Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Governance Bylaws topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
EDC begins bylaws revision: board to workshop articles, attorney to review legal references
Summary
The EDC reviewed Articles 1–3 of proposed bylaws revisions, discussed keeping who may call special meetings but aligning notice rules with Open Meetings Act requirements, and asked staff and the city attorney to reconcile state-law language and return revised sections for formal adoption.
Board members reviewed proposed revisions to Articles 1–3 of the Economic Development Corporation bylaws and directed staff to continue workshopping remaining sections before returning a consolidated draft for attorney review.
Emilio Livario walked directors through minor updates to Articles 1 and 2 (purposes, principal office address 907 East Houston) and the substantive content of Article 3 (meetings, notice and quorum language). He recommended an annual report rather than an annual meeting and suggested cleaning special-meeting language so it follows the same notice rules as regular meetings under the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Directors agreed to retain language identifying who can call a special meeting but to replace the lengthy special-meeting notice paragraph with a cross-reference to the regular-meeting notice procedure. They also discussed committee-minute requirements and suggested that committee activities be summarized in the director's report rather than requiring separate committee minutes.
Livario said the revised draft will be sent to the city attorney (Tommy) for a state-law check; the board will consider formal adoption after staff and counsel edits are incorporated. No changes were adopted at the meeting.
