2020 Riley Fletcher Basic Municipal Law Seminar

MCLE Course Number and Reporting GuidelinesIn-Person Attendees

MCLE Course Number and Reporting GuidelinesVideocast Participants

MCLE Course Number and QR Code for Reporting (see p.2) – Online Seminar

Thursday

Types of City Government
Amber McKeon-Mueller, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Municipal League, Austin
Presentation
Paper

Open Meetings Act
Jenny Hoelscher, Division Chief – Opinions, Office of the Attorney General, Austin
Presentation

Public Information Act
George Hyde, Partner, Russell Rodriguez Hyde Bullock, L.L.P., Georgetown
Presentation

Purchasing
Jeff Moore, Partner, Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P., Richardson
Presentation
Paper

Personnel Law
Evelyn Njuguna, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Municipal League, Austin
Presentation
Paper

Ethics
Alan Bojorquez, Managing Attorney, Bojorquez Law Firm, Austin
Presentation
Ethics Quiz (available at registration desk for in-person attendees)

Municipal Budget and Tax Rate
Bill Longley, Legislative Counsel, Texas Municipal League, Austin
Presentation
Paper

Redistricting
Bob Heath, Partner, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, LLP, Austin
Presentation

Economic Development
Frank Garza, Partner, Davidson, Troilo, Ream & Garza, PC, San Antonio
Presentation
Paper

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

Municipal Court
Mark Goodner, General Counsel and Director of Education, Texas Municipal Courts Education Center
Presentation

Friday

Liability
Slater Elza, Shareholder, Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo
Presentation

Municipal Finance
Kuruvilla Oommen, City Attorney, Irving
Paper
Presentation

Land Use
Julie Fort, Partner, Messer Fort & McDonald, PLLC, Frisco
Paper
Presentation

Dealing with the Media
Jeff Coyle, Director – Government and Public Affairs, San Antonio
Presentation

Ordinances
Jennifer Richie, City Attorney, Waco
Paper
Presentation