Program at a Glance
Attendee List
Wednesday, June 9
Ethics – Lessons from 40 Years as City Attorney
Bob Flournoy, Former City Attorney, Lufkinn
(This presentation has no PowerPoint or written materials.)
Seeking Effective Amicus Support
Robert Fugate, Assistant City Attorney, Arlington
PowerPoint
Paper
Appendix
The Legislative Process – How it Really Works
Snapper Carr, General Counsel, Focused Advocacy
The Legislative Process
Top Ten Rules
Real Story
Appendices
Municipal Court: The Basics
Miles Risley, City Attorney, and Kinley Hegglund, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Wichita Falls
PowerPoint
Paper
Thursday, June 10
Personnel: Disciplinary Action Process
Matthew C.G. Boyle, Boyle and Lowry, Irving
PowerPoint
(There are no written materials for this presentation.)
Recent Federal Cases of Interest to Cities
Randy Montgomery, D. Randall Montgomery and Associates, Dallas
PowerPoint
Paper
Recent State Cases of Interest to Cities
Ron Stutes, Potter Minton, Tyler
PowerPoint
Paper
Bankruptcy: What Every City Attorney Should Know
Robert Franke, Strasburger and Price, Frisco
PowerPoint
Paper
Nuisances: Code Enforcement
Slater Elza, Underwood Law Firm, Amarillo
PowerPoint
Paper
Ethics – the City Attorney as “Investigator”
Liz Provencio and Ross Fischer, Denton, Navarro, Rocha and Bernal, San Antonio
PowerPoint
Paper
The Home Rule Charter Review Process
Charlie Zech, Denton, Navarro, Rocha and Bernal, San Antonio
PowerPoint
Web link
Recent Developments at the PUC, RRC, and TWDB
Georgia Crump, Thomas Brocato, and Brad Castleberry, Lloyd Gosselink, Austin
PowerPoint
(This presentation has no written materials.)
Civil Service Update
Ric Navarro, Denton, Navarro, Rocha and Bernal, Harlingen
PowerPoint
Paper
Friday, June 11
Ethics
Peter Merkl, Assistant City Attorney, Corpus Christi
Handout
Contractor Default/Surety Performance
Jeff Chapman, Ford, Nassen and Baldwin, Austin
Paper
Cell Tower Siting Update
Omar Izfar, Assistant City Attorney, Houston
PowerPoint
Paper
Selling Municipal Property for Economic Development
Pete Smith, Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager and Smith, Dallas
PowerPoint
Paper
The Impact of Social Networking on Cities
Cindy Crosby, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, Austin
PowerPoint
Paper