A. Finance Commission Matters

1. Review and Approval of the Minutes of the October 19, 2018 Finance Commission Meeting
2. General Public Comment
3. Consent Agenda
4. Finance Commission Operations
5. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action on the Finance Agencies’ Fiscal Year 2019 Internal Auditor’s Risk Assessment and Audit Plan as Prepared and Presented by McConnell & Jones LLP
6. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action on Revisions to the Finance Commission’s Policies and Procedures Regarding Training, Budgeting and Travel Reporting
7. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action Regarding Personnel Matters Pursuant to §551.074, Texas Government Code: Deliberations with Respect to the Duties and Compensation of a Person Holding the Position of Executive Director of the Finance Commission, Deliberations with Respect to the Duties and Compensation of Persons Holding the Position of Agency Commissioner Positions, and Other Staff
8. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action Regarding Facility Planning and Real Property Matters Pursuant to §551.072, Texas Government Code: Deliberations Regarding the Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property
9. Discussion and Consultation with Attorney and Possible Vote to Take Action Pursuant to §551.071, Texas Government Code, for the purpose of seeking the advice or attorney-client privileged communications from our attorneys, including matters related to the potential financial exposure of the Finance Commission Agencies and their officers and the Finance Commission and its officers and including matters of pending and contemplated litigation
10. Discussion of and Consultation on Security Audit, possible issue related to confidential or sensitive information, security breach audit and assessment, or security assessments or deployment related to information resources technology as authorized by Tex. Govt. Code Secs. 551.076 and 551.089

1. Industry Status and Departmental Operations: a) Consumer Protection and Assistance Division Activities; b) Licensing Division Activities; c) Administration Division Activities; d) Financial Division Activities; e) Legal Division Activities; and f) Legislative Activities
2. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action on the Adoption of Amendments in 7 TAC, Chapter 85, Subchapter A, Concerning Rules of Operation for Pawnshops, Resulting from Rule Review
3. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action on Anticipated and Pending Litigation

   Lynn Rowell d/b/a Beaumont Greenery, MPC Data and Communications, Inc., Micah Cooksey, NXT Properties, Inc., Mark Harken, Montgomery Chandler, Inc., Paula Cook, Townsley Designs, LLC, and Shonda Townsley v. Ken Paxton, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Texas; Cause No. 1:14-cv-00190-LY, in the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division

   Ernest Polk v. Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner; Cause No. 2018-04375, in the 281st Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas

   State of Texas v. Cash Auto Sales, Inc. f/k/a Larry Lake d/b/a Cash Auto Sales and VIP Finance of Texas, Inc. f/k/a Travis Lake d/b/a VIP Finance; Cause No. 05-18-00198-CV, in the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Judicial District, Dallas, Texas

1. Industry Status and Departmental Operations: a) Current Issues Affecting Department’s Regulated Entities; b) Bank and Trust Division Activities; c) Corporate Division Activities; d) Special Audits Division Activities; e) Administrative, Staffing and Fiscal Division Activities; f) Strategic Support Division Activities including Consumer Complaint Data; g) Legal Division Activities including Enforcement Activity and Gift Reporting; and h) Legislative Activities
2. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action on the Reappointment of Wallace Jones as the Trust Industry Representative to the Guaranty Fund Advisory Council for the period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020
3. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action on the Adoption of Amendment to 7 TAC, Part 1, Chapter 5, §5.101, Concerning Employee Training and Education Assistance Programs
4. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action on the Adoption of Amendment to 7 TAC, Part 2, Chapter 26, §26.11, Concerning Perpetual Care Cemeteries Complaints
5. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action on the Adoption of Amendments to 7 TAC, Part 2, Chapter 33, §§33.23 and 33.35, Concerning Money Services Businesses Permissible Investments and Record Retention Related to Money Transmission Transactions, respectively
6. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action on Anticipated and Pending Litigation

1. Industry Status and Departmental Operations - State Savings Bank Activity: a) Industry Status; and b) State Savings Bank Charter and Application Activity
2. Industry Status and Departmental Operations – Mortgage Lending Activity: a) Residential Mortgage Loan Originators; b) Mortgage Examination; and c) Consumer Complaints
3. Fiscal and Departmental Operations: a) Funding Status/Audits/Financial Reporting; and b) Staffing
4. Legal Activity: a) Enforcement; b) Gift Reporting; and c) Legislative Activities
5. Discussion of and Possible Vote to Take Action on Anticipated and Pending Litigation