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Commissioners Court Advanced Curriculum

GOVERNING TEXAS COUNTIES

Sponsored by

Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin

in cooperation with the

Texas Association of Counties

and the

County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

12 noon Registration

1:00 p.m. OPENING GENERAL SESSION Amphitheater 204

Presiding: Vernon Cook, President, Texas Association of Counties and Roberts County Judge

Welcome/Introductory Remarks

Donnie Allred, President, County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas and Oldham County Judge

Constitutional Basis of County Government

Jim Allison, Allison Bass & Associates and General Counsel, County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas, Austin

2:10 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Powers, Duties, Responsibilities of the

County Judge & County Commissioner

Woodrow Gossom, Wichita County Judge

Chuck Statler, Taylor County Commissioner

Rick Avery, Director, V. G. Young Institute of County Government

3:15 p.m. Conducting a Public Meeting

Jim Allison, Allison Bass & Associates, Austin

4:00 p.m. Open Records & Records Management

Quincy Quinlan, Associate General Counsel, TAC

4:30 p.m. Guide to Texas Ethics and Disclosure Law

Karen Gladney, Associate General Counsel, TAC

6:30 p.m. Tour and Dinner sponsored by Texas Association of Counties

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

8:00 a.m. Breakfast Tejas Dining Room

8:30 a.m. Amphitheater 204

Presiding: Gene Terry, Executive Director, Texas Association of Counties

Leadership in County Government

Jon Burrows, Bell County Judge

8:50a.m. Health and Human Services Issues

Jan Maberry, Program Manager, County Indigent Health Care, Texas Department of Health Services

9:30 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. County Litigation & Legal Representation

C. Scott Brumley, President, Texas District & County Attorneys Association and Potter County Attorney

10:45 a.m. Subdivision Regulations and Environmental Issues

Don Lee, Executive Director, Conference of Urban Counties

11:30 a.m. Working Luncheon Salon C

Issues Facing State Government

1:00 p.m. Property Tax Issues Amphitheater 204

Susan Spataro, Travis County Auditor

2 p.m. Election Issues

Karen Gladney, Associate General Counsel, Texas Association of Counties

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. County Roads

Robert T. Bass, Allison Bass & Associates, Austin

3:45 p.m. Personnel Issues

Michele Arseneau, Human Resources Specialist, Texas Association of Counties

4:45 p.m. Understanding the Functions of Elected/Appointed Officials

Gene Terry, Executive Director, TAC

Jay Johnson, Director of Education, TAC

Rex Hall, Assistant Executive Director, TAC

5:30 p.m. Adjourn

Thursday, January 13, 2011

8:00 a.m. Breakfast Tejas Dining Room

8:30 a.m. Presiding: Barry Bales, Assistant Dean for Amphitheater 204

Professional Development, LBJ School,

The University of Texas at Austin

Budgeting in County Government

James Wells, Denton County Auditor

9:30 a.m. Break

9:45 a.m. Sources of Revenue and Types of Expenditures

James Wells, Denton County Auditor

10:45 a.m. County Purchasing

Cyd Grimes, Purchasing Director, Travis County

11:30 a.m. Working Luncheon Salon C

1:00 p.m. Amphitheater 204

Working Effectively with the Legislature/State Government

Moderator: Jim Allison, Allison Bass & Associates, Austin

Rep. Garnet Coleman, Chair, House County Affairs Committee, District 147

Don Lee, Executive Director, Conference of Urban Counties

2 p.m. Law Enforcement & Jail Issues

Stan Egger, Taylor County Commissioner and Vice Chair, Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Adan Munoz, Executive Director, Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Gary Painter, Midland County Sheriff and President,

Sheriffs’ Association of Texas

2:45 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. Emergency Management Issues

Moderator: Penny Redington, Executive Director, Texas Association of Regional Councils

Nim Kidd, Chief, Governor’s Division of Emergency Management

John Thompson, Polk County Judge

3:50 p.m. Break

4 p.m. Open Forum

1) Small Counties < 15,000 Population Amphitheater 204 Facilitator: Jim Allison, Allison Bass & Associates, Austin

Gene S. Terry, Executive Director, TAC

Donnie Allred, Oldham County Judge

2) Medium Counties: 15,000 to 50,000 Population Classroom 202

Facilitator: John Thompson, Polk County Judge

Penny Redington, Executive Director, Texas Association of Regional Councils

John Fuller, Texas Association of Counties

3) Medium/Large Counties: 50,000 > Population Classroom 203 Don Lee, Executive Director, Conference of Urban Counties

Robert Bass, Allison, Bass & Associates, Austin

Roger Harmon, Johnson County Judge

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, January 14, 2011

8:00 a.m. Breakfast Amphitheater 204

8:30 a.m. CLOSING GENERAL SESSION

Presiding: Gene Terry, Executive Director, TAC

Texas Politics and an Insider’s View of the 82nd Legislature

Harvey Kronberg, Editor, Quorum Report

9:00 a.m. Effective Operation of Commissioners’ Court

Patty Jones, Lubbock County Commissioner

Grover Worsham, Trinity County Commissioner

Donnie Allred, Oldham County Judge

Ronnie McDonald, Bastrop County Judge

John Thompson, Polk County Judge

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Leadership in Public Service

Max Sherman J.D., Former Dean and Chair Emeritus in State and Local Government, LBJ School of Public Affairs

11:30 a.m. CONCLUDING REMARKS

Gene Terry, Executive Director, TAC

11:45 a.m. Adjourn

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