NLC – Travis Bruton, Glenn Heights City Council Place 3, has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Small Cities Council. Bruton was elected to a one-year term to develop and guide programs among local elected officials from similar communities. The appointment was announced by NLC President Steve Patterson, Mayor of Athens, Ohio.
“It is a great privilege to have been chosen to serve on the Small Cities Council,” Bruton said. “This position provides me an opportunity to lead, represent and elevate the City of Glenn Heights at a national level. My goal is to bring back valuable resources, programming, and best practices that will contribute to making our city an outstanding place to live and raise a family.”
As a member of NLC’s Small Cities Council, Bruton will play a key role among a diverse group of local leaders to encourage collaboration, networking and the development of resources and programs beneficial to communities that share demographics, size or location that can be replicated across the country.
“It is crucial that we bring together local leaders that are representative of all communities to share solutions, and challenges from their hometowns, which are used to develop NLC policies and programs,” said National League of Cities President Steve Patterson, Mayor of Athens, Ohio. “Bringing the experience and leadership of Councilman Travis Bruton to serve as a member on NLC’s Small Cities Council this year goes a long way to ensuring every city, town and village has the resources they need to lift up their communities and improve the lives of their residents.”
This year’s council leadership will consist of:
Chair: Mary Sarver, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Grandview, TX
Vice Chair: Rashad Roberts, Councilmember, Town of Chadbourn, NC
Vice Chair: Gloria Solorio, Council Member, City of Avondale, AZ
Board Liaison: Bianca Motley Broom, Mayor, City of College Park, GA
For more information on NLC’s Member Councils, visit: https://www.nlc.org/current-initiatives/member-councils-2/.
