- Houston City Council
The Houston City Council is the a
city council for the American city ofHouston, Texas . There are fourteen members, nine elected from council districts and five at-large. The members of the council are elected every two years, in odd-numbered years.The council works with the mayor in a
mayor-council government model. The City Council monitors the performance of city agencies, confirm the Mayor's appointments and makesland use decisions as well as legislating on a variety of other issues.The mayor chairs meetings of city council and has a vote in the proceedings. In the event of the mayor's absence, the Mayor Pro-Tem, a member of council chosen for the position by fellow councilmembers, presides over council meetings.
Members
* At Large 1: Peter Brown -
architect &urban planner ; Fellow,American Institute of Architects
* At Large 2:Sue Lovell (Vice Mayor Pro-Tem)
* At Large 3:Melissa Noriega
* At Large 4:Ronald C. Green -J.D. , Thurgood Marshall School of Law
* At Large 5:Jolanda Jones
* District A:Toni Lawrence -Masters of Education ,Sam Houston State University
* District B:Jarvis Johnson - Executive Director,Phoenix Outreach Youth Center ; Program Coordinator,D.A.R.E. +P.L.U.S
* District C:Anne Clutterbuck -J.D. ,University of Houston Law Center
* District D:Wanda Adams
* District E:Mike Sullivan
* District F:M.J. Khan -P.E. ; Masters,Civil Engineering , University of Illinois;MBA ,Rice University ; President, MAK Development, Inc.
* District G:Pam Holm
* District H: Adrian Garcia (Mayor Pro-Tem)
* District I: James RodriguezFormer Members
*
Rodney Ellis : Elected to theTexas Senate District 13 in 1990
*Sheila Jackson Lee (1990-1994): Elected to theUS House of Representatives in 1994
* Chris Bell (1997-2002): Elected to theUS House of Representatives in 2002
*Annise Parker (1998-2003): Elected as theController of the City of Houston in 2003
*Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (2002-2006): Elected to theUS House of Representatives in 2006
* Martha Wong (1993-1999): Elected to theTexas House of Representatives in 2002. Unseated in 2006.Fictional Members
From the TV show "
The West Wing :
*Matt Santos (1994-1996): Elected asMayor of Houston in 1996; Elected to theUS House of Representatives in 2000.Committees
* Budget and Fiscal Affairs: Green (Chair), Alvarado (Vice-Chair), Clutterbuck, Edwards, Garcia, Khan, Lawrence, Lovell
* Council Governance: Wiseman (Chair), Alvarado, Brown
* Environment and Public Health: Alvarado (Chair), Brown, Clutterbuck, Edwards, Lovell
* Ethics: Alvarado (Chair), Brown, Edwards, Khan, Wiseman
* Flooding and Drainage: Edwards (Chair), Lawrence (Vice-Chair), Brown, Clutterbuck, Garcia, Johnson, Khan
* Housing and Redevelopment: Edwards (Chair), Khan (Vice-Chair), Brown, Garcia, Green, Johnson
* International Liaison and Protocol: Khan (Chair), Edwards, Garcia, Johnson
* M/WBE, Small Contractor Development and Contract Compliance: Garcia (Chair), Alvarado, Edwards, Johnson, Lovell
* Pension Review: Holm (Chair), Alvarado (Vice-Chair), Green, Johnson
* Public Safety and Homeland Security: Garcia (Chair), Lawrence (Vice-Chair), Alvarado, Edwards, Khan, Lovell, Wiseman
* Quality of Life: Holm (Chair), Clutterbuck, Garcia, Green, Lawrence, Lovell
* Regulation, Neighborhood Protection and Development: Lawrence (Chair), Brown (Vice-Chair), Alvarado, Clutterbuck, Edwards, Garcia, Holm, Johnson, Lovell
* Transportation, Infrastructure and Aviation Review: Berry (Chair), Garcia (Vice-Chair), Brown, Green, Holm, Johnson, WisemanExternal links
* [http://www.houstontx.gov/council/index.html Houston City Council main page]
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