| (a) Training. Each new Texas Main Street City will
receive at no charge basic training for its Main Street manager at
the beginning of the program. All new Main Street boards will receive
at no charge comprehensive board training at the beginning of their
city's Main Street Program. Additional training and continuing education
is available throughout a city's participation in the Texas Main Street
Program. Provisional, probationary, and affiliate participants may
receive training through the program subject to available Commission
resources.
(b) Technical assistance. Each Texas Main Street City
receives technical assistance and training in the Main Street Approach.
Provisional, probationary, and affiliate participants receive technical
assistance at the discretion of the program subject to available Commission
resources.
(c) Main Street network. Each Texas Main Street City
is eligible to access information and resources of the network. Provisional
and affiliate participants are eligible for the Main Street network.
(d) Fees. Participants in the Texas Main Street Program
will pay a fee for participation in the program. The amount of the
fee is determined by the Commission. After a city's acceptance into
the program, any subsequent fees based on population shall be based
on the most recent decennial census. The Commission may waive the
fee for a Texas Main Street Small City in their first three years
of participation.
(1) A Texas Main Street Small City shall pay an annual
fee of $535.
(2) A Texas Main Street Urban City shall pay an annual
fee of $3,500 for each of its first five years of participation.
(3) A Texas Main Street Urban City shall pay an annual
fee of $2,600 after its first five years of participation.
(4) A Texas Main Street Provisional City shall pay
the annual fee of a Texas Main Street Small City or Texas Main Street
Urban City that corresponds to the provisional city's population at
the most recent decennial census. A provisional city with a population
equivalent to a Texas Main Street Urban City shall be subject to the
fee specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection during their first
five years of designation. Years accrued as a provisional city shall
count towards the first five years in regard to the annual fee.
(5) A Texas Main Street Small City reclassified per
subsection (f) of this section shall pay an annual fee of $700 in
the first year after reclassification; $1,600 in year two; and $2,600
in year three and thereafter.
(6) A $500 Training Fee may be assessed to any participating
city, with the exception of newly designated cities in their first
year, that employs a new local manager without significant Main Street
knowledge and experience.
(e) Main Street Status. In order to remain a Texas
Main Street City, the community must be certified on an annual basis
by the Texas Main Street office to confirm that the community meets
all of the requirements for designation. A Texas Main Street City
with Probationary Status may have limitations placed on its participation,
assistance received through the program, and requirements during its
probationary status, as reflected in the written agreement with the
Commission.
(f) Reclassification. Participants shall be reclassified
as necessary between Texas Main Street Small City and Texas Main Street
Urban City based on the most recent decennial census. Changes in fees
necessitated by reclassification of a city shall be assessed upon
the following year's renewal. The Commission may establish a fee schedule
in subsection (d) of this section that graduates fee increases caused
by reclassification.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §19.5 adopted to be effective May 9, 2005, 30 TexReg 2659; amended to be effective August 29, 2012, 37 TexReg 6537; amended to be effective August 15, 2016, 41 TexReg 5996; amended to be effective August 23, 2018, 43 TexReg 5360 |
