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	Texas Municipal Law and Procedure Manual by Alan Bojorquez fifth edition, supplemented annually Hardcover 3-ring binder; dimensions (in inches): 3.75 x 10 x 10 $95.00 (plus 8.25% sales tax and $6.50 shipping & handling) Table of Contents • Author • Order Form order now

AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE

As a Texas city mayor, administrator, municipal clerk, attorney, finance director, risk manager, human resource director, police chief, or council member, have you ever faced one of these questions:

• What steps can you take to reduce your city's exposure to litigation?
  
• What are your responsibilities in the budgeting process?
  
• What procedure should be followed before hiring or firing an employee?
  
• How should the Planning & Zoning Board operate?
  
• What are the duties of the Board of Adjustment?
  
• How do you comply with Open Records regulations?
  
• What municipal records should be kept?
  
• How does the Voting Rights Act apply to your city?
  
• What bonds are required for a public works contract?
  
• What happens when a Council member resigns?
  
• How do you comply with the Open Meetings Act?
  
• Can the Mayor vote?
  
• What checks and balances should you have on money paid for fees and fines?
  
• When can you hold a closed or executive meeting of City Council?

If so, you need the Texas Municipal Law and Procedure Manual!

UP-TO-DATE

NEW AND AMENDED STATUTES, recent cases, and attorney general opinions affecting municipalities. An annual supplement and 3-ring binder format keeps your manual current without pocket parts. (This publication includes the latest 2006 supplement.) When you purchase the Texas Municipal Law and Procedure Manual, you will receive automatic annual supplements with an invoice.

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AN IMPROVED INDEX guides you to subject and statute(s), case law, attorney general opinions that you need.

PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Written specifically for the Texas municipal official by a Texas attorney. Contains practical advice and forms needed in the daily administration of a municipality.

COMPREHENSIVE

INCLUDES DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITY of mayor, governing body members, city secretary, finance director, municipal judge, human resource director, and boards and commissions members.

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No other publication in Texas provides such in-depth, practical information on such a broad variety of municipal subjects. Order now.

“I can’t imagine the resource library in any city hall being complete without the Texas Municipal Law and Procedure Manual. All of our city departments, including the Legal Department, use the manual as a handy guide for answers to questions that arise every day during the regular course of business serving the citizens of our community.”
Mary Lynne Stratta, TRMC, City Secretary, City of Bryan

“TheTexas Municipal Law and Procedure Manual is a clear and concise guide to the primary issues facing city attorneys.”
Dorothy Palumbo, City Attorney, City of Highland Village

“It is a first-rate tutorial and handbook, saving me lots of time on training new employees.”
Michelle Fischer, City Administrator, City of Dripping Springs

“The Texas Municipal Law and Procedure Manual is the first reference for questions we have regarding all areas of city government. While we struggle with the answers needed to political questions, the Manual clearly defines what our responses should be to the technical questions we face.”
Edward Broussard, City Manager, City of Hutto

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

		Alan J. Bojorquez is a noted municipal lawyer in Texas. Through Austin Bojorquez Law Firm, PLLC, Alan serves as attorney for general law and home rule municipalities across the state. He received degrees in Law, Public Administration, Political Science, and English from Texas Tech University. Alan is an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Texas State University - San Marcos, and former Assistant General Counsel of the Texas Municipal League.

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