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Discuss and consider action regarding the Texas Municipal League (TML) Board Director Election for Region 10.
Summary
TML has 15 regions, and each has a seat on the Board. Each TML member city is entitled to one vote, which vote must be cast by a majority vote of the city’s governing body. The officials listed on this ballot have been nominated to serve a two-year term on the TML Board of Directors Region 10. TML must receive the completed ballot no later than October 3, 2024.
Dr. Christopher Harvey, Mayor, Manor
Biography: I humbly submit this application for the Region 10 Regional Director position. I have lived in Region 10 all my life, being born and raised in Austin, now living in Manor. I am a graduate of Texas State University (Social Work), Concordia University at Austin (Master’s in Education Administration), and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Doctorate in Leadership in Education Administration). I am a leader in the field of Education. I am a man with Christian values and practices. I am a family man with a wife and three girls. My political affiliation is non-partisan. I value diversity, small business, and community. I believe that strong city leadership can change our country and the world. I have served my community on the Manot City Council since 2019. My colleagues in Region 10 will share that when I have had the floor, I didn’t promote Manor, but the region. My supporters in the Texas Legislature and US Congress will echo the sentiment. I am an advocate of regional planning. We’ve even embarked on a regional wastewater treatment plant and regional economic initiatives with Samsung, Tesla, Applied Materials, and the City of Austin. I have worked to build a relationship with Mayor Kirk Watson and we talk about regional employment, transportation needs (like US HWY 290, FM 973, and HWY 95). He is a supporter of regional planning. He called several Mayors to meet in Austin to answer the call of joining an association so that we can par...
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