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City attorney reviews open-government rules, conflicts of interest for Cedar Park EDC board
Summary
Jill Hoffman, senior assistant city attorney, delivered the board's annual briefing on open meetings, public information, records retention and conflicts of interest, covering Texas statutes and local charter provisions and cautioning against walking quorums and off-agenda meetings with applicants.
Jill Hoffman, senior assistant city attorney, gave the Cedar Park Type A Economic Development Sales Tax Corporation its annual briefing on open-government obligations, records retention and conflict-of-interest rules at the Sept. 8, 2025 special-call meeting.
Hoffman reviewed state law and local rules that govern the corporation, including the Open Meetings Act, the Public Information Act, and referenced what the transcript called the “Texas Development Act of 1979” as the statutory basis for the nonprofit corporation that oversees the Type A sales-tax-funded economic development activities. She described how a 1999 local option election created the Type A and Type B boards, noted a 2006 change authorizing use of funds for the HEB Center, and said a 2018 voter action allocated…
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