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One of my surprises taking office last year was how few Boards, Commissions, and Committees had anyone from District 1 serving. About half did not have anyone from District 1, particularly some of the more active panels. One of my goals in office has been to increase the number of residents serving from the district. I felt, first, there were many, many individuals with incredible experience in professional careers that could help the city and, second, it was important to always be building the leadership the district and city will need as we move forward.
Now every permanent board, commission, and committee has at least one person from District 1 and many have more.
Not all the appointments are mine. Mayor Jones and other Council members have also tapped District 1 residents to serve, for which I am very thankful.
Permanent Boards, Commissions, and Committees
| Board of Adjustment |
John Young, Chair |
| Building and Fire Codes Board |
Don Short |
| Citizens Environmental and Neighborhood Advisory Board |
Barbara Powers |
| Community Multicultural Commission |
Jaime Ornelas |
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Jennifer Nguyen |
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Dorothy Brooks |
| Civil Service Commission |
Rick Parra, Chair |
| Electrical Codes Board |
Linard Puckett |
| Garland Cultural Arts Commission |
Harlan Seagren |
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Sandra Lockhart |
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Sheri Stevens |
| Health Care Facilies Board |
Christine Shane |
| Housing Standards Board |
Nicholas Oliver |
| Library Board |
Julius Irozuru |
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Grace Smart, Chair |
| Parks and Recreation Board |
Ed Seghers |
| Plan Commission |
Scott Roberts, Chair |
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Stan Luckie |
| Senior Citizens Advisory Commission |
Leea Thompson |
| Tax Increment Finance District Board (Downtown) |
Robert Smith |
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Bill Dunn |
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Cathy Clopton |
| Tax Increment Finance District Board (South Area) |
Stanley Dean |
| Utility Advisory Board |
Billy Thompson |
| Youth Council |
Molly Davis, Chair |
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Betsy Willis, Sec'y |
Also serving over the last year were:
- Alison Watts, Youth Council
- Helen Kenny, Library Board
- Dino Quintanilla, Board of Adjustment
- Janice Strann, Senior Citizens Advisory Commission
- David Way, Utility Advisory Board
Additional District 1 residents are serving the city on external boards or other governmental bodies, including:
- Angie Chen Button, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board
- Jamie Ratliff, Texas Municipal Power Agency Board
- Keith Montgomery, GISD Board of Trustees
- Scott Luna, GISD Board of Trustees
- Robert Harris, GISD Board of Trustees
District 1 is also fortunate to have people that served on special-purpose committees over the last year:
- Stan Luckie, Charter Review Committee
- Greg Yearsley, Ethics Commission
- Tom Sadler, Friends of Firewheel Golf Park Focus Group
- Raymond Dyer, Friends of Firewheel Golf Park Focus Group
- Karen Griffith, Friends of Firewheel Golf Park Focus Group
- Greg Yearsley, Friends of Firewheel Golf Park Focus Group
- Stan Luckie, Friends of Firewheel Golf Park Focus Group
- Helen Kenny, Friends of Firewheel Golf Park Focus Group
- Philip Kessel, Friends of Firewheel Golf Park Focus Group
- Jim Mims, Friends of Firewheel Golf Park Focus Group
- Terry Smith, Blue Ribbon Panel, Rental Inspection Ordinance
While this is an impressive list, I'm sure I've forgotten to mention others that I will be embarrassed to have missed. My apologies now.
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