The General Assembly

NCTCOG's 2026 General Assembly will be held Friday, June 12, 2026, at 12:00 pm at the Hurst Conference Center.  This annual meeting brings together local elected officials and government professionals from across the region; legislators representing North Central Texas; NCTCOG’s past presidents, board members, and committee members; state and federal agency representatives; and other special guests.

On the agenda is the election of the 2026-2027 NCTCOG Executive Board and awarding of the Linda Keithley Award for Women in Public Management, the William J. Pitstick Regional Excellence Award, and the Mike Eastland Regional Cooperation Award. The speaker for this year's event is Dr. Cullum Clark, Fellow at the George W. Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative and Adjunct Professor of Economics at SMU.  

In addition, the membership will be asked to approve a comprehensive set of amendments to the NCTCOG bylaws, which requires an affirmative vote of 75% of the members present at the General Assembly. Information about the proposed amendments and the voting policy can be found in the packet below.

Proposed Bylaws Amendments for 2026 General Assembly

Designation of Voting Representative

Under the bylaws of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, each member government that is current on dues is entitled to one (1) voting representative at the General Assembly. The voting representative must be an elected or appointed official from the governing body of the member government; staff persons are not eligible.

In order to be eligible to vote, each member government attending the 2026 General Assembly must complete the Designation of Voting Representative form either online (below) or by downloading the document and submitting it to NCTCOG's Executive Director's Office. The voting representative must be physically present at the meeting to cast their vote. In the event of multiple designation forms for the same entity, the representatives present must agree who the voting representative is for the entity's vote to be counted.

Designation of Voting Representative Form

As a member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, my jurisdiction hereby designates the following elected or appointed official to serve as its voting representative to NCTCOG's 2026 General Assembly.

Email generalassembly@nctcog.org with any questions.