The Ellis County Press: B. Glen Whitley Elected President of the North Central Texas Council of Governments Executive Board

B. Glen Whitley Elected President of the North Central Texas Council of
Governments Executive Board
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Editor on 07/08/2010 10:04:00


At the 44th annual meeting of the North Central Texas Council of Governments
(NCTCOG) on Friday, June 18, member governments elected a new executive board,
which will be chaired by B. Glen Whitley, County Judge in Tarrant County. Judge
Whitley was elected Tarrant County Commissioner in 1996, representing the
northeast portion of the county. He has been Tarrant County Judge since 2006.
Judge Whitley brings many years of service to the Council of Governments and has
served as a Director and Secretary/Treasurer before his election in 2009 as
COG's Vice President. In addition, he is a regional and state leader on matters
regarding efficiently run government, transportation, sustainable communities,
air quality and youth and children's issues.
Five new members — Grand Prairie Mayor Pro Tem, Ron Jensen; Wise County Judge,
Bill McElhanney; Cory Spillman Councilmember in Cedar Hill; Grapevine Mayor Pro
Tem C. Shane Wilbanks; and Mayor Pro Tem Holly Gray-McPherson from the city of
Roanoke — were also elected to the NCTCOG Executive Board. Members rotating
off the Board were Kelly Walker, former mayor pro tem from the city of
University Park; Commissioner John Matthews from Johnson County; Allen Harris,
councilmember from the city of The Colony; Sheri Capehart, councilmember from
the city of Arlington; and John Murphy, councilmember from the city of
Richardson.
NCTCOG's 2009- 2010 President, Bobby Waddle, former mayor in the city of DeSoto,
presided over the General Assembly and the program included election of officers
and directors to NCTCOG's 2010 - 2011 executive board; presentation of three
regional awards: The Linda Keithley Award for Women in Public Management, The
William J. Pitstick Regional Excellence Award, and The Regional Cooperation
Award. The featured speaker for the afternoon was Dr. Charles Sawyer, Professor
of Economics at Texas Christian University.
NCTCOG's executive board has 13 members - all local elected officials in North
Central Texas.
The board is the policy approval body for all activities of the North Central
Texas Council of Governments.
Executive Board,  2010 - 2011
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Officers:
Directors:
President
B. Glen Whitley
Carter Burdette
County Judge, Tarrant County
Councilmember, city of Fort Worth
Vice President
Steve Terrell
Linda Koop
Mayor, city of Allen
Councilmember, city of Dallas
Ron Jensen
Secretary-Treasurer
Mayor Pro Tem, city of Grand Prairie
Bobbie Mitchell
Commissioner, Denton County
Bill McElhanney
County Judge,
Wise County
Past President
Bobby Waddle
Cory Spillman
Former Mayor, city of DeSoto
Councilmember,
city of Cedar Hill
Directors:
Holly Gray
McPherson
Maurine Dickey
Mayor Pro Tem,
Commissioner, Dallas County
city of Roanoke
C. Shane Wilbanks
John Horn
Mayor Pro Tem,
County Judge, Hunt County
city of Grapevine