TCMA Membership Directory Format and Update

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1 T E X A S C I T Y M A N A G E M E N T A S S O C I AT I O N MARCH 01 All information is current as of the 5th of the month prior to publication. TCMA Membership Directory Format and Update On January 7, 01, the TCMA Board voted to provide a PDF version of the annual directory to members. This replaced the traditional printed and mailed version. The membership will be notified when the updated version is available and will receive instructions for printing. It is important for all members to review their contact information in order to have accurate records. Please complete this process by March 9 for the corrections to be included in the updated version. To review and update your TCMA directory information, please follow these instructions: 1. Go to Click on Roster, located in the table of contents.. Click on Online Membership Directory.. Enter your name, scroll down, and select Submit. 5. Check your contact information on the initial screen and then click on your name. 6. Check your entire record of information, including work history, education, and more. 7. You can make corrections in one of four ways: Log in directly to your membership account at 1. Click on Roster, located in the table of contents.. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Click here to update your membership information. to database@tml.org. Fax to or 95. Contact Lindsey Rose at Lindsey@tml.org or Contribute to the New Pictorial Directory! Just your picture to Lindsey Rose at lindsey@tml.org. INSIDE: Get Connected with TCMA on Facebook and Twitter! 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, and news about our colleagues. This newsletter and past issues are also posted at You play an important role in the ethics process. Acquaint yourself with the Code of Ethics and its Rules of Procedure for Enforcement at Please remember to browse through YOUR Web site, If you have some interesting news that you would like to see included in the Management Messenger, please messenger@tml.org. TCMA Membership Directory Format and Update Management Transitions The Tom Muehlenbeck Scholarship New Member Applications Attention, Voting Members! Important 01 TCMA Election Information Municipal Permitting of Petrochemical Pipelines: Safety Assurance and Best Practices Service Awards Member News Sympathy Memos on Meetings TCMA Educational Events TML Tidbits 1 5

2 Management Transitions Robert Bradshaw is no longer the city manager of the City of Port Aransas. David Parsons is the new city manager. Gary Brown will retire as the city manager of the City of Floydada, effective September 0. Scott Campbell is no longer the town manager of the Town of Sunnyvale. He is the new city manager of the City of Roanoke. Dan Savage is interim town manager of the Town of Sunnyvale. Julio Cerda is no longer the city manager of the City of Mission. Martin Garza, police chief, is the interim city manager. Scott Edmondson is no longer the city administrator of the City of Mertzon. Adam Gee is the new city administrator. Elizabeth Lea is retiring as the city administrator of the City of Nash, effective April 5. Scott Neils is no longer the city manager of the City of Watauga. Bill Crawford, fire chief, is the interim city manager. New Member Applications TCMA Board policy requires that names of new member applicants be published each month in the Management Messenger. Any written objection during the subsequent 0-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, Attention: Membership Committee, 181 Rutherford Lane, Suite 00, Austin, TX Applications received for the month of February: Full: Frank Baker, City Manager, Van Alstyne; Susan Guthrie, Assistant City Manager, Tyler; Lannie Lee, Interim City Manager, Dublin; Charles West, City Manager, Argyle Associate: Teresa Ower, Interim Assistant City Manager, Humble; Ester Walton, Assistant to the City Manager, Taylor; Michael Williamson, Chief Utility Officer, Littlefield George Buster Poling Jr. is the new city manager of the City of Bovina. Eric Strong is no longer the city manager of the City of Ferris. Dennis Burn, public works director, is acting city manager. Alex Zepeda is the interim city manager of the City of Crystal City. Juan Zuniga is no longer the city manager of the City of Rio Grande. Ruben Villarreal, Rio Grande mayor, will serve as interim city manager. 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 The Tom Muehlenbeck Scholarship TCMA is now accepting applications for the Tom Muehlenbeck Scholarship. The scholarship is a one-time $,500 scholarship available to a Texas City Management Association member s dependent child who is a high school graduating senior and has been accepted to a Texas college or university. The deadline for application is April 5. For more information and an application, click on Attention, Voting Members! Important 01 TCMA Election Information This year marks the first year TCMA elections will occur electronically. The membership approved electronic voting at the June 9, 01, Business Meeting (TCMA Constitution Article III, Section ). TCMA voting members will receive their ballot via the week of March 11. Voting will close on April 1 at 5:00 p.m. A random link will be provided in your allowing you to vote one time. Each ballot MUST be certified, so be sure to certify the electronic ballot before you exit the ballot. Your vote WILL NOT count if you fail to do so! Biographies for each candidate will be available within the electronic ballot.

3 Municipal Permitting of Petrochemical Pipelines: Safety Assurance and Best Practices With the recent fracking boom, cities across the State of Texas have to enhance their approach to safely permitting various components associated with fracking, such as pipeline transmission lines. The petrochemical pipeline concentrations that cross Texas are some of the highest concentrations of lines found in the United States today. The goal of the permitting process should be to manage the risk associated with pipelines, not add existing regulations already imposed at the federal and state level. As demonstrated by historical record, petrochemical pipelines can pose significant hazards to the general public if all the design, construction, and appropriate safety practices are not followed. Safety Assurance and Best Management Practice Checklist: Service Awards TCMA would like to recognize TCMA members who have reached service milestones. These individuals will be recognized at the TCMA Annual Conference Awards Luncheon on Friday, June 8. The service awards 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 0 years. Although TCMA and ICMA are similar organizations, their criteria for service awards are not identical. The criteria in the TCMA Constitution are as follows: Article V. Memberships, Section 1 Membership Classification, E. Special Member, 1 Life Member, () Membership: Must have been a Full or Associate Member eligible to hold an overall management position in a Texas city/cog for a minimum of twenty (0) years regardless of age at retirement Define a comprehensive permitting and permit renewal process. Obtain comprehensive owner and owner contract information. Require that an emergency contact be submitted as part of the application and renewal process. Record drawings submitted in electronic format and uploaded into GIS. Give technical requirements regarding design and equipment specifications. Require generous setbacks from adjacent property owners, especially high consequence areas such as churches, schools, and public buildings. Develop corridors and buffers whenever possible. Establish a city-industry coordinating panel to address needs and concerns. Conduct pre-construction, construction, and postconstruction meetings. Require the submittal of a pipeline integrity management system with maintenance and incident reporting schedules. In addition to this, also obtain a notification of incident and remedies undertaken for reported incidents. Give notice of pipeline start-up and removal from service. Require that notifications be sent to all adjacent property owners, including other pipeline and well operators. (Article submitted by Nathan Watkins, assistant to the city administrator, City of Mont Belvieu. If you have interesting news or helpful topics to share, please submit them to Kim Pendergraft at kim@tml.org. Please keep the information to fewer than 50 words.) Listed below are the names of those persons who have been identified as meeting the criteria necessary to receive TCMA service awards. Please review this list and contact Kim Pendergraft at kim@tml.org or by May if you know of any deserving members who should be included, or if you can offer any corrections to the list. TCMA 0-Year Service Award Brian Boudreaux, City Manager, Giddings Joe Dickson, City Manager, Santa Fe David Douglas, City Manager, Daton Bryan Easum, City Administrator, Mont Belvieu Mitch Grant, City Manager, Vernon Mike Land, Deputy City Manager, Coppell Andre Wimer, City Manager, Port Neches TCMA 5-Year Service Award Gary Brown, City Manager, Floydada Paul Catoe, City Manager Coleman Glen Hackler, City Manager, Andrews Bobby Rountree, City Manager, Brownwood Fred Vera, City Manager, Lamesa Carol Zolnerowich, Deputy City Manager, Mesquite TCMA 0-Year Service Award Tom Brymer, Town Manager, Westlake William Eisen, City Manager, Pearland Bill Lindley, Town Administrator, Highland Park Bert Lumbreras, Assistant City Manager, Austin Damaso E. Sosa, City Manager, Groves TCMA 5-Year Service Award Tom Hart, City Manager, Grand Prairie 0-Year Service Award Ken Taylor, City Manager, Universal City

4 Member News Paul Parker, city manager of the City of Lufkin, was released from the hospital on February 0 following a successful single lung transplant. He and Sue will be staying close to the hospital for three months while he recuperates and receives therapy. Cards and words of encouragement can be sent to: The Amalfi Apartments, Hermann Museum Circle, Apt. 1, Mailbox 190, Houston, TX Sympathy Lena Marie Land, mother of TCMA Vice President Mike Land (deputy city manager, City of Coppell), passed on February 1. The funeral service was held on Friday, February 15, at Chapel of the Angels, Forest Park Lawndale, in The Woodlands. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The National Kidney Foundation, Finance Department, 0 East rd St., New York, NY Please keep the Land family in your thoughts and prayers. Memos on Meetings The Advocacy Committee met on February 0 at the Texas Municipal Center in Austin. Minutes are available at The Leadership Task Force will meet on April 5 at the Texas Municipal Center in Austin. The Membership Committee will meet on April 1 in the Concourse Conference Room of the Wyndham Love Field, located at 00 W. Mockingbird Lane in Dallas. The Board will meet April 19 at the Texas Municipal Center in Austin. George R. Shackelford Jr., father of George T. Shackelford (city manager, City of Tomball), passed on February 1. Funeral services were held on Monday, February 18. Memorials are being accepted to further research and awareness of diabetes at the American Diabetes Association online at or by mail to 1701 N Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 11. Please keep the Shackelford family in your thoughts and prayers. TCMA Educational Events Save the Date! Annual Conference Riding the Currents of Change June 0-, San Marcos

5 TML Tidbits Please make a note of these upcoming TML educational events: TML Newly Elected City Officials' Orientation July 6-7, San Antonio TML Small Cities Problem-Solving Clinic August 9, Alpine TML Newly Elected City Officials' Orientation August 9-10, Round Rock 5

6 TML Tidbits Please make a note of these upcoming TML educational events: Mark Your Calendar! The Texas Municipal League 01 Legislative Training Series Two Workshops in Austin, Three Webinars Online! FEBRUARY ONSITE WORKSHOP Legislative Briefing Hyatt Regency Austin 08 Barton Springs Road 1 MARCH ONLINE WEBINAR Legislative Status Report: The Countdown Begins The 01 legislative session begins on January 8! From water to pension reform to protecting local authority come learn first-hand the issues expected to face Texas cities this year. This Webinar will tell you which bills need the most attention, the workload of the key committees with the largest number and most important city-related bills, and how an issue can still appear, even though no bill was filed. MAY 17 ONLINE WEBINAR Legislative Status Report: The Final Days from the Bunker APRIL 19 ONLINE WEBINAR Legislative Status Report: The End Is Near but Not Near Enough With the work of House and Senate committees increasing, city-related bills are being heard every day. While the TML staff is working feverishly to monitor all the hearings, city officials can take an active role in the process. Learn what you can do to help. In the final weeks of the legislative session, last-minute tactics to keep bills alive are used. While deadlines have passed, that means little to those who still want to advance their issues. Find out what to expect in the final days and why city officials cannot assume a bill is dead. JUNE 17 ONSITE WORKSHOP Legislative Wrap-Up DoubleTree Hotel 6505 North IH-5 Austin This one-day workshop will focus on the outcome of key, city-related legislation from the recently concluded legislative session. You can learn about the impact this legislation will have on the day-to-day activities of cities and the dynamics behind some of the pertinent political decisions. 5 Plan to join us for these up-to-the minute updates on the 8rd Texas Legislative Session and how it impacts Texas cities! Visit (click on Training ) to read all the details and to register! We also encourage you to visit the entire TML Web site at TEXAS CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 181 Rutherford Lane, Suite 00 Austin, Texas Phone: Fax: /95 6