Mayor Parker announces new City Council committees structure
Published on November 09, 2021
Mayor Mattie Parker has announced a new structure and membership for City Council Committees to cover a range of pressing city issues, including transportation, innovation, neighborhood quality, and legislative affairs.
Council Committees give City Councilmembers the opportunity to give additional attention to key issues, brainstorm solutions to recommend to the City Council, and engage with residents, stakeholders, and experts on each committee’s topics of interest.
“Issues like mobility, neighborhood quality, and supporting entrepreneurship and innovation are vitally important to the future of Fort Worth, and our City Council must spend more time focusing on them,” said Mayor Parker, “We structured these committees so that we can utilize the strengths and expertise of individual Councilmembers and bring forth exceptional new ideas and plans that will be impactful in these all-important areas.”
Starting in December, Council Committees will meet monthly and each group will have a strategic focus area of oversight.
Mobility: Infrastructure and Transportation
Meets second Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m.
This committee will focus on transportation, water, infrastructure, and connectivity.
Chair, Mayor Pro Tem Gyna Bivens
Vice-Chair, District 9 City Councilmember Elizabeth Beck
Member, District 7 City Councilmember Leonard Firestone
Member, District 4 City Councilmember Cary Moon
Neighborhood Quality and Revitalization
Meets second Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m.
This committee will focus on neighborhood services, parks, libraries, public health, environment, city partnerships in education.
Chair, District 6 City Councilmember Jared Williams
Vice-Chair, District 8 City Councilmember Chris Nettles
Member, District 9 City Councilmember Elizabeth Beck
Member, District 2 City Councilmember Carlos Flores
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Meets second Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m.
This committee will focus on entrepreneurship, small business growth, Covid-19 recovery, Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) expansion.
Chair, District 7 City Councilmember Leonard Firestone
Vice-Chair, District 3 City Councilmember Michael Crain
Member, District 2 City Councilmember Carlos Flores
Member, District 8 City Councilmember Chris Nettles
Audit
Meets first Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m.
This committee will provide oversight responsibilities for financial matters and internal and external audits.
Chair, District 4 City Councilmember Cary Moon
Vice-Chair, District 7 City Councilmember Leonard Firestone
Member, Mayor Pro Tem Gyna Bivens
Member, District 6 City Councilmember Jared Williams
Legislative Affairs
Meets third Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m.
This committee will provide oversight responsibilities for the federal and state legislative issues, board and commission appointments and intergovernmental relations.
Chair, District 3 City Councilmember Michael Crain
Vice-Chair, Mayor Pro Tem Gyna Bivens
Member, District 2 City Councilmember Carlos Flores
Member, District 4 City Councilmember Cary Moon
Council Committee meetings are open to the public. Check the city calendar for any changes to the schedule.
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