Elected Officials
Mayor and City Council
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Mayor Robert P. Lord This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Mayor Robert Lord was elected in May 2019 after serving on the City Council since 2016. Mayor Lord has a passion for public service that runs deep - he is the fourth consecutrive generation in his family to hold a state or local political office. He has served as liaison on the Planning and Zoning Commission and was a founding member of the City's Drainage Committee. As Mayor, his focus will be on public safety and continuing the City's financial goals which include paying down our remaining debt responsibly and to be a pay-as-you-go city. Mayor Lord and his wife have four teen aged daughters. |
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Eric Thode Position 1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Councilmember Thode was appointed to the City Council in May 2019. He is serving as Chairman of the City's Technology Committee. Councilmember Thode has lived in Bunker Hill since 2015. He and his wife have two children.
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Susan Schwartz Position 2 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Councilmember Schwartz has served on the City Council since 2006, being re-elected six times. She represents the City on the Houson Galveston Area Council Board and serves on the City's Finance Committee. Councilmember Schwartz and her husband founded the Villages Independence Festival in 1992 and have served as the administrator (CEO) since that time. She has two children and loves being a grandmother.
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Jay Smyre Position 3 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Councilmember Smyre was appointed to the City Council in 2016. He had also served on Council previously from 2007 to 2013. Councilmember Smyre currently serves as Mayor Pro-Tem and as the Chairman of the Memorial Villages Police Commission. He and his wife enjoy their children and grandchildren. |
Keith Brown Position 4 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Councilmember Brown was elected to the City Council in May 2019. He had previously served on the Council from 2007 to 2014. Councilmember Brown is serving as Chairman of the City's Public Safety Committee, an alternate member or liaison to the Village Fire Commission, and the liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Councilmember Brown and his wife have lived in Bunker Hill for 24 years and have two daughters.
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Laurie Rosenbaum Position 5 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Councilmember Rosenbaum has served on the City Council since 2013. Councilmember Rosenbaum was the founding Chair of the City's Beautification Committee and continues to serve in this role. In addition, Councilmember Rosenbaum has served as an alternate to the Houston Galveston Area Council and has been the City's liaison to the TIRZ 17 Redevelopment Authority. She and her husband have lived in Bunker Hill since 1985 and have one daughter who is married. She enjoys being a grandmother. |
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Other Government Representatives
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City Staff
City Staff
The City of Bunker Hill Village consists of approximately 1350 single-family dwellings, one privately owned recreational center, two elementary schools, four churches and one retreat center. our population at the 2010 Census was 3633 residents. The City currently has eight (8) full time employees who carry out the City operations. Your City Staff is proud to serve this city by providing utilities and public works such as water and sewer; street repairs and signage; right-of-way moving; managing our solid waste contract, etc. We work to maintain our beautiful City through code enforcement and facilitating the development process and providing inspections on your behalf. We provide utility billing and collections and handle Municipal Court for citations for our local traffic and City ordinances. We work diligently to manage the finances of the City, maintain our records, and manage our municipal governmental processes. The City contracts with the Memorial Villages Police Department and Village Fire Department for our Public Safety Services. in addition, the City contracts with Spring Branch Independent School District for tax assessment and collections. As you can see, the staff wear many different "hats" as they work together to best serve you.
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Karen H. Glynn, P.E. City Administrator This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Karen joined the City in May of 2013, coming from the City of Sugar Land where she worked for almost 18 years. Prior to that, Karen worked for the City of Austin, TxDOT and Turner Collie and Braden Consulting Engineers. Karen is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, a Texas registered professional engineer and a member of the International and Texas City Manager's Associations. Karen is married and has 3 children and two grandchildren. As the City Administrator, Karen oversees the day to day operations of the City and manages the staff and budget. |
Susan Grass Finance Manager This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Susan joined the City in September 2020 as the City's Finance Manager. Susan has over 25 years of finance experience, primarily in audit, bringing great expertise and experience to the City.
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Valerie Cantu Municipal Court Administrator / City Secretary / Permit Clerk This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Valerie has worked with the City since 2007 for the City's Municipal Court. She also assists with permits and utilities as needed. Valerie worked previously with the City of Katy Municipal Court and Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Raddack's office. Valerie is certified as a Court Clerk Level II through the Texas Municipal Court Clerk's Association. Valerie has two daughters and one grandson. |
Laurie Gantt Utility Billing / Permit Clerk This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Laurie has been with the City since 2007, coming to us from a nearby city. Laurie is the voice behind your calls concerning your utility bill and building permits. With over 10 years combined in city service, she is the city's front line customer service professional. Laurie also has extensive experience in banking working for Texas Commerce and Chase banks. Laurie is also known as the "trivia queen". |
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Steve Smith Director of Public Works / Building Official This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Steve has been with the City since 2006. He has worked in Engineering, Utilities and Management over 28 years. Steve was part of the senior management team of Severn Trent, one of the world's largest water companies and began his career designing subdivisions and water production facilities with CGS Engineering of Houston. He holds the highest licensing (AA) of the State of Texas for water and wastewater systems and is a Registered Environmental Professional. As the Building Official, Steve is responsible for implementing the city's building ordinances. He is married with one daughter and son-in-law. |
Gama Escamilla Public Works Team Leader This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Gama has been with the City since 1991. He has a level B Water System License. In addition, he has a Texas Wastewater Collection System License. Gama is responsible for the operation of the City's computer control system for the water production plants. He is very experienced with the operation of all the City's maintenance equipment. Gama is married and has 2 children. He is an avid reader and enjoys fine art. His primary hobby is spending time with his family. |
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Oziel Reyna Public Works Operator Oz has been with the City since 1998. He has a level C Water License and a Texas Animal Control License. His duties include operation of the City's excavation and maintenance equipment, system operation, and public works maintenance. Oz is married and has one child. Oz enjoys playing the guitar and is known as a good cook. He has begun a project to restore a Ford Mustang. |
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Meet the Chiefs
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David Foster Fire Chief This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fire Chief David Foster has been with the Village Fire Department since 2010. A native of Southern California, during Chief Foster's thirty plus year fire-rescue career, he has served the U.S. Air Force and fire departments in California, Portugal, Nebraska, and Georgia. In 2013 he lead the Department to achieving the highest fire suppression rating available from the Insurance Services Office (ISO). This rating is known as an "ISO Class 1". |
Ray Schultz Police Chief This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Police Chief Ray Schultz is a 36-year veteran of Law Enforcement starting his Law Enforcement career in 1982 working for the Albuquerque, New Mexico Police Department. Chief Schultz worked his way up through the ranks of the department and then moved to Scottsdale, Arizona where he was an Assistant Chief. In 2005, Chief Schultz was asked to return to Albuquerque as the Chief of Police. In 2015, Chief Schultz came to work for the Memorial Villages Police Department and assumed the position of Chief in March of 2017. Chief Schultz is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, The FBI National Executive Institute and the Northwest Law Enforcement Executive Command College program. He is married and has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. |
