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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-10-21

The Mayor is asking the City Council to confirm the appointment or reappointment of 13 individuals to serve on the Houston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors, with most terms running through March 1, 2027.

What it means for you

This item affects residents who use Houston Public Library services, as the Foundation Board oversees the nonprofit organization that supports the city's public library system.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Motion 2025-0726, official minutes of Oct 21-22, 2025.

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Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

The cover sheet is the item's official summary page; supporting attachments (contracts, maps, fiscal notes) are listed at the bottom of it. The minutes show what happened at the meeting.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
Who?Rev. Floyd Nathaniel Williams, Sr.; Nicolas A. Jimenez; Jessia Kemp St. Rose; Leslie A. Bacon; Michele Leal; Mirta Murthy; Mary Catherine Blanton Jones; Dimitri Millas; Danny Ward; Heaven C. Chee; Alisha Adatia; Teran Smith; Jason Smithcoversheet ↗
To what?Houston Public Library Foundation Boardcoversheet ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Mayor brought it forward. Taken up at the October 21, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount — full details in the official coversheet ↗

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