The same group of seven were also named to the Type A board after the city council voted to remove the existing members of that board on July 20. Meetings for the Type A and Type B were held consecutively.
The city will likely seek voter approval in November to switch the .5 cent sales tax designated for Type A to be funneled into the Type B fund. City officials said a more diverse type of business may be courted through a 4B. Officials stressed the tax amount is the same and not an increase.
In Monday’s meeting, Bill Gravell Jr. was elected chairman of the Type A board by a 5-2 vote, with the dissenting votes of Bryon Borchers and Russell Metcalf in favor Borchers becoming chairman.
Borchers was elected vice chairman, Metcalf is secretary and Nelson Nagle is treasurer, all by unanimous 7-0 votes.
During the Type B board meeting, the same officers were elected.
Gravell, a Jarrell resident who serves as justice of the peace for Williamson County Precinct 3 in Georgetown, is a lifelong resident of Williamson County.
“I made a commitment as a teen if I could give back to Hutto, I would,” Gravell said, explaining he swept floors for a business in Hutto. “I want to be part of the team that works together. I want to see us go forward.”
Other members of the board include Daniel Thornton, Roger Harris and Jason Wirth.
During introductions:
- Thornton said he moved to Hutto from Minnesota, where he served the Zoning Board of Appeals for the city of Rochester.
- Harris said he has lived in Hutto for four years and is a small business owner.
- Nagle said he is a private practice counselor in Round Rock and has children and grandchildren who reside in Hutto.
- Wirth said he moved to Georgetown last year after spending 18 years as a Hutto resident, serving three terms as a city councilmember.
- Borchers, a resident of Hutto, said he served as vice chairman of the planning and zoning commission in Hutto and was chairman of the Hutto Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
- Metcalf has lived in the Hutto extraterritorial jurisdiction since 2001 and served on a city council and economic development corporation in California.
After the meeting, Gravell said he’s grateful for the opportunity to serve on the board.
“We’re going to be kind and respectful to everybody,” Gravell said. “I think you’re going to see we are fair. I believe the future is the brightest for Hutto than any other community in Texas. Our best days are ahead of us.”
