TMLIRP Announces 2020 Board Election Results

Austin— October 16, 2020 – TMLIRP announces results of Board Election for Place 1, 2, 3, and 4.

The 2020 Board Election ended on September 30^th.  Officials are nominated to serve a six-year term on the TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool (Workers’ Compensation, Property and Liability) Board of Trustees.  Just over 500 ballots were received in total.  The results of the election are as follows:

Candidates with the most votes for a particular place (plurality) are seated as the winners.  All incumbent Board Members retained their seats.  The Board will canvas these results at the upcoming October 23-24^th Board Meeting. 

Information on the winners is provided below:

Place 1 Winner: Robert T. Herrera (Incumbent).  City Manager, City of Cibolo (Region 7) since 2012.  Mr. Herrera served as City Manager of Hondo, Texas from 2003 to 2012 and as City Manager of La Porte from 1986 to 2002.  He has served other Texas cities, including management positions with the cities of San Marcos, Missouri City, and Woodway.  Mr. Herrera has been a Board member of the TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool since 1993 and has served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Board.  He also served as Chair of the Finance-Information Technology Committee and the Underwriting-Claims Committee of the TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool.

Place 2 Winner: John W. (Buzz) Fullen (Incumbent).  Mayor of the City of Henderson since 2019 and from 2004 to 2012 (Region 15).  Mr. Fullen also served as a Commissioner of the Henderson Housing Authority from 2011 to 2019 and is now ex-officio on same.  He currently serves on the Henderson Main Street Board (2004–present), Henderson Civic Center Board (2003–present), and the Henderson ETMC Hospital Diabetes Board (2009–present).  He has been a Board member of the TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool since 2010, during which time he served as Chair (2018-2020) and Vice Chair (2016-2018).

Place 3 Winner: Jeffrey Snyder (Incumbent).  City Manager for the City of Plainview (Region 2).  He previously served as the Assistant City Manager for Plainview and as the City Manager for Idalou.  Mr. Snyder graduated from West Texas A&M University and obtained a Master of Public Administration from Texas Tech University.  He is a member of the International City Management Association (ICMA) and TCMA.  He is a graduate of the Public Executive Institute through the University of Texas and is a credentialed manager through ICMA.  He has been a Board member of the TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool since 2018 and served on various committees with TML, TCMA and ICMA and as past president of the Panhandle City Management Association.

Place 4 Winner: Robert S. Hauck (Incumbent).  City Manager for the City of Tomball (Region 14), a position he has held since April 2018.  He began his full-time career in public service with the Los Angeles Police Department in 1988.  In 2008, Mr. Hauck retired from the LAPD and joined the City of Tomball, where he has served as Chief of Police, Assistant City Manager, and now City Manager.  Mr. Hauck holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, and a Master of Science degree in Management.  He has been a Board member of the TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool since 2019.  Mr. Hauck and his wife Kathleen have three children – Lauren, Conner, and Madeline.

For more information on Board Results please contact: David Reagan (512) 491-2300.