EDC consultant lists required trainings for Simonton board members

Feb 18, 2026

Consultant Joe Esch outlined three core trainings for EDC members — Texas Economic Development Corp state tax training, Open Meetings and Public Information via the OAG, and cybersecurity training for members with city email addresses — and Stacey Gootee volunteered to research access and forward resources to Chair Boudreau.

The full story

At the Feb. 18 combined EDC meeting, consultant Joe Esch detailed required and recommended training for Economic Development Corporation board members. He listed three items he said the boards should complete: TEDC (Texas Economic Development Corp) state tax training; Open Meetings and Public Information training through the Office of the Attorney General (OAG); and cybersecurity training "only required if a board member has a city email address."

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in