Commissioners replace ESD4 board incumbents to help guide local EMS
By Anton Riecher
Applications by incumbent Medina County Emergency Services District No. 4 board members George Moralez and Viola Potter seeking fresh two-year terms were rejected by the county commissioners Monday in favor of two new candidates.
Patrick DuBose, owner-operator of JP Dump removal and hauling, and Steve Smith, owner of Smith Pastures and closely associated with the Devine Markets Association, were named to the board, replacing Moralez and Potter.
Precinct 4 Commissioner Danny Lawler made the motion to name DuBose and Smith to the board, seconded by Precinct 2 Commissioners Larry Sittre. The vote to approve was unanimous.
Moralez, completing his first term as an ESD commissioner, served as the board’s assistant treasurer. Potter, the board’s vice president, has served as an MCESD4 commissioner since 2018.
According to Medina County Judge Keith Lutz, Potter’s application was rejected as incomplete prior to Monday’s vote.
DuBose and Smith, together with former county commissioner Jerry Beck who joined the MCESD4 board in October, played prominent roles in protests that erupted…
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