The Texas City Attorneys Association (TCAA) is proud to present the Twenty-First Annual Riley Fletcher Basic Municipal Law Seminar.

The seminar honors Riley Fletcher, who was an attorney for 25 years with the Texas Municipal League. During much of his tenure, Mr. Fletcher was the one and only TML attorney handling dozens of questions from city officials each day. By the time he retired in 1987 at the age of 75, he was a part-time “Special Counsel,” but was still able to answer virtually any question about municipal law by reciting the appropriate statute or court case from memory.

Mr. Fletcher passed away on September 1, 1998. This seminar is our way of letting his memory live on. He was truly loved by Texas city officials and gained the respect, admiration, and affection of thousands of people.

MCLE Course Number and Hours

Participants will receive up to 8.0 MCLE hours, including .75 ethics hour.

• Course Number (In-Person): 174219700
• Course Number (Live Videocast): 174224028

Topics Include

• Types of City Government
• Open Meetings Act
• Public Information Act
• Purchasing
• Personnel Law
• Ethics
• Economic Development
• Election Law
• And more!

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Live Videocast

Equipment Needs

• Any latest version of Safari, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Firefox. Any Windows (XP, Vista, 7) or Mac (OS X) computer
• Use the speakers on your device.
• Any screen resolution should work, however, the higher the resolution, the better it will look.
• Available and viewable on all mobile devices.

Troubleshooting During Live Stream

If the video fails to load or stops playing please press the refresh button on your Internet browser to reactivate. 
Please adjust your volume on not only your computer, but also the video player to its maximum output.

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General Information

Seminar Materials

TCAA does not provide written materials, binders for speaker papers or printed materials of any kind.
Instead, TCAA will put all speaker papers on the Conference Materials page for attendees to download in advance.

Continuing Education Credit

MCLE credit is available for this event for up to 8 hours (including .75 ethics hour). Elected officials (mayors and councilmembers) can earn Texas Municipal League Institute (TMLI) credits for attending this seminar. CEU forms are available online. For further information on the TMLI program, please call us at 512-231-7400 or log on to TML’s website at www.tml.org.

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Agenda

Thursday, February 08

8:00–9:00 a.m.
Registration

8:50–9:00 a.m.
Moderator and Welcome
Slater Elza, Shareholder, Underwood Law Firm, P.C. and TCAA President

9:00–9:30 a.m.
Types of City Government • .5 hour
Stephanie Huser, Legal Counsel, Texas Municipal League

9:30–10:00 a.m.
Open Meetings Act • .5 hour
Laura Mueller, City Attorney, Dripping Springs

10:00–10:30 a.m.
Public Information Act • .5 hour
Mike Hayes, City Attorney, Kerrville

10:30–10:45 a.m.
Break

10:45–11:15 a.m.
Purchasing • .5 hour
Jeff Chapman, Partner, The Chapman Law Firm

11:15 a.m.–11:45 p.m.
Personnel Law • .5 hour
Melissa Cranford, Partner, Messer Fort, PLLC

11:45–12:15 p.m.
Pick Up Box Lunches
(Boxed lunches provided)

12:15–1:00 p.m.
Ethics • .75 hour
Jon Heining, General Counsel, Texas Legislative Council

1:00–1:30 p.m.
Economic Development (.5 hour)
Victor Flores, City Attorney, Mission

1:30–2:00 p.m.
Election Law • .5 hour
Heidi Martinez, Texas Secretary of State

2:00–2:15 p.m.
Break

2:15–2:45 p.m.
Code Enforcement • .5 hour
Maleshia B. McGinnis, City Attorney, North Richland Hills
2:45–3:15 p.m.
Municipal Court • .5 hour
Mark Goodner, General Counsel and Director of Education, Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

3:15p.m.
Adjourn

Friday, February 09

8:15–8:45 a.m.
Breakfast

8:45–9:15 a.m.
Municipal Liability • .5 hour
Sharae Reed, City Attorney, Beaumont

9:15–9:45 a.m.
Ordinances • .5 hour
Jennifer Richie, City Attorney, Waco

9:45–10:15 a.m.
Land Use • .5 hour
Julie Fort, Partner, Messer Fort, PLLC

10:15–10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30–11:00 a.m.
Parliamentary Procedure • .5 hour
Mary J. Kayser, Former City Secretary, Ft. Worth

11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Municipal Budgets and Finance • .75 hour
Kuruvilla Oommen, City Attorney, Irving

11:45 a.m.
Adjourn