Title
Discuss and consider action to approve a resolution for submission to the Texas Municipal League for consideration at the 2025 TML Annual Conference.
Summary
Resolutions for consideration at the Texas Municipal League (TML) Annual Conference are due no later than 5:00PM on September 15, 2025. The TML Constitution provides that resolutions must be submitted by any member city, TML region, or TML affiliate to the TML headquarters 45 calendar days prior to the first day of the Annual Conference.
The attached resolution provides an opportunity for City Council to propose additional topics not addressed at the TML Policy Summit or included in the current proposed TML program. This item is included for discussion so that Council can identify items for a final resolution, which will be brought back for formal approval.
In 2023, Council submitted resolutions related to 1.) Texas Department of Transportation fees and required maintenance for toll road improvement projects by municipalities, 2.) Emergency Services District Commissioner Boards to be elected, and 3.) City council approval for an ESD to expand into a city’s corporate limits or ETJ.
In 2024, the Council did not submit a resolution to TML.
The TML Board of Directors has adopted several procedures governing the resolutions process.
1. No resolution may be considered at the annual TML business meeting unless it has prior approval of: (a) the governing body of a TML member city; (b) the governing body or membership of a TML affiliate, or (c) the membership of a TML region at a regional meeting.
2. TML member cities, regions, and affiliates that wish to submit a resolution must complete a resolution cover sheet.
3. It is recommended that any resolution state one of four categories to better direct League staff. Those categories are:
· Seek Introduction and Passage means that the League will attempt to find a sponsor, will provide testimony, and will otherwise actively pursue passage. Bills in this c...
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