City Council
The City of Smithville is governed by a Council-Manager form of government in which the Council establishes City policy through ordinances and resolutions; and the City Manager carries out City policy and is responsible for City operations. The Smithville City Council consists of the Mayor and five Council members. The Mayor and Council are elected at-large, which means they represent the entire City and that all registered voters may vote for all six places.
May 6, 2023, General Election - Early Voting and Election Day Voting to be held at the Rec Center located at 106 Royston Street, Smithville, Texas
The requirements/qualifications to serve on the Smithville City Council are as followed:
Joanna Morgan (Place 1)
Councilwoman Morgan grew up in Nederland, Texas, and attended the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a BA in Economics. At Texas A&M, I did graduate work in Computer Science. Mike and I married in graduate school and moved to Houston, both pursuing careers in Information Technology. I retired from Cooper Industries, as Director of Corporate Information Systems at their corporate headquarters.
We bought property outside Smithville in 1989, and moved here full-time in 1999. In 2011, we moved into town. My first term on the City Council was in 2012 and was Mayor from January 2021 to May 2022. We have a son, daughter-in-law, and grandson in Austin.
Term Expires May 2023
Tom Etheredge (Place 2)
Tom was born and raised in Central Texas. His professional career includes over 30 years in the real estate and banking industries. From 1992 until 2003 he held several senior positions at Texas-based Guaranty Bank; then from 2003 until 2016 he held executive positions at Forestar Group, a publicly-traded real estate and natural resources company based in Austin, Texas. He currently serves as president of an Austin-based real estate development and construction company that specializes in affordable housing, build-for-rent single family housing and traditional multifamily communities. Over the years he has supported a variety of charities, including the Red Cross, where he served on the Board of Directors, as Chairman of the Finance Committee and as Chairman of the Board. Tom holds a BBA in Economics (summa cum laude) from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, as well as a graduate banking designation from Southwest Graduate School of Banking, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. He resides in Smithville with his wife, Debi. They have seven children who live in various parts of Texas, including a daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren in Smithville.
Term Expires May 2023
William Gordon, Mayor Pro-Tem (Place 3)
Term Expires May 2023
Cassie Barrientos (Place 4)
Term Expires May 2024
Janice Bruno (Place 5)
Term Expires May 2024
