AACOG Newly Elected Officials Workshop

Newly Elected Officials Workshop

AACOG sponsors a one-day workshop on the duties and responsibilities of elected officials. Representatives of AACOG, local attorneys, and a local elected official will address the participants. The next workshop will be held in July 2009. There is a $10 charge for this workshop.

Below is a list of topics that are covered in the workshop:

Introduction to City Government

What is a City

Functions of Cities

Relationship Between a City and the State

Relationship Between a City and the County

Forms of City Government: Home Rule City and General Law Cities

Budgeting and Financial Management

Minimum desirable financial practices

What to do while waiting for budget time

Evaluation of programs and services

Establishing alternatives and setting priorities

Techniques for balancing the budget

Council role in municipal budgeting

Roles of Mayor and Council Members, and Council Procedures

Council Meeting Procedures, Decorum

Action by Ordinances and Resolutions

How the Council Develops Policy

Streamlining City Council Meetings

Consensus Building

Goal Setting

Dealing with Cantankerous Council Members

Dealing with the Media

Developing Leadership

Doing your part to make your city a better place to live

Legal Issues
- Open Meetings
- Open Records
- Conflict of Interest
- Purchasing
- Nepotism
- Dual Office Holding
- Resign to Run

For more information about Newly Elected Officials Workshops, contact:

Joe Ramos
Government Services Manager
8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 700
San Antonio, TX 78217
Phone: (210) 362-5212
Fax: (210) 225-5937
E-Mail: mail@aacog.com

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	Newly Elected Officials Workshop AACOG sponsors a one-day workshop on the duties and responsibilities of elected officials. Representatives of AACOG, local attorneys, and a local elected official will address the participants. The next workshop will be held in July 2009. There is a $10 charge for this workshop. Below is a list of topics that are covered in the workshop: Introduction to City Government What is a City Functions of Cities Relationship Between a City and the State Relationship Between a City and the County Forms of City Government: Home Rule City and General Law Cities Budgeting and Financial Management Minimum desirable financial practices What to do while waiting for budget time Evaluation of programs and services Establishing alternatives and setting priorities Techniques for balancing the budget Council role in municipal budgeting Roles of Mayor and Council Members, and Council Procedures Council Meeting Procedures, Decorum Action by Ordinances and Resolutions How the Council Develops Policy Streamlining City Council Meetings Consensus Building Goal Setting Dealing with Cantankerous Council Members Dealing with the Media Developing Leadership Doing your part to make your city a better place to live Legal Issues Open Meetings Open Records Conflict of Interest Purchasing Nepotism Dual Office Holding Resign to Run For more information about Newly Elected Officials Workshops, contact: Joe Ramos Government Services Manager 8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 700 San Antonio, TX 78217 Phone: (210) 362-5212 Fax: (210) 225-5937 E-Mail: mail@aacog.com