Perspectives on City Management

About Perspectives on City Management

The Texas City Management Association (TCMA) presents Perspectives on City Management, a podcast about the people who work hard every day to keep Texas cities running smoothly. In each episode we sit down with city managers and other municipal public servants to discuss the business of local government, and the professionals who make it work. Show topics include Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; City Management; Economic Development; Quality of Life; Next Generation of Leaders; and TCMA initiatives that benefit local leaders. Perspectives on Local Government is brought to you TCMA. The show is hosted, recorded, and produced by TCMA Social Media Coordinator Stacey Ford Osborne.

Publisher

Texas City Management Association (TCMA)

Category

business · government · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Apr 2021

Latest episode

14 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 50 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Apr 2026

   Episode 4.12 : The Influence of Universities

   On this episode we hear from two past presidents of TCMA involved in higher education. They share how Texas universities have partnered and had an impact on the city management profession. GUESTS: Mark McDaniel, TCMA Past President; Senior Vice President of Executive Recruitment, Strategic Government Resources James Thurmond, TCMA Past President; Professor of Practice - Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston To learn more about the TCMA Intercollegiate Bowl, visit our ...

2. 

   26 Feb 2026

   Episode 04:11 - A Family Affair

   TCMA’s centennial celebration continues by highlighting the generations who helped shape it. This episode shines a light on the family connections that have strengthened the organization for 100 years. GUESTS: Henry Hill, retired Deputy City Manager, City of Frisco Lauren Rose, Assistant City Manager, City of Sachse Gabe Reaume, City Manager, City of Saginaw Cori Reaume, Director of Planning, North Richland Hills.

3. 

   6 Jan 2026

   Episode 04.10 The History of City Management: Relationships

   As TCMA continues celebrating 100 years, relationships have been foundational to the success of the association and careers of its members. In this episode, TCMA members share how the relationships they have formed have had a lasting impacting personally and professionally. GUESTS: Paulette Hartman, City Manager, City of North Richland Hills Mark Israelson, City Manager, City of Plano David Morgan, City Manager, City of Georgetown Gina Nash, City Manager, City of Sachse

Inside a recent episode

Episode 3:03 Senate Bill 2 Strategies

Published 16 May 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Prasal caps would kind of affect the appraisal value of homes and just property values in general. And that has not been able to get out of the legislature because it really would affect school finance significantly as well. So and also require a larger number of the legislature to vote for it. So revenue caps were finally adopted in 2019, putting more restrictions on cities kind of having that voter approval rate at 3 .5%. If you look at the analysis kind of I recall text and disability kind of doing analysis and really helping the legislature understand that that rollback rated 8 % didn't mean that all cities went to 8 % every year. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

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Quality

24

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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