Houston City Council
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The Houston City Council is the a city council for the city of Houston, 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 makes land 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.
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[edit] Members
- At Large 1: Peter Brown - architect & urban planner; Fellow, American Institute of Architects
- At Large 2: Sue Lovell
- At Large 3: Vacant
- At Large 4: Ronald C. Green - J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- At Large 5: Michael Berry (Vice Mayor Pro-Tem) - J.D., University of Texas School of Law; Master of Laws & Letters, University of Nottingham; Chairman, Michael Berry Properties
- 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: Ada Edwards - Bishop, Pan African Orthodox Christian Church
- District E: Addie Wiseman - B.S., Economics and Political Science, University of Houston
- 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
- District I: Carol Alvarado - B.A., Political Science, University of Houston
[edit] Former Members
- Rodney Ellis: Elected to the Texas Senate District 13 in 1990
- Sheila Jackson Lee (1990-1994): Elected to the US House of Representatives in 1994
- Chris Bell (1997-2002): Elected to the US House of Representatives in 2002
- Annise Parker (1998-2003): Elected as the Controller of the City of Houston in 2003
- Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (2002-2006): Elected to the US House of Representatives in 2006
[edit] Fictional Members
From the TV show "The West Wing:
- Matt Santos (1994-1996): Elected as Mayor of Houston in 1996; Elected to the US House of Representatives in 2000.
[edit] 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, Wiseman
