Representatives
from General Law Cities in the Houston-Galveston Area Council region met on
Thursday, November 9, to choose two members to represent their cities and two
members to serve as alternates on the H-GAC Board of Directors.
City
of Meadows Place Alderman Terry Henley was reelected to serve as a Board
member, marking his twenty-fifth term representing General Law Cities. Alderman
Henley is a past Chair of H-GAC’s Board of Directors. City of Waller Council
Member Nancy Arnold was also reelected to a fifth term to serve as a Board
member representing General Law Cities.
Alternates
elected were City of Bunker Hill Village Councilwoman Susan Schwartz and City
of Bellville Alderman James Harrison.
The
Board of Directors is composed of local elected officials who serve on the
governing bodies of member local governments. There are thirty-six
members on the H-GAC Board. The Board provides oversight and direction for
H-GAC staff in carrying out the wide array of programs for the agency.
Houston-Galveston
Area Council
The
Houston-Galveston Area Council (www.h-gac.com)
is a voluntary association of local governments in the 13-county Gulf Coast
Planning Region—an area of 12,500 square miles and more than 6 million people.
H-GAC works to promote efficient and accountable use of local, state, and
federal tax dollars and serves as a problem-solving and information forum for
local government needs.