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
PresentationÂ
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