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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-03-04-1000AM-Special�J • i BRAZOS COUNTY BRYAN.TEXAS AGENDA FILED FOR RECORD GATE 44 O'CLOCK AT MARY ANN W RD B ZOS COUNTY K BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT MEETING THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT WILL MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1991, AT 10:00 A.M. IN THE COMMISSIONERS' COURTROOM OF THE BRAZOS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 300 EAST 26TH STREET, SUITE 115, BRYAN, TEXAS. 1. Invocation. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Consider and take action on the approval of the minutes of the meeting held on December 17, 1990. 4. Consider and take action on budget amendments. 5. Consider and take action on Resolution authorizing applica- tion for grant from Texas Narcotics Control Program. 6. Consider and take action on contract between Brazos County and the Brazos Maternal and Child Health Clinic, Inc. 7. Consider and take action on authorizing Brazos County to Deed .09 acres of land to L. L. Gaston in regard to right- of-way on Elmo Weedon Road in Precinct 3. 8. Consider and take action on request for signal light in- stallation on FM 2154 and North Graham Road in Precinct 1 by Highway Department. 9. Consider and take action on request from Lone Star Gas Company to install two (2) service lines in county right- of-way of Dilly Shaw Tap Road in Precinct 4. 10. Consider and take action on work outside of county rights - of -ways for the enhancement of county road projects. 11. Consider and take action on personnel change of status. 12. Consider and take action on payment of claims. 13. Executive Session to discuss litigation 6252-17(2)(e). 14. Consider and take action on Executive Session. COMMISSIONERS' COURT SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 4, 1991 A special meeting of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas was held in the Commissioners' Courtroom in the Courthouse in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 1991, with the following members of the Court present: R. J. Holmgreen, County Judge, Presiding; Gary Norton, Commissioner of Precinct 1; Walter Wilcox, Commissioner of Precinct 2; Randy Sims, Commissioner of Precinct 3; Milton Turner, Commissioner of Precinct 4; Mary Ann Ward, County Clerk. The following citizens and officials were in attendance: Ruth McLeod Carol Palmer Bea Green Rosalie Todaro Cheryl Turney A. H. Winder Bill Turner Stephen Hanel Doris Children W. C. Davis Executive Assistant Admin. Asst. to County Judge Secretary to Commissioners Auditor's Office Auditor's Office County Engineer District Attorney Task Force KBTX-TV Attorney Commissioner Sims gave the invocation and led the pledge of allegiance. The County Judge acknowledged the presence of W. C. Davis former Brazos County Judge. The Court first considered approval of the minutes of the Commissioners' Court meetings held December 17, 1990 at 10:00 a.m. and the meeting held December 17, 1990 at 6:00 p.m.. Commissioner Sims asked that the 6:00 p.m. minutes be changed to show that James Oliver is a graduate student rather than a Landscape Architect. On motion by Commissioner Sims, seconded by Commissioner Norton, the Court voted unanimously to approve the minutes subject to the change. The Court next considered Budget Amendment #91-005, which would reallocate funds budgeted for the Brazos Center. On motion by Commissioner Turner, seconded by Commissioner Norton, the Court voted unanimously to approve the budget • • • amendment as submitted, a copy of which is attached hereto. The Court next considered adopting a Resolution authorizing application to the Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor for grant funds to support the Brazos Valley Narcotics Trafficking Task Force. The program is administered locally by the District Attorney's office. Such grant to be in the total amount of $658,342; twenty five percent (25%) or $164,585.00 to be funded by the County, seventy five percent (75%) or $493,757.00 to be federally funded. Stephen Hanel, head of the Narcotics Task Force, informed the Court that matching funds were in hand and that the County would have no expense to incur. On motion by Commissioner Sims, seconded by Commissioner Wilcox, the Court voted unanimously to authorize the County Judge to make application on behalf of Brazos County to the Criminal Justice Division and accept on behalf of Brazos County such grant funds as may be tendered. A copy of the resolution is attached hereto. The Court next considered entering into contract with the Brazos Maternal & Child Health Clinic for the purpose of providing services to pregnant women who qualify for such services. The County would reimburse the clinic for actual cost of salaries in the amount of $60,000.00 for the term of the contract commencing on the 1st day of January and terminating the 31st day of December 1991. On motion by Commissioner Norton, seconded by Commissioner Sims, the Court voted unanimously to enter into agreement with the Brazos Maternal & Child Health Clinic for the purpose of providing services to pregnant women. A copy of the contract is attached hereto. On motion by Commissioner Sims, seconded by Commissioner Wilcox, the Court voted unanimously to authorize the County Judge to execute a Quit Claim Deed to a 0.09 acre tract to L. L. Gaston along the right-of-way of Elmo Weedon Road. This is in connection with the widening of Elmo Weedon Road. On motion by Commissioner Sims, seconded by Commissioner VOL PAGE �13 Norton, the Court voted unanimously to forward a request to the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation for an engineering study to evaluate the need and design for a traffic control signal light at the intersection of North Graham Road and FM 2154. The Court did not take any action on the request from Lone Star Gas Company to install two (2) service lines in the County right-of-way of Dilly Shaw Tap Road in Precinct 2 because this area lies within the city limits of Wixon Valley. The Court next considered authorizing work outside of county rights -of -ways for the enhancement of county road projects. The Road and Bridge Department requests permission to enter the private property of Sammy Catalina to excavate a channel to allow water to drain from a culvert under Chick Lane. On motion by Commissioner Norton, seconded by Commis- sioner Turner, the Court voted unanimously to authorize the work. The Court proceeded to consider the change of status of the following employees. NAME Noel, Dennis Taylor, Anthony Bush, Anthony Beal, Barbara Hines, C. Perez, Allen Collins, Mitchell Brown, Ken Body, Olivia Brazos Center Juvenile Serv. Juvenile Serv. Tax Office Juvenile Serv. Juvenile Serv. Juvenile Serv. Juvenile Serv. Juvenile Serv. REASON Resignation Resignation Resignation New Employee Lateral Trans. 6 mon. Increase 6 mon. Increase 6 mon. Increase 6 mon. Increase On motion by Commissioner Turner, seconded by Commissioner Sims, the Court voted unanimously to approve the changes as submitted. The Court next considered the following Claims as submitted by the County Treasurer for payment: 10 General Fund ---------------Claims 3622 thru 3910 20 Road & Bridge -------------- Claims' 4023 thru 4078 22 Road & Bridge II -----------Claims 3911 thru 3915 30 Capital Projects & Improvements: Proposition I --------Claims 3916 thru ------ 41 Court Master Grant ---------Claims 3917 thru 3919 46 Appellate Judicial System --Claims 3920 thru ------ 54 Health Department ----------Claims 3931 thru 3946 55 Foster Care ----------------Claims 3947 thru 3948 60 Payroll --------------------Claims 3949 thru 3950 61 Health & Life Ins ----------Claims 3951 thru 3959 70 Indigent Health Care -------Claims 3960 thru 4015 90 Community Services Off -----Claims 4016 thru ------ 91 Juvenile Comm. Grant -------Claims 4017 thru ------ 94 Victim Assistance Prog----- Claims 4018 thru ------ 95 Comm. Crime Prevention -----Claims 4019 thru ------ 97 Narc. Traf. Task Force -----Claims 4020 thru 4022 On motion by Commissioner Norton, seconded by Commis- sioner Turner, the Court voted unanimously to approve the Claims as submitted. At 10:18 a.m. the County Judge announced the meeting closed to the public so that the Court could meet in closed executive session to discuss personnel as allowed under Section (6252-17(2)(g) Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes. At 10:42 a.m. the County Judge announced the meeting open to the public and that there would be no action taken on the closed session. ' There being no further business to come before the Court, the meeting was adjourned. Th© foregoing minutes have been examined and approved in open Court this the day of AJA , 1914-1 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. O"f- 4't - R. J. olmgreen County Judge ✓ �o Walter Wilcox Commissioner, Precinct 2 Milton Turner Commissioner, Precinct 4 Cary Nor Commiss V er, Precinct 1 d'4ea� Randy S s Co isrsioner, Precinct 3 Mary nn Ward County Clerk C VOL -PAGE 3 �� \'� ._ .. .. .. .� _ -,�.. .. ... � - ..._ ........... ..���.ue.ve�.ay-.��:..5..n.•- .Y:�aaar �.....�L�.a�_..._ r....n. r I • • BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS BUDGET AMENDMENT(S) FOR THE 1991 BUDGET YEAR NO. 91-005 iow On this the 4th day of March 1991 at a special meeting of the Commissioners' Court, the following members were present: R. J. Holmgreen, County Judge, Presiding Gary Norton, Commissioner, Precinct 1; Walter Wilcox, Commissioner, Precinct Z; Randy Sims, Commissioner, Precinct 3; Milton Turner, Commissioner, Precinct 4; Mary Ann Ward, County Clerk. The following proceedings were held: THAT WHEREAS, on March 4, 1991, the Court heard and approved a budget amendment for the 1991 budget year for Brazos County, Texas. WHEREAS, an expenditure is necessary due to the necessity to meet unusual and unforeseen conditions which could not be reasonably included in the original budget adopted October 1, 1990, the following amendment(s) to the original are hereby authorized, as described on the attached 1 page(s). ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the 4th day of January 1991 THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT OF BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS. By: c/ R. J. Holmgreen, County Judge Original: County Clerk's Office and attached to the original budget y Copies: County Auditor County Treasurer Commissioners' Court Minutes Budget Amendment File T J Budget Amend. No. 91-005: 03-04-91 DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT # ACCOUNT NAME INCREASE (DECREASE) REASON ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brazos 10-28-5413 Repair/Maintenance Vehicle 1,000 Relocate Center 10-28-6213 Automotive (1,000) to new line item **INCREASE TO DEPT BUDGET $0 ** **INCREASE TO GF BUDGET $0 ** 1^t • • 0 THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR GRANT FROM TEXAS NARCOTICS CONTROL PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Anti -Drug Act of 1988 was signed into law by '~' President Ronald Reagan in order to strengthen local law enforcement efforts to combat the spread of narcotics trafficking; and WHEREAS, the State of Texas will receive federal grant funding for the Texas Narcotics Control Program under the Anti -Drug Abuse Act of 1988, P.L. 100-690; and WHEREAS, the Governor of Texas, has designated the Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor, to administer the program in the form of grants to state agencies and local units of government; and WHEREAS, Brazos County has a continuing need for aid to local law enforcement agencies in enforcing the Texas Controlled Substances Act and Dangerous Drugs Act; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BRAZOS COUNTY at it's meeting on the 4th day of March, 1991, that: 1. The County Judge of Brazos County, acting on behalf of Brazos County be authorized to make application to the Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor, for grant funds to be used for the apprehension, detection, and enforcement of the laws pertaining to the Texas Controlled Substances Act and Dangerous Drugs Act; and 2. The County Judge be authorized to accept such grant funds should they be tendered; and 3. This resolution becomes effective upon its adoption. R. J. 44OLPrGOEEN County Judge, Brazos County, Texas ATTEST: County Clerk Brazos County,'7exas VO PAGE 3 9 11 CONTRACT THIS CONTRACT IS ENTERED INTO BY AND BETWEEN BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, acting by and through its duly elected County Commissioners (hereinafter "County"), and the BRAZOS MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH CLINIC, INC. (hereinafter "Provider"), located in 1720 Barak Lane, Bryan, Texas 77802, RECITALS: WHEREAS, the medical care of the County's poor and indigent has become a growing problem; and WHEREAS, the County recognizes that good medical care of pregnant women results in healthier babies and less costly medical expenses incurred for the child in the future by the parents and the Community; and WHEREAS, the Court is interested in promoting such care through the Provider. NOW THEREFORE the parties above stated agree to the following terms and conditions to provide such indigent health care. TERM This contract shall continue in force and effect for a term of one (1) year commencing on the 1st day of January, 1990 and terminating 31st day of December 1990. CANCELLATION This contract may be canceled by any of the parties hereto upon sixty (60) days written notice as provided herein. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY PROVIDER Provider shall provide the following services through trained, salaried staff to pregnant women who qualify for such services pursuant to the guidelines currently implemented for making such determination: interviews, lab work, physical exams, educational information and medicine as needed (herein "Services"). USE OF COUNTY FUNDS Funds to be furnished to Provider as stated herein below shall be used to pay the entire salary of the Director of Provider and one Nurse Practitioner and the partial salary of a second Nurse Practitioner and receptionist as more specifically described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto -and made a part hereof for all purposes. The County and Provider acknowledge that the County's purpose in providing funds hereunder is to provide medical assistance to qualified applicants and that the funding of salaries for the trained personnel of Provider is designed to accomplish that goal. 1 VOLPAG X110 • �J 1 y1y .. . .. _. - , . _ . . __ . . _ .1 .. ...._ . . _ I- ._- r COUNTY'S LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT The County agrees to reimburse the Provider for actual cost of the salaries as stated on Exhibit "A" up to a maximum of Sixty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($60,000.00) for the term of this Contract. This sum shall be paid upon the following dates and in the following amounts: March 1, 1990 $ 15,000.00 June 1, 1990 $ 15,000.00 September 1, 1990 $ 15,000.00 December 1, 1990 $ 15,000.00 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROVIDER Provider will be responsible for providing the following Services pursuant to this Contract: 1. All necessary application forms to potentially eligible individuals. 2. obtaining and compiling information on each applicant for Providers Services with regard to residency and financial qualifications. 3. Maintaining this Contract. 4. Providing of the Provider's Services. 5. Maintaining data files on clients and the Services provided thereto. 6. Respond to all and any inquiries by the County regarding the Clinic and its Services. 7. Assist the County with information needed for audit purposes. 8. Provide the County with quarterly financial statements. 9. Provide the County with any and all certified audits of Provider and the management letter prepared in connection therewith. 10. Provide financial statements evidencing how County funds are spent. Such statements to be submitted to County one week prior to the funding dates set forth herein above. 0 2 voL �,_PaGE�a- • 11. Provide the Court with Brazos County residents the percentage Brazos total population using statistics evidencing the number of using the Provider's Services and County residents comprise of the Provider's Services. RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTY The County shall be responsible for the following duties and requirements: 1. Provide County funds for the payment of the consideration stated herein. 2. Conduct a review of the Provider's performance in providing the Services to be provided hereunder in order to assess County's continued participation in the funding of the Provider. RECORD RETENTION The Provider shall be responsible for record keeping on all Services provided to those individuals using its services and all financial records of the Clinic. The Provider agrees to maintain and make available for inspection by the County upon request consistent with personal privacy and subject to the limitation of state law, any and all records the County determines, in its sole discretion, to be necessary for the Court to justify its continued participation in supporting the Provider with funding. Such records shall be retained for at least four (4) years from the date the service was provided. These records shall be made available for inspection and audit by the County, if it so desires. DISCRIMINATION The Provider shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The Provider shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants who are employed are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rated of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Provider agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. • �L 1-� /11—� • • INDEMNITY The parties hereto agree to indemnify one another for and hold one another harmless from and against all suits, claims, demands. liabilities or actions resulting or alleged to result from the breach, violation or non-performance of the Services stated herein and for any damage to any person resulting from any act or omission or negligence on the part of each party hereto. INSURANCE The parties hereto agree that the Provider shall be an independent contractor and not any employee or agent of the County and that each shall maintain at its own expense, adequate liability insurance to insure against damages and liabilities which may arise due to the duties and obligations contracted for herein. COUNTY INVOLVEMENT The County and Provider state that to the best of their knowledge, no officer, agent or employee of the County who exercises any function or responsibility in connection with the carrying out of this Contract or the Services to which it relates has personal interest direct or indirect, in this Contract. GOVERNING LAW This Agreement shall be executed in and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas. NOTICES All notices required to be given hereunder shall be deemed to be duly given by delivering such notice or by mailing it, registered mail to the other party at the following addresses: BRAZOS MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH CLINIC, INC. a -loo vs �c✓ gt vd BRYAN, TEXAS 77802 BRAZOS COUNTY C/O COMMISSIONERS COURT BRAZOS COUNTY COURTHOUSE 300 E. 26TH Street, Suite 114 BRYAN, TEXAS 77803 FURTHER ASSURANCES Each party hereto agrees to perform any further acts and to execute and deliver any further documents which may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement. 2 SEVERABILITY In the event that any of the provisions or portions thereof, of this Agreement, are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions or portions thereof shall not be affected thereby. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto concerning the subject matter contained herein. There are no representations, agreements, arrangements, or understandings, oral or written, between or among the parties hereto, relating to the subject matter of the Agreements, which are not fully expressed herein. ASSIGNABILITY Provider shall have the right to assign this Contract and any of its rights hereunder to a wholly owned subsidiary or to a corporation with which it may be merged without prior written consent of the County; otherwise, this Contract is not assignable by the Provider without the prior written consent of the County. DATED this ( ~ry • day of yQ,u,!` A, 1,?ql VOL- pAGE-� 5 Brazos County By: 9.—J. HOLMGREEN, Judge BrazosMk & Child Healthnc By : MARC BATES, P sident • r� C� CONTRACT THIS CONTRACT IS ENTERED INTO BY AND BETWEEN BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, acting by and through its duly elected County Commissioners (hereinafter "County"), and the BRAZOS MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH CLINIC, INC. (hereinafter "Provider"), located in 1720 Barak Lane, Bryan, Texas 77802, RECITALS: WHEREAS, the medical care of the County's poor and indigent has become a growing problem; and WHEREAS, the County recognizes that good medical care of pregnant women results in healthier babies and less costly medical expenses incurred for the child in the future by the parents and the Community; and WHEREAS, the Court is interested in promoting such care through the Provider. NOW THEREFORE the parties above stated agree to the following terms and conditions to provide such indigent health care. TERM This contract shall continue in force and effect for a term of one (1) year commencing on the 1st day of January, 1991 and terminating 31st day of December 1991. CANCELLATION This contract may be canceled by any of the parties hereto upon sixty (60) days written notice as provided herein. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY PROVIDER Provider shall provide the following services through trained, salaried staff to pregnant women who qualify for such services pursuant to the guidelines currently implemented for making such determination: interviews, lab work, physical exams, educational information and medicine as needed (herein "Services"). USE OF COUNTY FUNDS Funds to be furnished to Provider as stated herein below shall be used to pay the entire salary of the Director of Provider and one Nurse Practitioner and the partial salary of a second Nurse Practitioner and receptionist as more specifically described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. The County and Provider acknowledge that the County's purpose in providing funds hereunder is to provide medical assistance to qualified applicants and that the funding of salaries for the trained personnel of Provider is designed to accomplish that goal. COUNTY'S LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT The County agrees to reimburse the Provider for actual cost of the salaries as stated on Exhibit "A" up to a maximum of Sixty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($60,000.00) for the term of this Contract. This sum shall be paid upon the following dates and in the following amounts: March 1, 1991 $ 15,000.00 June 1, 1991 $ 15,000.00 September 1, 1991 $ 15,000.00 December 1, 1991 $ 15,000.00 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROVIDER Provider will be responsible for providing the following Services pursuant to this Contract: 1. All necessary application forms to potentially eligible individuals. 2. Obtaining and compiling information on each applicant for Providers Services with regard to residency and financial qualifications. 3. Maintaining this Contract. 4. Providing of the Provider's Services. 5. Maintaining data files on clients and the Services provided thereto. 6. Respond to all and any inquiries by the County regarding the Clinic and its Services. 7. Assist the County with information needed for audit purposes. 8. Provide the County with quarterly financial statements. 9. Provide the County with any and all certified audits of Provider and the management letter prepared in connection therewith. 10. Provide financial statements evidencing how County funds are spent. Such statements to be submitted to County one week prior to the funding dates set forth herein above. 2 • C, J 11. Provide the Court with statistics evidencing the number of Brazos County residents using the Provider's Services and the percentage Brazos County residents comprise of the total population using Provider's Services. RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTY The County shall be responsible for the following duties and requirements: 1. Provide County funds for the payment of the consideration stated herein. 2. Conduct a review of the Provider's performance in providing the Services to be provided hereunder in order to assess County's continued participation in the funding of the Provider. RECORD RETENTION The Provider shall be responsible for record keeping on all Services provided to those individuals using its services and all financial records of the Clinic. The Provider agrees to maintain and make available for inspection by the County upon request consistent with personal privacy and subject to the limitation of state law, any and all records the County determines, in it's sole discretion, to be necessary for the Court to justify its continued participation in supporting the Provider with funding. Such records shall be retained for at least four (4) years from the date the service was provided. These records shall be made available for inspection and audit by the County, if it so desires. DISCRIMINATION y The Provider shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The Provider shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants who are employed are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rated of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Provider agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. 3 INDEMNITY The parties hereto agree to indemnify one another for and hold one another harmless from and against all suits, claims, demands, liabilities or actions resulting or alleged to result from the breach, violation or non-performance of the Services stated herein and for any damage to any person resulting from any act or omission or negligence on the part of each party hereto. INSURANCE The parties hereto agree that the Provider shall be an independent contractor and not any employee or agent of the County and that each shall maintain at its own expense, adequate liability insurance to insure against damages and liabilities which may arise due to the duties and obligations contracted for herein. COUNTY INVOLVEMENT The County and Provider state that to the best of their knowledge, no officer, agent or employee of the County who exercises any function or responsibility in connection with the carrying out of this Contract or the Services to which it relates has personal interest direct or indirect, in this Contract. GOVERNING LAW This Agreement shall be executed in and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas. NOTICES All notices required to be given hereunder shall be deemed to be duly given by delivering such notice or by mailing it, registered mail to the other party at the following addresses: BRAZOS MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH CLINIC, INC. 1720 BARAK LANE BRYAN, TEXAS 77802 BRAZOS COUNTY C/O COMMISSIONERS COURT BRAZOS COUNTY COURTHOUSE 300 E. 26TH Street, Suite 114 BRYAN, TEXAS 77803 FURTHER ASSURANCES Each party hereto agrees to perform any further acts and to execute and deliver any further documents which may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement. I,1 • • • SEVERABILITY In the event that any of the provisions or portions thereof, of this Agreement, are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions or portions thereof shall not be affected thereby. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto concerning the subject matter contained herein. There are no representations, agreements, arrangements, or understandings, oral or written, between or among the parties hereto, relating to the subject matter of the Agreements, which are not fully expressed herein. ASSIGNABILITY Provider shall have the right to assign this Contract and any of its rights hereunder to a wholly owned subsidiary or to a corporation with which it may be merged without prior written consent of the County; otherwise, this Contract is not assignable by the Provider without the prior written consent of the County. DATED this EMU Y. day of ���-x-11. , 1991. • 5 Brazos County By: R. . HOLMGRE N, Judge Brazos M & Ch ld Health i , Inc. BY C TES, Vresident VOLPAGE! 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