President Jim Niemie calls the meeting to order.

Board Members

President Jim Niemie

Vice President Megan Brown

Secretary/Treasurer Betsy Urban

Board Director Julia Davis

Board Director Christie Pogue

Board Director Matt Smith

Board Director Evan Ture

Buda EDC Staff/Attorney

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jennifer Storm 

Director of Operations Shannon Cameron

Assistant Director Recruitment & Development Brian Dryer

Assistant Director Small Business Initiatives Jacqueline Martinez

Attorney Josh Brockman Weber

Members of the public who wish to participate in Public Comment or offer Public Testimony must complete a sign-in form and turn it into the Chief Executive Officer before the period provided for Public Comment and Public Testimony is called for consideration by the presiding officer.

In accordance with Texas Local Government Code Section 505.158 and 505.159, the City of Buda 4B Corporation, a Texas non-profit 4B economic development corporation (Buda EDC), will receive public comments related to the following projects considered by the EDC as follows:

(1) CEO Report on operations and activities;

(2) Staff Report on recruitment and development activities;

(3) Staff Report on entrepreneurial initiatives;

(4) Staff Report on small business initiatives and business retention and expansion (BRE) activities;

(5) Staff Report on marketing activities.

Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.0415, a member of the Board or Buda EDC staff may make an announcement about items of community interest during a meeting of the governing body without having given notice of the subject of the announcement. "Items of community interest" includes:(1) expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; or (2) information regarding holiday schedules; (3) an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen, except that a discussion regarding a change in the status of a person's public office or public employment is not an honorary or salutary recognition for purposes of this subdivision; (4) a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; (5) information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the political subdivision.

All matters listed under this item are considered to be routine by the Buda Economic Development Corporation and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be a separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by any Board Member on any item, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered separately.

The Buda Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors will recess its open meeting and adjourn into executive session pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, to deliberate the following:

The Buda Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors reconvenes into open session to discuss, consider, and/or take any action necessary related to any of the items noticed for discussion during executive session.

I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Governing Body, was posted on the bulletin board in front of Buda City Hall and Buda EDC Office Door, which is readily accessible to the public at all times, by 6:00 pm on February 3, 2026.