2025-056 Council Member Committee Appointments Post Work Session June 27,2025 Report No. 2025-056
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
City Council Member Committee Appointments
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The appointment of City Council Members to internal Council Committees and to other internal
and external committees and boards occurs during the summer after each municipal election.
Internal Council Committees consist only of Denton City Council Members. City Council
Members also can serve on other internal committees and boards that include participation of
residents from the community.Finally,City Council Members may be appointed to external boards
which operate on a regional level, generally incorporating members from the county, surrounding
cities and towns, as well as members of the relevant business community and the residents for
which the board was formed to serve.
Council appointments to internal and external committees will be considered on the July 15, 2025,
City Council agenda.
DISCUSSION:
City Secretary provided background on the various Council Committees, and internal and external
committees and boards on which City Council Members participate and requested Council
Members to provide feedback on which committees and boards they wished to serve in ISR 2025-
053, issued on June 6, 2025. At the June 17, 2025, Work Session, staff sought direction regarding
which nominations to bring forward for appointment on the July 15, 2025, City Council agenda.
The following is the direction staff received regarding nominations at the Work Session:
Council Committees:
Committee on the Environment
• 3 seats open for appointment; 3 nominations
• Nominations from Mayor Hudspeth:
o Brian Beck
o Joe Holland
o Brandon Chase McGee
• Note: The resolution for these nominations will be on the Consent Agenda.
Community Partnership Committee
• 3 seats open for appointment; 2 definitive nominations
• Current Members:
o Vicki Byrd
o Joe Holland
o Jill Jester
• Nominations:
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o Vicki Byrd*
o Joe Holland*
• *Council Members Byrd and Holland also serve on the Discover Denton Advisory Board
and wish to continue this service upon their reappointment.
• Jill Jester advised she would continue if needed but was interested in different
opportunities.
• There were no additional nominations.
• Note:The resolution for these nominations will be on the Individual Consideration Agenda.
Internal Committees:
Mobility Committee
• 0 seats open
• Current Members with terms ending August 31, 2026:
o Vicki Byrd
o Brian Beck
o Joe Holland
• Upon further review of the establishing ordinance, 23-2465,the committee terms are set as
for two (2) years, and as such, the current members remain in their positions on this
committee through August 31, 2026.
Development Code Review Committee
• 3 seats open for appointment; 4 nominations
• Current Members terms ending August 31, 2025:
o Vicki Byrd
o Brian Beck
• Nominations:
o Vicki Byrd
o Brian Beck
o Jill Jester
o Suzi Rumohr
• Note:The resolution for these nominations will be on the Individual Consideration Agenda.
Economic Development Partnership Board*
• 2 seats open for appointment; 3 nominations
• Current Members:
o Mayor Hudspeth (term ending 2025)
o Vacant(term ending 2026)
• Nominations:
o Vicki Byrd
o Brian Beck
o Jill Jester
• Note: Appointments must identify the term-ending date for each nomination.
• *Members must also serve on Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 2 Board.
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• Note:The resolution for these nominations will be on the Individual Consideration Agenda.
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 1 Board
• 2 seats open for appointment; 2 nominations
• Current Members:
o Vicki Byrd
o Brian Beck
• Nominations:
o Brian Beck
o Joe Holland
• Note: Council Member Byrd is not seeking renomination to this board; as such, the
resolution for these nominations will be on the Consent Agenda
External Committees:
Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition
• Current Member:
o Mayor Hudspeth
• Nominations:
o Mayor Hudspeth
o Jill Jester—Alternate
• Note: The resolution for these nominations will be on the Consent Agenda
North Texas Commission
• Current Members:
o Mayor Hudspeth
o City Manager(Proxy)
• Nominations:
o Mayor Hudspeth
o City Manager(Proxy)
• Note: The resolution for these nominations will be on the Consent Agenda
STAFF CONTACT:
Lauren Thoden
City Secretary
lauren.thoden@cityofdenton.com
(940) 349-8309
REOUESTOR: Council
STAFF TIME TO COMPLETE REPORT: 1 hour
PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS: City Secretary's Office