Budget and Planning Committee
Archived Minutes

August 13, 2007

Texas City Management Association
Executive Committee Meeting
Monday, August 13, 2007

TCMA President Mike Perez called the conference call meeting to order at 10:45 a.m.

Participants on the conference call were: TCMA President Mike Perez, City Manager, McAllen; TCMA President-Elect Paul Parker, City Manager, Lufkin; TML Board Representative Greg Vick, Assistant City Manager, Farmers Branch; Immediate Past President Mark McDaniel, Deputy City Manager, Tyler; and Kyle Jung, TML staff.

Mike Perez presented the proposed FY 2007-2008 budgets for TCMA and the Texas Foundation for Local Government. The Committee discussed various revenues and expenditure line items and Kyle Jung answered questions including: aspects of the TCMA Annual Conference; the TCMA-TCG financial planning partnership; and planning only one City Management Clinic next year. On a motion by Greg Vick and a second by Paul Parker, the Committee recommended the TCMA and Texas Foundation for Local Government Boards approve the proposed budgets as presented. Depending on the details of a proposal, yet to be submitted, concerning the TCMA mentoring program, additional funds may be required for that activity.

The Committee also recommended the costs associated with reprinting the City Management History Book might be reimbursed in part or total by the Texas Foundation for Local Government, depending on the decision of the Foundation Board.

The Texas Foundation for Local Government proposed budget did not change due to strategic planning work currently underway to determine the future course of the Foundation and its main activity, the Our Town, Texas program. Once this strategic planning work is completed, changes in budgeting priorities may be necessary.

There being no further business, the conference call was adjourned at 11:32 a.m.