It Takes a City: C3 and Ordinances Revisited

A safe and pleasant community takes a lot of work by many different people. Elected officials set policy. City staff turn that policy into practice. Police officers, code enforcement officers, animal control officers, and others work directly with the public. City attorneys provide legal guidance. And municipal courts are called upon to fairly and independently resolve the cases that result.

Each has a different role—but their work often intersects.

That is the idea behind **C3: Councils, Courts, and Cities**, TMCEC’s public information and education initiative designed to help bridge the information gap between city halls and municipal courts.

Over the years, C3 has brought municipal officials together through expositions, showcases, publications, and roundtable discussions on issues of shared concern. One of those programs was the 2022 C3 Ordinances Showcase, which explored the important—and sometimes complicated—ways that local ordinances connect policymaking, enforcement, prosecution, and the courts.

On Wednesday, August 12, we’re revisiting some of the top-rated programs from that showcase during our 4-Hour Virtual Clinic: C3 – Ordinances Revisited.

The live online program will feature updated discussions of case law, nuisances, animal control issues, and ethics from Ryan Kellus Turner, Robby Chapman, Victor Flores, and Pam Liston.

And judging from the response, these conversations still matter: more than 140 participants have already registered.

Check out the video below for a quick look at C3: Ordinances Revisited. If you haven’t registered, there’s still time to join us—and we encourage municipal court personnel to share the program with their colleagues throughout city government.