REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MARSHALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
December 30, 2008
3:00 P.M.
CENTER FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
2660 East End Blvd., S.
Conference Room A
Marshall, Texas

3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

3:00 p.m.     Prayer

1.     Call to order and roll call

2.     Executive Session

A: Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person. (Section 551.072, Texas Govt. Code).

B: Discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the government body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; or deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect (section 551.087, Texas Govt. Code).

4:00 p.m. - Open Session 

3.  Presentations from the public. (Alan Grantham)
     Each individual presentation will be limited to three minutes 
     unless prior approval is obtained.

4.  Consider approval of the minutes for the board meeting held on  
     December 2, 2008.  (Alan Grantham)

5.  Consider approval of 2008 budget amendments.  (Keith Purvis)

6. Consider approval of 2009 budget. (Alan Grantham)

7. Consider approval of the monthly financial reports for November
    2008.  (Keith Purvis)

8.  Consider approval of the monthly investment report for November
     2008.  (Keith Purvis)

9.  Consider approval of invoices and estimates for December 2008.   
     (Alan Grantham)

10.  Update on Committee Reports. (Alan Grantham)

11.  Executive Directors Report. (Donna Maisel)

12.  Update on Business Development Center and the Center for Applied
       Technology.   (Gay Hobbs)

13.  Adjournment

POSTED:  December 24, 2008
                3:00 p.m.
                M. Bailey

THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITES ACT. THE FACILITY IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AND HANDICAP PARKING IS AVAILABLE.  REQUESTS FOR SIGN INTERPRETIVE SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH AT LEAST 48 HOUR NOTICE PRIOR TO THE MEETING.  TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THOSE SERVICES, PLEASE CALL 903-934-8035.