CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
Chapter 176 of the Local Government Code was enacted by the 79th Legislature (H.B. 914) to provide access to information concerning business relationships between local government officials and venders that contract with local governmental entities, including the Travis County Healthcare District. The manner by which information about these business relationships between local government officials and the vendors was further clarified by Attorney General Opinion GA-0446.
In 2007, H.B. 1491 was enacted by the 80th Legislature to ensure that the disclosure requirements are clear and comprehensive while providing the public with access to information concerning business relationships between local government officials and vendors.
The Texas Ethic Commission adopted a new Conflict-of-Interest Questionnaire for vendors and a Conflict-of-Interest Statement for officials on June 29, 2007. For further information about the Conflict-of-Interest forms, visit the Texas Ethics Commission’s website.
The law requires that both Conflict-of-Interest Questionnaires ("CIQ"s) and Conflict-of-Interest Statements ("CIS"s) filed with the District be posted on the web site maintained by the District. Links to these completed and filed forms appear at the bottom of this page.
If you have any questions about compliance, please consult your own legal counsel.
Compliance is the responsibility of each individual, business, and agent who is subject to the law's filing requirement. If you are required to file a Conflict-of-Interest Questionnaire, you must file it with the Administrative Coordinator of the Travis County Healthcare District:
Administrative Coordinator
Travis County Healthcare District
1111 East Cesar Chavez Street, Suite B
Austin, Texas 78702
CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE FOR VENDORS
Chapter 176 of the Local Government Code requires the filing of Conflict-of-Interest Questionnaires by certain individuals and businesses. The law applies to businesses and individuals who contract with the District, businesses and individuals who seek to contract with the District (regardless of whether a bidder is awarded the contract), and agents who represent such businesses in their dealings with the District.
The questionnaire requires disclosures describing certain business and gift giving relationships, if any, the filers may have with the Board of Managers. A list of government officers about whom filers need to disclose is provided below. If a Conflict-of-Interest Questionnaire is not filed together with a proposal or other bid submitted to the District, a Conflict-of-Interest Questionnaire must be filed with the District no later than the seventh business day after the person becomes aware of facts that require a statement to be filed.
Filers are also required to complete and submit an updated completed questionnaire no later than the seventh business day after the date on which the originally-filed questionnaire becomes incomplete or inaccurate.
CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST STATEMENT FOR OFFICIALS
Members of the Travis County Healthcare District Board of Managers are required to file a Conflict-of-Interest Statement if they or certain family members have similar business or gift-giving relationships with individuals doing business or seeking to do business with the Travis County Healthcare District.
LIST OF APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS:
(For use in responding to Section 3 of the Conflict-of-Interest Questionnaire)Travis County Healthcare District Board of Managers and President / CEO
Carl S. Richie, Jr., Chairperson
Thomas B. Coopwood, M.D., Vice-Chairperson
Rose Lancaster, Secretary
Rosie Mendoza, CPA, Treasurer
Bobbie Barker
Clarke Heidrick
Donald Patrick, M.D., J.D.
Frank Rodriguez
Eduardo J. Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H.
Patricia A. Young Brown, CPA
FILED CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST DISCLOSURES
Conflict-of-Interest Questionnaires (vendors):
AON Consulting
Applied Orthotics Austin Cancer Centers, Contract for 2008 Austin Cancer Centers, Contract for 2007 Austin Retina Associates, Contract for 2008 Austin Retina Associates, Contract for 2007 Austin Texas Radiation and Oncology Group
Austin Women's Health Center Bates & Coleman, P.C.
Brian Berger, M.D., P.A. Blue Cross / Blue Shield of Texas Richard B. Briggs, M.D., P.A. Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P., updated
CTMF, Inc. (Austin Medical Education Program)
Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project, Inc.
Covenant Management Systems, LP (MediView) Creative Heads Advertising, Inc. Customer Research International Daughters of Charity Health Services of Austin (Brackenridge Hospital)
Daughters of Charity Health Services of Austin (Seton Healthcare Network) Daughters of Charity Health Services of Austin, updated Deer Oaks El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission Facility Engineering Associates, Inc.
Frost Insurance Agency, Inc. Great-West Retirement Services Hanger P&O West Health Management Associates - Mental Health Consulting
Health Management Associates - Mental Health Consulting, updated
Health Management Associates - Strategic Planning Consulting
Health Management Associates - Strategic Planning Consulting, updated
HillCo Partners Indigent Care Collaboration (ICC) Indigent Care Collaboration (ICC), updated Keystaff
LX-Northbluff Center, L.P.
Ladd Patillo and Associates, Inc.
MTG Management Consultants, LLC Maxwell, Locke & Ritter McCluskey & Associates, Inc.
JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA Morningside Research and Consulting, Inc. Fred Myers, CPA
Orthotic and Prosthetic Technologies, Inc. Paychex
People's Community Clinic
Prescott's Austin Orthotics and Prosthetic ProSoft Solutions
Ray Associates
Reproductive Services of Austin 1.9.07 Reproductive Services of Austin 11.14.07
RFP Depot, L.L.C.
Sage Software Inc. SDSM, Inc.
Slavin Management Consultants
Southwest Retirement Advisors, LLC Southwest Retirement Consultants Sprouse & Anderson
The Staubach Company
Total Adminstrative Services Corporation
Travis County Medical Society Foundation (Project Access)
Wackenhut Corporation Walgreens Health Initiatives Whole Women's Health
Conflict-of-Interest Statements (Board members, as applicable):
Carl S. Richie, Jr., Chairperson
Thomas B. Coopwood, M.D., Vice-Chairperson
Rose Lancaster, Secretary
Rosie Mendoza, CPA, Treasurer
Clarke Heidrick
Bobbie Barker
Donald Patrick, M.D., J.D.
Frank Rodriguez
Eduardo J. Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H.
Patricia A. Young Brown, CPA