Handouts
As handouts are received, they will be added here. This page will be updated regularly, so be sure to check back often.
Please note, if the session does not have handouts listed, that means we do not have handouts for that session.
Wednesday
1:45-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
- 2025 Legislative Update (handout)
- Leadership 101 (handout 1, handout 2)
- Financial Boot Camp: Core Skills for Small Cities (handout)
- Building a Strong Partnership with Your City Attorney (handout 1, handout 2)
3:30-4:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
- Creating a Leadership Team for Success: Building Stronger, More Effective Leadership (handout)
- Legal Q&A (handout)
- Creative Collaborations That Build a Service Community (handout 1, handout 2)
- The Texas Legislature and Laws Affecting Planning (handout)
Thursday
9:15-10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
- Rebuilding the Public Trust: Strategies for Restoring Confidence in Government (handout)
- Effectively Engaging Your Community About the Texas Legislature (handout 1, handout 2)
- Up in Smoke: Vape, Hemp, and Delta 8/9 in Texas Cities (handout)
10:45-11:55 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
- Implicit Bias and Workplace Equity (handout)
- Building Trust and Community Engagement, Offline (handout 1, handout 2)
- Value-Driven Collaboration with Your Police Chief (handout)
Noon-1:30 p.m. – Keynote Speaker
- From Leadership to Leadering: The Shift We Need for the Future We Want (handout)
1:45-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
- Navigating Texas’ New Food Regulation Laws: What Cities Need to Know (handout)
- Partnering for Protection: TML Risk Pool Helps Police Stay Ahead of Risk (handout)
3:30-4:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
- Public Stewardship: Leading Change for Public Value (handout 1, handout 2)
- Ethics and Code of Conduct Policies for Small Cities (handout 1, handout 2)
- Driving Municipal Excellence with the Baldrige Framework (handout 1, handout 2, handout 3, handout 4)