2015 Riley Fletcher Seminar Materials

Thursday, February 5

Types of City Government
Heather Mahurin, Texas Municipal League
Paper
Presentation

Open Meetings
Scott Houston
, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Handout
Presentation

Public Information Act
Christy Drake-Adams
, Legal Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Presentation

Economic Development
Bill Longley
, Legal Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Paper
Presentation

Municipal Budget and Tax Rate
Leela Fireside
, Assistant City Attorney, Austin
Paper
Presentation

Ethics
Thomas Gwosdz
, City Attorney, Victoria
Paper
Presentation

Municipal Finance
Kuruvilla Oommen
, Deputy City Attorney, Irving

Presentation
Commonly Asked Bond Questions

Purchasing
Jeff Moore
, Brown and Hofmeister, Richardson
Paper
Presentation

Land Use
Brad Young
, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, Austin
Paper
Presentation

Annexation
Scott Houston
, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Paper
Presentation

Municipal Court
Alan Bojorquez,
 Bojorquez Law Firm, Austin
Paper
Presentation

Liability
Ryan Henry
, Law Offices of Ryan Henry, San Antonio
Paper
Presentation

Personnel Law
Laura Mueller, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Paper
Presentation

Election Law
Bob Heath
, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, Austin
Paper
Presentation

Dealing with the Media
John Bender
, Communications Consultant, Texas Municipal League
Presentation

Ordinances
David Johnson
, Assistant City Attorney, Arlington
Paper
Outline
Presentation