HARLINGEN WATERWORKS BOARD VIOLATES TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AT APRIL 6, 2011 HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION MEETING!

THE PICTURE SAYS IT ALL, READ 'EM AND WEEP?

A Harlingen Water Works Board quorum (the Board Chairman and 3 board members) attended the April 6, 2011 meeting of the Harlingen City Commission. The Water Works Board failed to give/post a 72 hour notice to the public on their HWWS website, the City of Harlingen website, or the City of Harlingen Bulletin Board at city hall, that they would be holding a joint session with the Harlingen City Commission on April 6, 2011.  This violated the Texas Open Meetings Act. The above video shows the HWWS attorney, the HWWS General Manager (Darrell Gunn), the HWWS Board Chairman (Kevin Campbell), and two HWWS Board members (Cris Villarreal and Richard Uribe) sitting together at the front of the Harlingen City Commission meeting. Villarreal and Campbell addressed the commission during the meeting. (notice the date and time stamp on video)  Another HWWS board member (Rick De Los Santos) was in attendance at the meeting and earlier spoke on another issue.  All but HWWS board member Neil Haman was observed at the Harlingen City Commission meeting on April 6, 2011.

Sec. 551.043.  TIME AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NOTICE; GENERAL RULE.

(a) The notice of a meeting of a governmental body must be posted in a place readily accessible to the general public at all times for at least 72 hours before the scheduled time of the meeting, except as provided by Sections 551.044-551.046.

READ: TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT

VIEW: TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL OPEN MEETINGS TRAINING VIDEO


HARLINGEN WATERWORKS BOARD

Kevin Campbell, Chair

Cris Villarreal, Vice-Chair

Neil Haman, Trustee

Rick De Los Santos, Trustee

Richard Uribe, Trustee

POSTED SCHEDULE OF HWWS REGULAR AND SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS.  

AS YOU CAN SEE, NO MEETINGS WERE SCHEDULED OR POSTED FOR 

APRIL 6, 2011

http://www.hwws.com/

Regular Meetings
	January 20, 2011	3:00 p.m.	Agenda	Minutes		July 21, 2011	3:00 p.m.
	February 17, 2011	5:30 p.m.	Agenda	Minutes		August 18, 2011	5:30 p.m.
	March 17, 2011	3:00 p.m.	Agenda	Minutes		September 15, 2011	3:00 p.m.
	April 21, 2011	5:30 p.m.	Agenda			October 20, 2011	5:30 p.m.
	May 19, 2011	3:00 p.m.				November 17, 2011	3:00 p.m.
	June 16, 2011	5:30 p.m.				December 15, 2011	5:30 p.m.
Special Meetings
	January 17, 2011		Notice
	March 28, 2011		Notice
	April 1, 2011		Agenda
	April 29, 2011		Agenda