Group Practices
New members of the Paso Del Norte Group must be nominated by two current members, and approved by leadership.
Most members are required to sign confidentiality agreements upon gaining membership. Some members deny having signed any such agreement.
Members are charged an annual fee of $750 to $1,800 generally.
The group meets as a body two or three times a year. While members meet as a body only a few times a year, the group as a whole is divided into task forces that meet regularly, covering, among other areas: downtown; military; health care; education; water; and transportation.
The PDNG has been described by members as a group of civic and business leaders that employs members within.
The group sponsors speakers for breakfast or dinner meetings; as was the case on Thursday, May 18, 2006. U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman was scheduled to be a speaker at the El Paso Country Club.
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