2017 Fall Conference Materials

Accommodating Disabled Persons: Municipal Facilities
Clarissa Rodriguez, Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal, & Zech, San Antonio
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Special Session Legislative Update
TML Staff, Austin
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Strategies and Pitfalls for Cities Involved in High-Profile Litigation
Tom Brandt and Frank Valenzuela, Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, Dallas
Janet Spugnardi, City of Irving
Presentation

Staying Out of the Courthouse: Best Practices for Employee Discipline
Slater Elza, Underwood Law Firm, Amarillo
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Paper

Recent Federal Cases of Interest to Cities
Randy Montgomery, D. Randall Montgomery and Associates, Dallas
Presentation
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Effective Fire and Police Recruitment Tools
Bryan McWilliams, City of Amarillo
Presentation

Give Me a Sign: ReReeding Our Sign Codes
Laura Mueller, Bojorquez Law Firm, Austin
Presentation
Paper
Sample Ordinance

Civil Appeals out of Your own Municipal Court, What Do You Need to Know?
Ryan Henry, Law Offices of Ryan Henry, San Antonio
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Scandal: How to Be a Real-Life Municipal Gladiator (What to Do When City Officials Are Charged with Crimes)
Leah Hayes and Akilah Mance, Olson & Olson, Houston
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