Tim Welch - Council Place 7

Tim Welch, P.E. was elected to City Council in November 2002, re-elected for his third term in May 2007 and served as Mayor Pro-Tem from 2005-2006. He previously served on the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Capital Improvement Advisory Committee from 1999-2002 and served as Vice Chairman of Planning & Zoning Commission in 2002.

Mr. Welch was born in South Dakota and raised on the family farm south of Bismarck, North Dakota. He graduated from St. Mary's Central High School and attended North Dakota State University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1986. He is currently the President/Owner of Welch Engineering, Inc., a consulting civil engineering firm specializing in general land development projects throughout Texas. Tim has been a licensed Professional Engineer for 17 years.

Tim and his wife, Donna, have been married for 27 years and have lived in North Richland Hills for 19 years. Donna is a school teacher at Keller ISD and teaches middle school Career & Technology. Mr. Welch's current memberships include American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Northeast Richland Lions Club and Brandonwood Estates Homeowners Association.

Mr. Welch currently serves on the following committees and boards:

• NRH Chairman for the Capital Improvement Program
• NRH Crime Control & Prevention District
• NRH Landscape Review Board
• NRH Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones No.1 and No.2
• NRH Representative for Ft. Worth Wholesale Water & Wastewater Advisory Committee
• NRH Representative on the Regional Rail Corridor Study
• NRH Representative on the North Central Texas Council of Government's Big Fossil Creek Watershed Policy Committee
• NRH Representative for Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation
• NRH Alternate Representative on the Regional Transportation Council
• TEX-21 Transportation Alternate Representative
• Greater Fort Worth Builder Association
• North Central Texas Council of Governments Cotton Belt Corridor Strategy Committee
• The "T" Southwest-To-Northeast Rail Corridor Environmental Impact Study Community Resource Council Member
• Northeast Leadership Forum

• Tarrant County Transportation Bond Program - Project Evaluation Committee
• NRH Land Use Ad Hoc Committee
• Director of the Northeast Richland Lions Club
• Treasurer of Thornbridge Homeowners Association
• Director at Large of Richfield Homeowners Association
• Supports the Humane Society of North Texas and National Association for the Blind