Board and Commission Annual Training

Board & Commission Mandatory Annual Training Bastrop City Council; Bridging Bastrop Board; Construction Standards Board; Cultural Arts Commission; Bastrop Economic Development Corporation Board; Ethics Commission; Fairview Cemetery Advisory Board; Historic Landmark Commission; Bastrop Housing Authority Board; Hunters Crossing Local Government Corporation Board; Public Library Board; Main Street Advisory Board; Parks and Recreation/Public Tree Advisory Board; Planning and Zoning Commission; Zoning Board of Adjustment Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers 1311 Chestnut Street | Bastrop, TX 78602 (512) 332-8800 December 16, 2024 Board and Commission Mandatory Annual Training at 6:00 PM **NOTICE** – This is an educational training only. A quorum of city boards and commissions may be present. Participation is limited to appointed or elected members of city boards, commissions, committees, or city staff. No action will be taken. 1. CALL TO ORDER 1A. Call to Order - City Council and City Board / Commission – Mayor Nelson 2. CITIZEN COMMENTS At this time, three (3) minute comments will be taken from the audience on any topic. Anyone in attendance wishing to address the Council must complete a citizen comment form and give the completed form to the City Secretary prior to the start of the City Council meeting. Alternately, if you are unable to attend the council meeting, you may complete a citizen comment form with your comments at www.cityofbastrop.org/citizencommentform at least two hours before the meeting starts on the requested date. Comments submitted by this time will be given to the City Council during the meeting and included in the public record, but not read aloud. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, if a citizen discusses any item not on the agenda, City Council cannot discuss issues raised or make any decision at this time. Instead, City Council is limited to making a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Issues may be referred to City Manager for research and possible future action. It is not the intention of the City of Bastrop to provide a public forum for the embarrassment or demeaning of any individual or group. Neither is it the intention of the Council to allow a member of the public to slur the performance, honesty and/or integrity of the Council, as a body, or any member or members of the Council individually or collectively, or members of Board and Commission Annual Training Agenda December 16, 2024 Page 1 of 2  the City’s staff. Accordingly, profane, insulting or threatening language directed toward the Council and/or any person in the Council’s presence will not be tolerated. 3. TRAINING AGENDA - *Times are estimates only* 6:05 p.m. Welcome & Purpose of Orientation – Mayor Nelson 6:10 p.m. Introduction – Mayor Nelson 6:15 p.m. Ethics Ordinance and State Laws Governing Conduct – Alan Bojorquez 6:45 p.m. Overview of Open Records Act – Alan Bojorquez 7:15 p.m. Break 7:30 p.m. Overview of Open Meetings Act – Alan Bojorquez 8:00 p.m. Best Practices for Being a Successful Board Member – Alan Bojorquez 4. ADJOURNMENT 4A. Adjourn - City Council and City Board / Commission – Mayor Nelson All items on the agenda are eligible for discussion and action unless specifically stated otherwise. The Bastrop City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), and 551.087 (Economic Development), and §551.086 (Competitive Matters regarding Electric Utility). I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting as posted in accordance with the regulations of the Texas Open Meetings Act on the bulletin board located at the entrance to the City of Bastrop City Hall, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public, as well as to the City’s website, www.cityofbastrop.org and said Notice was posted on the following date and time: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened. /s/Victoria Psencik Victoria Psencik, Assistant City Secretary Board and Commission Annual Training Agenda December 16, 2024 Page 2 of 2