the utilities.
Later, council members
assured Wininger and
McAnear that they were
not in any trouble for the
condition of the home or
for performing the work
themselves. Wininger not-
ed that he had no idea that
he needed a permit, or that
he and McAnear could not
do plumbing and electrical
work themselves.
“It was Wadley’s respon-
sibility to get the permit,”
Stennett said. “Mr. Wadley
is aware of permits and in-
spections. I feel sorry for
you guys.”
Cowart added that Wad-
ley was aware that there
was a problem with the
property on March 7, as
Cowart himself told Wad-
ley of the issues of the
home while the police were
still there.
The residents of the home
said that the contract for
sale of the home on a rent-
to-own basis was in their
possession, but had not yet
been dated or signed.
Wininger noted that the
contract was supposed to
start on May 1, with he and
McAnear taking responsi-
bility for paying $150 per
month plus repairs on the
home.
Ultimately, Cowart said,
tainty of school funding,”
Parker said.
“I believe OPD belongs in
the school,” Sandlin said.
“I am also concerned about
the things I hear, that the
sheriffs office is upset over
this,” Sandlin said.
“ The sheriff told me he has
no problem with it,” Wheel-
er said.
After additional discus-
sion, council members
directed Parker to move
forward with gathering in-
formation about the possi-
bility of OPD providing a
school resource officer. Lau-
ren Sullivan asked Parker to
see if Bailey and Sheriff Bry-
an Walls would come to an
upcoming meeting to work
through additional details
of the plan.
the home must be brought
up to code, and all work
must be done by either the
owner or licensed contrac-
tors. He also said that a
complaint could be filed
against Wadley for not fol-
lowing protocol regarding
the structure and work per-
formed. He also noted that
additional problems could
arise for Wadley since he
was going to sell a struc-
ture in sub-par condition
after being made aware
that rep airs w e re re q uire d.
“It’s not your fault,” Sten-
nett said. “Mr. Wadley is
aware of our procedure. I
really hate you’re involved
in this.”
Council members tabled
action on the property to
give Wininger and McA-
near time to make prepara-
tions to relocate away from
the residence. The matter
will be taken up again on
Monday, June 13.
In other business:
• A new airport operation
contract with Dr. Robert G.
(Bob) Stark was approved.
■ A three-year lease fo r the
airport farm was granted
to Carl Francis, who placed
the high bid of $19,255 per
year.
• Diana Tubb, Juda Ming
and Sherry Strebeck were
approved as the early vot-
ing ballot board.
Disciplinary action taken against local doctor
Disciplinary action by the
Texas Medical Board was
taken against a local physi-
cian, Dr. Mohammad Fazel,
on Friday, April 8.
The board and Fazel, ac-
cording to information
available to the public on
the Texas Medical Board
website, entered into a me-
diated order that requires
Fazel’s practice to be moni-
tored by another physician
for eight monitoring cycles.
Fazel must also complete 30
hours of continuing medical
education credits and pay a
penalty of $2,500. The basis
for the action, according to a
report, was “Dr. Fazel’s fail-
ure to treat a patient accord-
ing to the generally accepted
standard of care.”
The Texas Medical Board
alleged in its complaint
that Fazel failed to moni-
tor prescriptions and also
Community Calendar
Thursday, April 28
- Thursday, May 5
Friday, April 29
5 p.m.
Cubs baseball vs. Windthorst, there
Saturday, April 30
10 a.m.
Markley/West Fork reunion, Markley
11 a.m.
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church enchilada
sale pick-up, parish hall
3 p.m.
OAP public performance, auditorium
Sunday, May 1
2:30 p.m.
OHS spring band concert, auditorium
Monday, May 2
7 a.m.
Early voting begins at City Hall
6 p.m.
Softball bi-district vs. Seymour,
Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene
Tuesday, May 3
8:30 a.m.
Early voting at City Hall, weekdays
through May 9; 7:30 a.m. May 10
4 p.m.
Softball vs. Seymour (Game 2), HSU,
Abilene; Game 3 to follow, if needed
Thursday, May 5
7 p.m.
National Day of Prayer service, gazebo
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“ co ntinued no n-therap eutic
prescribing for three chronic
pain patients, failed to diag-
nose and treat a pneumotho-
rax for one patient and did
not appropriately respond to
emergency room calls when
he was the on-call physi-
The report goes on to say
that Phzel “failed to meet
the standard of care in the
diagnosis, treatment and
discharge of one patient or
to meet the standard of care
for pre and post-operative
treatment for one patient in
which the hospital was not
equipped to handle possible
complications.”
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During the preliminary
round she finished third by
1/ 4 point to be edged out of
qualifying for state. Cribbs
made it to regionals in prose
interpretation, where he fin-
ished second in the prelimi-
nary round to qualify for the
finals. He won the prose con-
test championship to qualify
for the state meet
The three-person speech
team gained enough points
in their events to earn the
Regional Speech Team title,
and Cribbs and Clark will
compete at Austin Thursday
through Saturday, May 5-7.
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Kimbro, Mindi. The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 2011, newspaper, April 28, 2011; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth837617/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Olney Community Library.