Hat’s off to Seabrook - TML's already got enough of your money

The City of Seabrook voted not to spend a proposed $1,000 for booth space at the upcoming Texas Municipal League conference in San Antonio

Registration per person is $225 – paid for by our city tax dollars. Topics for the conference include revenue caps, eminent domain, revenue and taxation issues, utility and transportation issues – all being taught by the TML Staff. “Many significant decisions affecting Texas cities are made by the Texas Legislature, not by municipal officials. Receive a briefing on utility and transportation issues the Texas Legislature will likely address during the 2009 legislative session, and learn how the League, through its policy development process, is preparing for the session.” (i.e. - these sessions will focus on how to blame the legislature while maximizing the revenue and minimizing the flack city officials get from citizens.)

But they will also have sessions including:
• It’s All About the Message
• Managing Emotional Audiences

Taxpayers: here are your tax dollars at work.

Seabrook likely made a good decision – your taxpayers don’t need to foot the bill for booth space at the Conference. After all, TML is a well-funded political machine – in 2006, they were a $5 million organization and paid about $1.9 million in salaries and wages for TML staffers.

You're already paying too miuch for their anti-taxpayer activities.