General Assembly
NCTCOG's 2024 General Assembly was held on Friday, June 14 at the Hurst Conference Center. The results of the meeting are below.
2024-2025 NCTCOG Executive Board
North Central Texas Officials Elect New NCTCOG President and Executive Board
at 2024 General Meeting
Collin County Judge Chris Hill to lead planning agency for the next year
Collin County Judge Chris Hill was elected to lead the North Central Texas Council of Governments Executive Board for the next year on June 14 during the 58th Annual General Assembly at the Hurst Conference Center.
Judge Hill takes over as President of the Executive Board from Corinth Mayor Bill Heidemann, who will serve as Past President of the NCTCOG Board for the next year. Burleson Councilmember Victoria Johnson was elected Vice President, and Richardson Councilmember Jennifer Justice will serve as Secretary-Treasurer. The officers will serve in their positions through June 2025.
Judge Hill is a sixth-generation native Texan. He holds a BS in Political Science from Texas A&M University at Commerce, an MS in Accounting and Information Management from the University of Texas at Dallas, an MBA from Webster University, and an MA in Pastoral Leadership from Columbia Biblical Seminary. He is a Certified Public Accountant® (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor® (CIA), Chartered Global Management Accountant® (CGMA), and Certified Fraud Examiner® (CFE).
In his acceptance remarks, President Hill thanked 2023-2024 members who rotated off the Executive Board, including Past President Councilmember Piel of Arlington, Wise County Judge J.D. Clark, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Jorja Clemson of Grand Prairie, and Mayor of Euless Linda Martin for their leadership. He also welcomed four new members to the 2024-2025 Executive Board: Town of Prosper Mayor David Bristol, City of Lewisville Mayor T.J. Gilmore, City of Plano Councilmember Rick Horne, and Erath County Judge Brandon Huckabee.
Directors returning to the Board include Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare, City of Dallas Councilmember Cara Mendelsohn, City of Fort Worth Councilmember Carlos Flores, City of Arlington Councilmember Bowie Hogg, Denton County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell, Ellis County Judge Todd Little, Mayor of Ennis Kameron Raburn, and Mayor of Aledo Nick Stanley. The Honorable State Representative Victoria Neave Criado, District 107, is the NCTCOG Ex Officio member.
The Linda Keithley Award for Women in Public Management
Established in 1986, this award represents an outstanding woman in public management who exemplifies the high standards represented by Linda Keithley during her 17 years with NCTCOG. This award is designed to recognize service as a public management professional through dedicated performance; service to the public management profession through active participation; and service to the community through civic, church, and charity activities.
Presented to Loretta Getchell, City Manager, City of Euless (not pictured)
Nominated by Linda Martin (pictured), Mayor of Euless
The William J. Pitstick Regional Excellence Award
Established in 1993 to recognize an individual for his or her strong commitment to the concept and promotion of regionalism, the award is so named in honor of the late Bill Pitstick, former Executive Director of NCTCOG for 26 years.
Presented to Craig Spencer, City Manager, City of Everman
Nominated by Ray Richardson, Mayor, City of Everman
The Regional Cooperation Award
Created in 1996, this award jointly recognizes two or more local governments for outstanding acts of cooperation. The award honors local governments that promote coordination and cooperation to solve regional problems, who do not allow jurisdictional boundaries to be barriers to solutions to those problems, and who demonstrate that joint projects often can provide better use of resources and high-quality service.
Presented to Cities of Fort Worth, Hudson Oaks, and Willow Park
Nominated by Hayden Brodowsky, Assistant City Administrator, City of Hudson Oaks