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Management
Messenger Reach Out to Your
Colleagues Click here to see if you qualify for TCMA Intransition Services. For a list of current city management job openings in Texas, please click here . May
2007 The Texas City Management Association is pleased to send you this month’s edition of the Management Messenger. It features recent changes in city management positions around the state, current job listings, names of new members, information about upcoming educational events, as well as news about our colleagues. You play an important role in the ethics process. Acquaint yourself with the Code of Ethics and its Rules of Procedure for Enforcement . TCMA Annual Conference: Please remember to browse through YOUR Web site, http://www.tcma.org.
The TCMA Management Messenger would like to recognize TCMA members who have reached service milestones. These individuals will be recognized at the TCMA Annual Conference Awards Luncheon, Friday, June 22. The Service Award is to honor TCMA members who have been “Full” or “Associate” members and in full-time service as an appointed employee of a local government entity for a minimum of 20 years. Life Member 40-year Service Award 35-year Service Award 30-year Service Award 25-year Service Award 20-year Service Award If you know of any deserving members who should be included or if you can offer any corrections, please contact Kyle Jung at kjung@tml.org or 512-231-7400 by May 18. Felix Arambula is no longer the city administrator for the City of Dilley. Irma Rodriguez is the interim city administrator. Steven Baen is the acting city manager for the City of Ingleside. Lyle Dresher (current city manager for the City of Keller) will begin his new position as town manager for the Town of Argyle on June 11. Joe Hennig will retire October 1 as the city manager for the City of Euless. John Irvin is the city manager for the City of Flatonia. Carolyn Martin (former city secretary for the City of Mexia) is the city manager for the City of Mexia. Vicky Rudy (former city administrator for the City of Montgomery) is the new city administrator for the City of Rollingwood. George Shackelford is no longer the city manager for the City of Texarkana. Visit tcma.org to see if you qualify for TCMA In-transition Services. For a list of current city management job openings in Texas, please visit http://www.tcma.org/jobs_openings.html. Thirty percent of TCMA eligible voters cast ballots for election of the 2007 TCMA statewide officers. The following officers will take office on June 24, 2007: President Elect: Paul Parker, city manager for the
City of Lufkin TCMA Committee Appointment Process The TCMA committee appointment process is underway. TCMA's committees are:
Appointment guidelines and information:
If you are interested in serving on a committee, please contact your region board president or region board representative. Region Board Representative Region 1: Linda Weller, lweller@gruver.net Region Board President Region 1: Vince DiPiazza, vdipiazza@ci.dumas.tx.us The TCMA Board approved a recommendation at the March 30 Board meeting for names of new member applicants to be published each month in the Management Messenger. Any written objection during this 30-day period will be reviewed by the TCMA Membership Committee. If no objections are received during this time, the names will be submitted for Board approval at the next scheduled Board meeting. Written objections can be mailed to: TCMA Applications received for the month of April: Full: Associate: Cooperating: Student: The City of Wylie is taking an innovative approach to leadership training. City employees have formed a book club that meets monthly to share principles of leadership they have learned from their readings. The objective of the club is to develop problem- solving skills, encourage networking between departments, and create an atmosphere of teamwork. Bill Davis, city manager for the City of Weatherford, and his wife Jackie were in a serious car accident. Bill has been hospitalized but is stable. He suffered a broken left arm, left leg, and hip. He is in Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. Jackie was not injured. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. George Schrader has been appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Woman's University Board of Regents. George has served as the city manager for the cities of Dallas, Mesquite, and Ennis. He is currently the principal of Schrader & Cline, L.L.C., and owner of Schrader Investment Company. He is also a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. The TCMA Board voted on March 30 to expel and bar the membership of Israel Sagredo, former city manager for the City of Alton, based on violation of the TCMA Code of Ethics. Mr. Sagredo was convicted of extortion and bribery. The University Relations Task Force will meet in Austin on May 7 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Texas Municipal Center in the Luther Jones Conference Room. A working lunch will be provided. Make a note of TML's upcoming educational events: Texas Municipal League Legislative Wrap-Up, June 25, Westin Riverwalk Hotel, San Antonio (day after TCMA Annual Conference in same hotel) Texas Municipal League Newly Elected City Officials' Orientation (three dates to choose from), July 13-14, Lake Jackson Civic Center, Lake Jackson; August 3-4, Doubletree Hotel, Austin; or August 10-11, Radisson Hotel Central, Dallas Texas Municipal League Technology Summit, August 2-3, Inn of the Hills Resort and Conference Center, Kerrville Texas Municipal League Annual Conference and Exhibition, November 6-9, Dallas We also encourage you to visit the entire TML Web site at http://www.tml.org. It's time for the annual update of the TCMA “Online Membership Directory” and the “Printed Directory.” It is important for members to review their contact information in order to have accurate records. To review and update your TCMA directory information, please follow these steps:
Send your corrections one of four ways:
Please complete this process by Friday, May 25, 2007, for the corrections to be included in the printed directory. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Pendergraft at 512-231-7442, or send an e-mail to kim@tml.org. ************************************************************* If you have some interesting news that you would like to see included in the Management Messenger, please e-mail messenger@tml.org . To update your contact information, please send an e-mail to database@tml.org. |
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