2013 Riley Fletcher Basic Municipal Law Seminar Speaker Materials

Friday, February 24

Types of City Government
Heather Mahurin, Legal Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Handout
Presentation

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

Public Information Act
Bill Longley
, Legal Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Handout
Presentation

Economic Development
Kim Lafferty
, Lafferty Law Firm, Plano
Handout
Presentation

Municipal Budget and Tax Rate
Leela Fireside
, Assistant City Attorney, Austin
Property Tax Calendar (Texas State Comptroller)
Handout
Presentation

Municipal Finance
Kuruvilla Oommen
, Deputy City Attorney, Irving
Handout
Presentation
Additional Information

Purchasing
Jeff Moore
, Brown and Hofmeister, Richardson
Handout
Presentation 

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

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

Municipal Court
Ryan Turner
, General Counsel and Director of Education, Texas Municipal Courts Education Center
Presentation

Liability
Mick McKamie
, McKamie Krueger, San Antonio
Handout
Presentation

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

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

Dealing with the Media
Frank Garza
, Davidson Troilo Ream & Garza, San Antonio and TCAA President
Handout
Presentation

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

The Ethical Challenges of Representing Organizations
Ross Fischer
, Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, P.C.
Handout
Presentation