General Assembly Meeting

At its 44th annual General Assembly meeting on Friday, June 18, 2010, NCTCOG member governments elected a new Executive Board, which will be chaired by B. Glen Whitley, Tarrant County Judge. Judge Whitley was elected Tarrant County Commissioner in 1996, representing the northeast portion of the county, and has been Tarrant County Judge since 2006.

Five new members were elected to the NCTCOG Executive Board: Holly Gray-McPherson, Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Roanoke; Ron Jensen, Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Grand Prairie; Bill McElhaney, Wise County Judge; Cory Spillman, Councilmember from the City of Cedar Hill; and Shane Wilbanks, Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Grapevine. Members rotating off the Board were City of Richardson Councilmember and Past President John Murphy, City of The Colony Councilmember Allen Harris, City of Arlington Councilmember Sheri Capehart, City of University Park Mayor Pro Tem Kelly Walker, and Johnson County Commissioner John Matthews. NCTCOG’s Executive Board, made up of 13 local elected officials in North Central Texas, is the policy approval body for all activities of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

NCTCOG’s 2009-2010 President Bobby Waddle, former mayor of the City of DeSoto, presided over the General Assembly, which also included the presentation of the following regional awards:

	T. Oscar Trevino, Mayor of the City of North Richland Hills, received the 2010 William J. Pitstick Regional Excellence Award. He was commended on his service to the region as he led initiatives to develop a multimodal transportation system including highways, expanded commuter rail and freight rail systems, preservation of air quality and improvements to overall mobility. He was praised for his ability to bring elected officials, business leaders, citizens and state officials together, and for being instrumental in establishing the Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition.
Karen Montgomery, Assistant City Manager for the City of Fort Worth, received the 2010 Linda Keithley Award for Women in Public Management. Ms. Montgomery was praised for her demonstrated high standards, not only in the workplace, where she has effectively addressed issues associated with financial reporting and the development of an annual budget during challenging financial times, but also for her work in the community. Ms. Montgomery is an ordained elder at her church, a mentor for the Boys & Girls Club, and sponsors two children in Peru and India through Compassion International.

The 2010 Regional Cooperation Award was presented to the cities of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Dunvanville and Lancaster. The cities were recognized for their ability to partner on multiple joint cost-saving public safety services. The cities share and provide a tri-city dispatch center and animal shelter, and a regional jail, firearms training facility, emergency management, and fire protection services.