Rockwall County Judge David Sweet was elected president of the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ executive board at NCTCOG’s 55th annual General Assembly, held virtually on June 4.
The Executive Board is the policy-making body of the Council of Governments, which serves the 16 North Central Texas counties of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant and Wise. Sweet will lead the 17-member board for the next 12 months.
Sweet was first elected to NCTCOG’s executive board in 2018 and served as director, secretary-treasurer, and vice president before being elected president. He assumes the leadership of NCTCOG from Prosper Mayor Ray Smith, who was elected to the one-year term in 2020. Smith will continue to serve on the NCTCOG Board as past president. Corinth Mayor Bill Heidemann, was elected secretary/treasurer.
Sweet is serving his second term as the Rockwall County judge after reelection in 2018. Prior to his 2014 election, he served four years as Rockwall mayor after being a member of the city council for two terms. He was employed as a sales manager for 20 years with Coca Cola, Pepsi and Bimbo Bakeries.
In addition to the officers, 11 directors were elected to the 17 member NCTCOG board, including Dallas County Judge, Clay Jenkins; Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley; Collin County Judge Chris Hill; Denton County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell; Arlington City Council member Andrew Piel; Terrell Mayor Rick Carmona; Plano City Council member Kayci Prince; Erath County Judge Alfonso Campos; Rowlett Mayor Tammy Dana-Bashian; Lancaster Mayor Clyde Harriston; Grand Prairie Mayor Pro Tem Jorja Clemson; and State Rep. Dr. Glenn Rogers, District 60, ex officio member.
COG is a voluntary association of local governments established in 1966 to assist local governments in planning for common needs, cooperating for mutual benefit, and recognizing regional opportunities for improving the quality of life for the citizens of North Central Texas.
NCTCOG’s North Central Texas region is centered in and around Dallas and Fort Worth. NCTCOG has 240 member governments, including 16 counties, 170 cities, 24 school districts and 30 special districts.
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