Boards and Committees

The City of Hope Board of Directors appoints/assigns members to many additional Boards, Commissions, and Committees throughout the community. Below are the names, members,and terms of these additional Boards & Commissions.

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION (3 year term)
	EXPIRES:
Kathryn Akin	12/2021
Mitch Bobo	12/2020
Doodle Franklin (CHAIRMAN)	12/2019
George Straughter	12/2019
Mike Smith	12/2021
Kiffinea Talley	12/2019
Robert Whitlock	12/2020

WATER & LIGHT COMMISSION (10 year term)
	EXPIRES:
Judy Davis	12/2021
Dr. Ladell Douglas (VICE-CHAIR)	12/2019
Dennis Ramsey	12/2023
Jerry Pruden	12/2020
Lester Sitzes III (CHAIRMAN)	12/2022

HOUSING AUTHORITY (5 year term)
	EXPIRES:
Kim Hollis	12/2018
Margaret Jackson	12/2020
Cliff Knowles	12/2019
William Tolleson, Jr.	12/2017
Floyd Young, Jr. (CHAIRMAN)	12/2016

TOURISM COMMISSION (4 year term)
except Board of Directors Representative	EXPIRES:
Sharon Caldwell	12/2020
Trevor Coffee	12/2019 (1 yr. term)
Babu Patel	12/2019
Juan Rivera	12/2022
Milko Smith	12/2021

Paul Henley (staff)
Steve Montgomery, Mayor
Don Still

AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Indefinite term)

Ben Gresham
Joe Kopecky
Steve Montgomery
Randal Ross
John Ed Watkins
Steve Harris, Ex Officio
Catherine Cook (staff)
Paul Henley (staff)

HEMPSTEAD COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. BOARD (3 years)
	EXPIRES:
Gary Chambless (SECRETARY/TREASURER)	03/2020
Dr. Ladell Douglas (VICE-CHAIR)	Indefinite
Steve Lance	03/2022
Steve Montgomery	Indefinite
Mark Ross	Indefinite
Dr. Lester Sitzes III (CHAIRMAN)	Indefinite
Jay Trevillion	03/2021
Ed Darling	Indefinite
Lynn Montgomery	Indefinite

Ex-Officio Directors

Catherine Cook
Haskell Morse
Steve Saum
Chris Thomason

AD HOC COMMITTEES

STREET & DRAINAGE

Catherine Cook

Mark Ross

Kiffinea Talley

Planning and Zoning Commission

Planning and Zoning Commission

City of Hope Arkansas | PO Box 667 Hope, AR 71802 | Phone: (870) 777-6701