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TAC Services Overview

1969: TAC was founded by these Associations

• County Judges & Commissioners Associations
• County & District Clerks Association of Texas
• County Treasurers Association of Texas
• Justices of the Peace & Constables Association of Texas
• Sheriffs’ Association of Texas
• Tax Assessors‐Collectors Association of Texas
• Texas Association of County Auditors
• Texas District & County Attorneys Association

2018 Board of Directors

Larry Gallardo (President)

Hidalgo County Constable

Renee Couch (President‐Elect)

Comal County Treasurer

Kim Halfmann (Vice President)

Glasscock County Judge

Cindy Yeatts Brown (Secretary)

Denton County Treasurer

John R. Ames

Dallas County Tax Assessor‐Collector

Nathan Cradduck

Tom Green County Auditor

Laurie English

112th District Attorney

Tamera Kneuper

Bandera County District Clerk

Jennifer Lindenzweig

Hunt County Clerk

Carlos B. Lopez

Travis County Constable

Gary Maddox

Lamb County Sheriff

Bill McCay

Lubbock County Commissioner

Jackie Miller Jr.

Ellis County Justice of the Peace

Alma Moreno

San Patricio County Commissioner

Byron Rider

Leon County Judge

Wes Suiter

Angelina County Judge

Ben Zeller

Victoria County Judge Ex‐Officio Members

Joyce G. Hudman

Brazoria County Clerk (Immediate Past President)

Don Allred

Oldham County Judge (Chaplin)

Connie Hickman

Navarro County Justice of the Peace (NACo Representative)

Jon H. Burrows

Bell County Judge (NACo Representative)

2018 Board of Directors

TAC Administration

Gene Terry

Executive Director

Rex Hall

Assistant Executive Director

Susan M. Redford

Associate Executive Director Judicial Program Manger

Legislative Support

Paul Sugg Laura Garcia Rick Thompson Nanette Forbes Aurora Flores Garry A. Merritt

General Counsel & Director

• Keeping county officials engaged
• Communicating the county perspective in Austin & Washington

Noe Barrios Kelsey Bernstein Katy Regan

Core Legislative Group

Goals & Objectives

• Develop county official

issue experts for committee testimony

• Create rapid reaction

group to respond to proposed legislation

• Garner quick feedback on

proposed legislation

• Cultivate relationships

between legislators & county officials

• Foster community
• utreach between counties
• fficials & public

Rhita Koches

Legislative Core Group Coordinator

Education & Training

Designed and Guided by County Officials

• Annual Legislative Conference
• County Management & Risk Conference
• County Investment Academy
• Texas Public Funds Investment Conference
• Leadership programs
• Newly elected officials training
• Spring & fall Judicial Education Conferences
• Court Assistants Training Conference
• Support for county official association conferences
• Regional & local training

Leah Magnus

Communications & Education Services Director

Network of Communications

• County magazine & other print publications
• Online resources
• Listservs
• Public information

www.county.org

TAC Website

Legal Resources

• Legal hotline 888‐ASK‐TAC4
• Printed and online resources
• Legal guides on specific topics

Garry A. Merritt

General Counsel Jenny Gilchrist Michael Pichinson Paul Miles Katherine Howard Mike Thompson

Technology Tools & Resources

County Information Resource Agency (CIRA)

• Website design, hosting, and management
• Email hosting
• Electronic payments

ListServs

• Auditors
• Budget Issues
• County & District

Clerks

• Commissioners Court
• Constables
• County Judges Judicial
• Court Assistants
• E‐County
• Election

Administrators

• Emergency

Management

• Human Resources
• Jail Administrators
• Law Enforcement
• Road Administration
• Safety Issues
• Tax Assessor‐Collectors
• Treasurers

County Relations Officers

Kim Joyce

Assignment: Help Counties!

Alan Bristol

• Connecting county officials with resources they need
• Collecting feedback to improve TAC services

Rick Avery

TAC Pools

• Member Owned and

Governed

• Strong & Stable
• Tailored to the

Unique Needs of Counties

Risk Management Pool Health and Employee Benefits Pool Unemployment Compensation Group Accounts Fund

TAC Pool Directors

Michael Shannon Risk Management Services Director Quincy Quinlan Health & Benefits Services Director

Additional TAC Pool Services

Risk Management Consultants

• Evaluation
• Education
• Exposure review
• Program review

Victor Uvalle Patrick McFadden Todd Kisel Lisa McCaig

Additional TAC Pool Services

Human Resources Consultants

• Technical assistance
• On‐site training
• HR policy manual

review

• Webinars

Michele Arseneau Rollie Ford Mary Ann Saenz- Thompson Diana Cecil

Law Enforcement Consultants

• Technical review
• Policy review
• Claim analysis
• On‐site training

Thomas Kerss Terry Pickering Gary Henderson David Whitis

Additional TAC Pool Services

Additional TAC Pool Services

Risk Control (Safety) Consultants

• Technical assistance
• Risk management

surveys

• Claim analysis
• On‐site training
• Resource library

Jack Coffey Larry Boccaccio Isaac Garcia Joe Szewczyk

Additional TAC Pool Services

Employee Benefits Consultants

• Group health plans
• Prescription and dental

benefits

• Group Term Life and

Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage

• On‐site training
• Resource library

Lorie Floyd Kathy Davenport Ernesto Martinez

Shared responsibility approach Better health = reduced costs

Additional TAC Pool Services

Wellness Consultants

Carrye Chen Mark Zollitsch Shameria Davis Ashley Cureton

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Contact TAC

Texas Association of Counties P.O. Box 2131 Austin, TX 78768 (800) 456‐5974 |www.county.org Legal Helpline 888‐ASK‐TAC4 or 888‐275‐8224