SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD
June 17, 2026 5:00 P.M. Sobering Center – 3rd Floor Conference Room 1213 Sabine St Austin, TX 78701
SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD
June 17, 2026 5:00 P.M.
Sobering Center
3rd Floor Conference Room
1213 Sabine St
Austin, TX 78701
Citizens intending to speak must sign up with the Sobering Center by 4:30 p.m., the day of the scheduled meeting. Registration can be completed by emailing afrank@soberingcenter.org. Citizen communication on agenda related action items will be allowed after an item’s presentation has been made. Each speaker will be given a designated amount of time to speak set by the board chair. Non-agenda related citizen communication will take place before discussion of the first agenda item.
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS:
Chair: Chad Hooten, MD Vice-Chair: Hon. Selena Alvarenga
Secretary: Jessica Palvino Treasurer: Jimmy Anderson
Director: India Gardner
Director: Hon. Laurie Eiserloh
Director: Hon. Larry Wallace Jr.
Director: Ana Marie Cox
Director: Vacant
Director: Council Member José “Chito” Vela
Ex-Officio: Travis County Judge Andy Brown (designee: Vacant)
Ex-Officio: Austin City Manager TC Broadnax (designee: Elise Renshaw)
Ex-Officio: Austin Chief of Police Lisa Davis (designee: Asst. Chief Michael Chancellor)
Ex-Officio: Austin-Travis County Chief of EMS Robert Luckritz (designee: Vacant)
Ex-Officio: Austin Public Health Director Adrienne Sturrup
Ex-Officio: Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez (designee: Robert Stanford)
Ex-Officio: Central Health Chief Medical Officer Alan Schalscha, DO
Ex-Officio: Integral Care Chief Executive Officer Jeff Richardson (designee: Dawn Handley)
Ex-Officio: Dell Medical School (Rishi Sawhney, MD)
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Sobering Center serving Austin Travis County, created and organized by the City of Austin and Travis County as a local government corporation pursuant to Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 431, will convene a public meeting on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in the Sobering Center Conference Room, Austin, Texas.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- Approval of Minutes for April 15, 2026, Board Meeting
DISCUSSION ITEMS
- Chief Executive Officer Performance Review Survey Completion
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
- Executive Session: Chief Executive Officer Compensation Adjustment
- Discussion and Possible Action on Central Health Integration Resolution
WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES
- Committee Updates
- Executive Committee (Chair – Chad Hooten, MD)
- Governance Committee (Chair – Jessica Palvino)
- Finance Committee (Chair – Jimmy Anderson)
ADJOURNMENT
NEXT MEETING:
Board Meeting: August 19, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Amy Frank, at (512)-957-1900, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711.
For more information on the Sobering Center Board of Directors, please contact Amy Frank, at (512)-957-1900.