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  • Elected to City Council, Place 5 (2013 - present)
  • Elected to City Council, Place 1 (2004-2011)
    • Mayor Pro Tem (2014 - present)
    • Mayor Pro Tem (2010-2011) 
    • Deputy Mayor Pro Tem (2009-2010) 

Current Committees / Working Groups
  • Students and Parents Against Risks to our Kids (SPARK)
  • Mayor's Safety Task Force
  • Metroport Teen Court Advisory Board (2005-2011, 2013-present)
  • Southlake Parks Development Corporation (2013 - present) 
  • Sign Committee (2014 - present)


Board and Commission Service
  • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number One (2004-2010; 2013 - present) 
  • Southlake Business Council (2011-2012)
  • Southlake Parks Development Corporation (2013 - present)

Community Service
       
  • Board of Directors, Founders Forum
  • Chamber of Commerce Executive Board, Board of Directors
  • Students and Parents Against Risks to our Kids (SPARK), Founder 
  • Coventry Manor Homeowners, Board
  • Southlake Citizen's Academy, Graduate
  • Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT), Graduate
  • Carroll ISD Leadership Academy for Supporting Success (C.L.A.S.S.)
  • Students and Athletes Serving Others (SASO), Co-founder

Other Areas of Local & Regional Interest
  • Recovery Resource Council, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • National Association of Directory Publishers, Chairman of the Board of Directors


Honors
  • SafeHaven of Tarrant County 2014 Legacy of Women Award
  • Southlake Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year (2007)
  • Carroll ISD Cheryl Shankman Memorial Award
  • Metroport Meals on Wheels LINK Award

Personal
  • Graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman's College
  • Southlake resident since 1998
  • Downey Publishing, Co-owner
  • Married to Joe McSweeny
  • Three children

Contact Us
Laura Hill
Mayor Pro Tem
Email

1400 Main Street Suite 270
Southlake, Texas 76092

Ph: (817) 470-9983

Term Expires: May 2016
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