Thursday, February 11
Types of City Government
Heather Lockhart, Legal Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Alphabet Soup: Types of Cities
Presentation
Open Meetings
Scott Houston, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Paper
Presentation
Public Information Act
Christy Drake-Adams, Legal Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Handout
Presentation
Economic Development
Bill Longley, Legislative Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Presentation
Personnel Law
Laura Mueller, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Municipal League
Presentation
Ethics
Frank Garza, Davidson Troilo Ream & Garza, San Antonio
Presentation
Municipal Finance
Kuruvilla Oommen, Deputy City Attorney, Arlington
Paper
Presentation
Commonly Asked Bond Law Questions
Election Law
Christina Adkins, Election Division Staff, Texas Secretary of State
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
Friday, February 12
Liability
Slater Elza, Underwood Law Firm, Amarillo
Presentation
Municipal Budget and Tax Rate
Leela Fireside, Assistant City Attorney, Austin
Paper
Presentation
Purchasing
Kevin Laughlin, Nichols Jackson Dillard Hager & Smith, Dallas
Paper
Presentation
Dealing with the Media
John Bender, Communications Consultant, Texas Municipal League
Presentation
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3
Ordinances
David Johnson, Assistant City Attorney, Arlington
Presentation
Paper
Outline
Example Ordinance