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Mayor

City Council John Terrell

Elected Mayor (2009 - present)
Elected to City Council, Place 3 (2007 - 2009)
Elected to City Council, Place 3 (2004 - 2007)

Current Committees / Working Groups

Audit Committee (2008 - present)
Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation (2008 - present)
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1 (2004 - present)
Southlake 2030 Committee (2009 - present)

Board and Commission Service

Super Bowl Planning Committee (2009 - 2011)
Oil and Gas Drilling Task Force (2007 - 2008)
Joint Utilization Committee (2004 - 2009)
Southlake 2025 Committee (2002 - 2004)
Planning and Zoning Commission - Chairman (2000 - 2004)
Zoning Board of Adjustment (1999 - 2000)

Community Service

Carroll Education Foundation Board Member
Carroll Leadership Academy for Supporting Success - founding member / graduate
Carroll Student Advisory Cabinet

Other Areas of Local & Regional Interest

International Council of Shopping Centers Urban Land Institute
Metroport Transit Authority
Northeast Leadership Forum - Executive board member
Southlake Executive Forum
Southlake Sister Cities
Texas Regional Transportation Commission
Vision North Texas - Advisory board member

Honors

2013 Citizen of the Year - Southlake Chamber of Commerce
2008 Leadership Southlake Alumni of the Year - Southlake Chamber of Commerce
2008 Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year - Industrial Asset Management Council
Life Saving Award - City of Southlake Department of Public Safety
2005 Best New Industrial Development - Dallas Business Journal
2002 Best New Development Retail / Hospitality - Dallas Business Journal
2000 Best Development Deal - Dallas Business Journal
Chosen by the readers of the Southlake Journal, Grapevine Courier, and Colleyville Courier as "Best of the Best Government Official" (2011)

Personal

Executive MBA and Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Texas Real Estate Broker's License
Vice President of Commercial Development at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Real Estate instructor for several universities
Southlake resident for more than 17 years
Married to Joanne Terrell
Two children