The Board of Commissioners meets every month to discuss and act upon business brought before the board. All board meetings are open to the public. Normally, we meet at 8:00am on the third Thursday each month at the Utopia Fire Station, 485 Main Street, Utopia (Uvalde County), Texas subject to posted changes.

Much like other government meetings, there are procedures to follow. The public is invited to come and observe the proceedings and there is a limited time set aside at the beginning of the meeting for public comments pertaining to agenda items. Any person that has registered to do so, prior to the start of the meeting, may have a limited time to make a public comment. Board members will not interact with you during this time (this is not a question and answer session). Likewise, the public will not interact with the Board during the remainder of the meeting.

Texas Law requires this ESD to post the Meeting Location, Date, Time, and Agenda on the Texas Secretary of State (SOS) website, at the meeting location, and submit to the County Clerk of the four counties, more than three (3) business days before the meeting date.
 
The posting at the meeting location is on the outside of the main entrance door of the Utopia Fire Station.
The meeting information is submitted to each county clerk for their posting at their designated locations.
To view this information on the SOS website:
     - go to www.sos.state.tx.us/open/index.shtml
       and select one of the search criteria: 'View Current Open Meetings'
       or 'View Past Open Meetings'
     - then search for ; Utopia/Vanderpool Area Emergency Services District No. 1

The Board may retire to Executive Session any time between the meeting’s opening and adjournment for any purpose authorized by the Texas Open Meeting Act, including but not limited to: consultation with legal counsel (section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code); personnel matters (Section 551:074): discussion of the real estate acquisition (Section 551:072): discussion regarding a prospective gift to the District (Section 551:073); and /or deliberation regarding security devices or security audits (sections 551:076 and 551:089). Action, if any, will be taken in open sessions.