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Meeting Date:	02/13/2017
2017 County Membership Approvals
Submitted for:	Joe Lopez	Submitted By:	Cesar Guerra
Department:	Purchasing

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve payment for memberships of non-profit state associations as required by Local Government Code Section 89.002, list attached.

Issue: Local Government Code §89.002 requires that:

The commissioners court may spend, in the name of the county, money from the county's general fund for membership fees and dues of a nonprofit state association of counties if:

(1) a majority of the court votes to approve membership in the association;
(2) the association exists for the betterment of county government and the benefit of all county officials;
(3) the association is not affiliated with a labor organization;
(4) neither the association nor an employee of the association directly or indirectly influences or attempts to influence the outcome of any legislation pending before the legislature, except that this subdivision does not prevent a person from providing information for a member of the legislature or appearing before a legislative committee at the request of the committee or the member of the legislature; and
(5) neither the association nor an employee of the association directly or indirectly contributes any money, services, or other valuable thing to a political campaign or endorses a candidate or group of candidates for public office.

Solution: Obtain court approval as required.

Result: Purchase Orders for associations approved by the Court will be processed for payment.

Background:

N/A

Previous Court Action:

Approval of various memberships and dues were approved by Commissioners' Court on 03-14-16.

Attachments
2017 memberships
Item #17.b.pdf