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Schertz council debates membership fee and travel costs for Texas municipal conference
Summary
Council members discussed paying a $4,497 membership fee and budgeting travel costs (about $1,500 per person per trip) to attend a large Texas municipal summit; staff recommended evaluating which staff or council members should attend and considering online options to reduce costs.
Schertz City Council members discussed whether to purchase an annual membership in a Texas municipal organization and how much to budget for travel to that group's large annual summit.
The discussion centered on a stated membership cost of $4,497 and travel estimates of roughly $1,500 per person per trip. A council speaker said some offices budget about $5,000 annually for similar memberships and noted the summit typically includes meetings with the city’s Texas…
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