Executive Committee

The ETCOG Executive Committee is comprised of seventeen members and is responsible for carrying out the policies and programs as established by the Board of Directors, managing ETCOG funds, determining regional plans to be undertaken, authorizing contracts, and the application for grants.

Sixteen members of the Executive Committee are representatives of general purpose governments, elected by the Board of Directors from its membership. These representatives serve two year terms, with nine of them elected at the semi-annual Board of Directors meeting prior to the beginning of each odd fiscal year and seven elected in even fiscal years.

One member of the Executive Committee is a representative of a special purpose district and is elected by the Board of Directors from its membership.

The following serve the 2009 -2010 ETCOG Executive Committee:

Mayor Cay House Chair City of Emory	Commissioner JoAnn Hampton 1^st Vice-Chair Smith County
Councilman Robert Nelson 2^nd Vice-Chair City of Lindale	Commissioner Buddy Ferguson 3^rd Vice-Chair Upshur County
Mayor Angela Raiborn Secretary – Treasurer City of Rusk	Judge Thomas Cravey Camp County
Commissioner Charles Davis Gregg County	Commissioner Jerry Galloway Wood County
Commissioner Emma Bennett Harrison County	Commissioner Jerry West Henderson County
Councilmember Andrea Baird City of Palestine	Mayor Carson Joines City of Carthage
Commissioner Bill Hale Rusk County	Mayor Bob Avery City of Jefferson
Mayor Walter Derrick City of Gladewater	Mayor Scott McGriff City of Wills Point