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6/3/09 Authorization for payment-Texas Municipal League
RECOMMENDATION:
Presented for City Council approval, is payment to the Texas Municipal League (TML) in the
amount of $5,129 for League services including Texas Town & City Magazine for July, 2009
-June, 2010.
BACK~t D:
TML has submitted an invoice for funding in the amount of $5,129. Dues aze based on
population.
The City has paid the following amount the past eight yeazs:
Fiscal Year TML
2008 $ 5,129
2007 5,129
2006 5,196
2005 5,196
2004 5,196
2003 5,196
2002 5,196
2001 5,196
Proposed 2009 5,129
BUDGET/FISCAL EFFECT:
Funding was provided in the 2008-2009 budget, under the administration account 001-1003-
59-00, Project M97902.
Rebecca Underhill
Assistant City Manager It,~,o~mw,
Processed:
Prepazed by: Disposition by Council:
Approved by: ( )Approve ( )Other (Describe) City Secretary
Date:
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T1VIL
T E X A S
MIINiCIPAI. LEAGiJTi
Cdy of Part Arthur
Terri Hanks
City Secretary
PO Box 1089
Port Arthur. TX 77641-1089
1821 Rutherford Land Ste 400
Austut TX 78754
~ 12-231-7400 FaY ~ 12-231-7495
Renewal Notice
Account No. C-772
Date: 4!6!2009
Amount Due: $5,129.00
TML Federal ID No: 74-6000125
For the City's share of the cost of League services including Texas Town& City
magazine subscriptions for the period 7/1/2009 - 6!3012010.
Dues are based on population reported by the member city and supplemented by
COG population estimates andlor Bureau of Census estimates, when available.
Please make a copy of this statement and return it with your remittance.
DUES BILLED $5,129.00
PAID E0.00
App $0.00
BALANCE $5,129.00
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TEXAS MUNIG[PAL LEAGUE
President John Ccok, Mayor, EI Paso
Executive Directcr Frank Sturzl
April 16, 2009
Terri Hanks
City Secretary
City of Port Arthur
PO Box 1089
Port Arthur, TX 77641-1089
Dear Ms. Hanks:
Enclosed is the renewal invoice for your city's membership in the Texas Municipal League. Our
success depends on our member cities, and we want to thank you for continuing to support the League
and its programs.
The League was created in 1913 as an informal association of 14 cities. Today, TML has a membership
in excess of 1,101 member cities. Over the yeazs, the League has undergone many changes, but our
basic mission has remained the same: to serve the needs and advocate the interests of our member cities.
We hope you will take advantage of the many services available to you as a member city. In summary,
some of these services are:
• TML represents your city's interests at the state and federal levels. Over the years, the
League's legislative record is one of unpazalleled success. Due to the combined strength of our
member city officials, thousands of proposals that would have undermined municipal government
have been defeated, and hundreds of beneficial bills have been enacted.
• TML provides -egal and technical information on all aspects of city government. The League
employs full-time attorneys who aze available to provide member cities with advice and
information on municipal legal matters. On a daily basis, the legal staff responds to TML member
cities' written and oral questions on a wide range of legal matters.
• TML offers a wide variety of training sessions and conferences to enhance the knowledge
and skills of municipal officials. The two lazgest training efforts are the TML Almual Conference
and Exhibition and the Annual Institute of the Association of Mayors, Councilmembers and
Commissioners. In addition, TML has conducted workshops on land use, telecommunication
franchising, annexation and land development, grant-writing, open .meetings/open records,
employment law, and successful youth programs. Many more aze planned for the coming twelve
months.
1821 Rutherford lane, Suite 400, Austin, Texas 78754-5128
P 512-231-7400 • F 512-231-7490 • www.tml.org
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T1VLL maintains the most comprehensive file of city government information in the
state for members' use. TML publishes a wide variety of documents and periodicals
designed to keep the membership informed on current municipal issues and developments.
The best known of the TMI, publications is its monthly magazine, Texas Town & City.
With a circulation of 13,000, the magazine is a primary means of communicating with the
TML membership. Other publications include the newly updated Handbook jor Mayors
and Councilrnembers in General Law Cities; Handbook for Mayors and Councilmembers
in Home Rule Cities; the Texas City Officials Directory and Buyer's Guide; and the TML
Izgislative Update. Additional publications are available upon request.
TML serves as the forum for molding the diverse views of city officials into coherent
statewide policies.
TNII, sponsors two very successful group risk pool programs that produce huge
dollar savings for TML member cities.
Again, thank you for your participation. We look forward to another successful year. If we can
be of help to you or your city officials, please give us a call at (512) 231-7400 or consult our
Web site at www.tml.org.
S'~incerely, q
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Frank J. Sturzl
Executive Director