The Parks Committee is scheduled to meet quarterly on the 4th Wednesday of the month. The purpose of the Parks Committee is to provide citizen guidance to the City Council related to parks related matters. The staff contact for matters related to the Parks Committee is the City Secretary at City Secretary.

The City has a vast parks system that includes historic structures such as the Railpark, the McWhirter swimming pool and splash pad, a skatepark, walking trails, a pavilion and gazebos, a playscape, and many picnic tables, BBQ pits and benches. There are also many athletic fields used by the public, youth organizations and Flatonia ISD sports. With so many wonderful park areas and amenities, the Parks Committee is committed to ensuring funding is provided for current and future needs and that planning is in place to address future needs.

Current Board Members and Terms are:

The Flatonia Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is a Type B Corporation organized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The EDC's purpose and authorization is described in Chapters 501 and 505 of the Texas Local Government Code to include (but not limited to) financing projects such as land, land acquisition, building, equipment, facilities, expenditures, targeted infrastructure, and improvements falling within its guidelines. A City election was held on May 6, 2017 granting this authorization.

The Certificate of Formation for the EDC was deemed effective by the Texas Secretary of State on 9/25/2017 and restated on 5/7/2018. The initial Bylaws of the Corporation were adopted in December 2017 and later amended with the last revision in June 2020 by City Council Resolution 2020.6.1.

The EDC does not have members but does have Directors. Two Directors are Flatonia City Councilmembers. Five Directors shall be non-City employees and must be either:

• a resident of the city of Flatonia
• a resident of Fayette County
• a resident of a place within ten miles of the City's boundaries and within a county bordering Fayette County.

The City Manager and City Secretary are ex-officio Directors with no voting privileges.

The EDC normally meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month. The staff contacts for the EDC are the City Manager or the City Secretary.

Current Directors are: