HomeMy WebLinkAbout026597 RES - 01/10/2006RESOLUTION
DIRECTING EACH BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND COMMISSION MEMBER
TO COMPLY WITH THE TRAINING REQUIREMENT OF THE TEXAS
PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT BY DESIGNATING THE CITY SECRETARY
AS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR
WHEREAS, Texas Government Code, Section 552.012 requires each elected or
appointed member of a multimember governmental body to complete a course of training
of not less than one hour and not more than two hours on the responsibilities of the
governmental body and its officers and employees under the Texas Public Information Act;
WHEREAS, virtually every board, committee, and commission of the City of Corpus Christi
is subject to the training requirement;
WHEREAS, City Council deems it in the public interest that each member of each city
board, committee, and commission comply with the training requirement of the Texas
Public Information Act;
WHEREAS, Section 552.012 permits a public official to designate a public information
coordinator to satisfy the training requirements for the public official if the public
information coordinator is primarily responsible for administering the responsibilities of the
public official under the Texas Public Information Act;
WHEREAS, under the existing practices of the City of Corpus Christi, the City Secretary is
primarily responsible for administering the responsibilities of each board, committee, and
commission under the Texas Public Information Act;
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council encourage the members of each board,
committee, and commission to comply with the training requirements under Section
552.012 by designating the City Secretary or his designee as the Public Information
Coordinator for the board, committee, or commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
SECTION 1. Each member of each city board, committee, and commission is directed to
comply with the training requirement of Texas Government Code, Section 552.012.
SECTION 2. Each board, committee, and commission is encouraged to designate the City
Secretary or his designee as the Public Information Coordinator to satisfy the training
requirement of Texas Government Code, Section 552.012.
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ATTEST:
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Armando Chapa -n' Garre
City Secretary Mayor
Approved: January 10, 2006
Gary W. Smith
Assistant City Attorney
for City Attorney
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Corpus Christi, Texa
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The above resolutio • as passed by he following vote:
Henry Garrett
Brent Chesney
John E. Marez
Melody Cooper
Jerry Garcia
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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