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Agenda
Friday
7:30 – 8:15 a.m. 
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:15 – 9:30 a.m.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
TML Past President Gary McCaleb, Executive Director of the Center for
Building Community and Vice President, Abilene Christian University
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
FORMS OF CITY GOVERNMENT: UNDERSTANDING THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES
11:00 a.m. – Noon
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES: BEING AWARE OF THE KEY RULES
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
• UNDERSTANDING YOUR FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES
• GOVERNING ETHICALLY: UNDERSTANDING YOUR INFLUENCE
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
• COUNCIL-STAFF RELATIONS: BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP
• MINIMIZING YOUR LIABILITY AS A PUBLIC SERVANT
3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
• INTERACTING WITH THE MEDIA CONSTRUCTIVELY
• WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HEALTH CARE REFORM
Saturday
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
PLANNING FOR YOUR CITY’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
9:10 – 10:10 a.m.
MEETING YOUR REVENUE CHALLENGES: WHERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES?
10:20 – 11:50 a.m.
GOVERNING OPENLY IN TEXAS: HOW THE OPEN GOVERNMENT STATUTES AFFECT TEXAS CITIES
This session will cover the basic requirements of the Act, and it meets the Act’s mandatory training requirement.
2012 Newly Elected City Officials’ Orientation
July 20-21 — Hurst • August 24-25 — Austin
