Board Biographies
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Leah M. King
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President
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Term 2025-2029
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- Leah M. King serves as President of the TRWD Board of Directors, where she first was elected in 2017. Currently, Mrs. King is President of the JPS Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the JPS Health Network as a regional and national leader in providing transformational healthcare services. As the county’s essential hospital, JPS provides healthcare to all Tarrant County residents, regardless of their ability to pay. She is also a board member at the Fort Worth Club and serves on the President’s Advisory Council for Texas Wesleyan University. Mrs. King resides in Fort Worth with her husband, Barry.
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Paxton Motheral
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Vice President
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Term 2023-2027
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- Paxton Motheral was elected to the TRWD board in 2023. A Fort Worth native, he graduated from Trinity Valley School and earned a B.B.A. in Finance with an emphasis in Real Estate, as well as a B.S. in Ranch Management from Texas Christian University. He also attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he pursued a Master of Science in Real Estate Development. Mr. Motheral serves as Vice President of Cassco Development Co. He is also involved in many civic and real estate industry specific organizations including the boards of Streams & Valleys, the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo and the Sportsmen’s Club of Fort Worth. He is also actively involved in the Urban Land Institute and the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth.
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C.B. Team
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Secretary
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Term 2023-2027
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- C.B. is a 5th generation and lifelong Fort Worth resident. He is a Partner and Principal at Team & Vasseur Commercial Real Estate. He holds both Texas and Colorado Real Estate Brokers Licenses. C.B. takes his profession a step further investing his time into community development. C.B. has volunteered as a Livestock Department Superintendent at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo every winter and was appointed to its Board of Directors in 2021. He is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, serves on numerous local boards, and is a commercial-rated pilot. C.B. lives in Fort Worth with his wife and their two children.
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Skylar O'Neal
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Board Member
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Term 2025-2029
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- Skylar Brogdon O'Neal was elected to the TRWD Board of Directors in 2025. She serves as a principal at Summit Cove Investments. A proud graduate of Texas Christian University, Mrs. O’Neal remains actively involved on campus, serving on the board of the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute and as Recruitment Advisor for the Gamma Psi chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta. Her philanthropic efforts include board service with the Fort Worth Opera, vestry membership at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, and leadership of the Brogdon Foundation, a nonprofit focused on education. A lifelong resident of Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. O’Neal resides with her husband, and their 2 children.
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Johnathan Killebrew
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Board Member
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Term 2025-2029
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- Johnathan Killebrew, a Master Code Professional and Certified Building Official with over 25 years of experience in development and construction, began serving his first term on the TRWD Board of Directors in 2025. As the owner and president of Metro Code, LLC, a third-party building plan review and inspection company, Mr. Killebrew has dedicated his career to ensuring the safety and efficiency of building codes and standards in the North Texas region.
Committee Assignments
Construction and Operations
This committee reviews District construction activities and operations and maintenance of District infrastructure. Examples of items that are screened by this committee include: design, construction, and maintenance contracts for new and existing infrastructure, water supply contracts, conservation programs, watershed protection and water quality, and electricity purchases.
Committee Members: Director Team & Director Killebrew
Real Estate
The Real Estate committee is concerned with real estate purchases, operating agreements, and sales of real estate.
Committee Members: Director Team & Director O’Neal
Finance and Audit
This committee reviews District financials, investment policies, and audits. It also serves as the primary Board point of contact for internal audit.
Committee Members: Director King & Director Motheral
Administration and Policy
This committee’s purview includes General Manager performance appraisal and compensation, review and recommendation of the annual District staff compensation budget, Board Governance policies, and District policies.
Committee Members: Director King & Director Motheral
Recreation
The Recreation committee considers all aspects of the District’s recreation investments. This includes infrastructure investments, infrastructure operations and maintenance, programming, and events. Construction and operations and maintenance activities specific to District recreation infrastructure fall under this committee (all other fall under the Construction and Operations committee).
Committee Members: Director O’Neal & Director Killebrew
Customer Advisory
This committee is comprised of one member of the governing body (or an officer) from each Initial Contracting Party (City of Arlington, City of Fort Worth, City of Mansfield, and Trinity River Authority) and a member of the TRWD Board of Directors. The committee meets in February or March to discuss the District’s Capital Improvement Plan, review the annual audit, and discuss other matters pertinent to the committee. Each August or September the Committee meets to consider recommending the budget to the District’s Board of Directors.
Committee Members: Director Team
Policies and Procedures
Governance Policy
TRWD Board Governance Policies
This is a comprehensive listing of all TRWD Board Governance Policies. For individual policy sections, please see the documents listed below.1.0 Legal Status
2.0 Mission and Objective
3.0 The Board of Directors
4.0 The General Manager
5.0 Board Policymaking
6.0 Board Meetings
7.0 Board Meeting Agendas
8.0 Board Committees
9.0 Board of Directors Standards of Conduct and Ethical Obligations
10.0 Counsel
11.0 Auditors and Audit Reporting
Board-Approved Policies
101 Board-Approved Budget Policy
102 Board-Approved General Fund Reserve Policy
103 Board-Approved Investment Policy
104 Board-Approved Arbitrage Policy
105 Board-Approved Capital Asset Policy
106 Board-Approved OPEB Funding Policy
107 District Owned Facility Naming Policy and Process
201 Board-Approved Purchasing and Procurement Policy
202 Board-Approved Fair Opportunities Purchasing and Contracting Policy
301 Board-Approved Employment Practices
302 Board-Approved Employee Standards of Conduct and Code of Ethics
401 Board-Approved Records Management Policy
402 Board-Approved Public Information Policy
501 Board-Approved Liability Insurance and Indemnification Policy
Administrative Procedures
Acceptable Use of TRWD IT Resources Administrative Procedure
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Administrative Procedure
At Will Employment Administrative Procedure
Confidential and Proprietary Information Administrative Procedure
Conflict of Interest Administrative Procedure
Employee Complaint Administrative Procedure
Employee Discipline Administrative Procedure
Fair Labor Standards Act Administrative Procedure
General Manager Designees Memo
Hiring And Termination Administrative Procedure
Mental Health Leave Administrative Procedure for Peace Officers & Telecommunicators
Prohibition On Discrimination, Harassment, Workplace Bullying, and Retaliation Administrative Procedure
Prohibition on Financial Impropriety Administrative Procedure
Prohibition On Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Administrative Procedure
Prohibition on Threatening, Disruptive, or Violent Behavior in The Workplace Administrative Procedure
Prohibition on Unauthorized Use, Destruction, or Theft of TRWD Property Administrative Procedure
Relatives & Personal Relations Administrative Procedure
Relatives & Personal Relations Designee Memo
Tax Rate Setting Administrative Procedure
General Ordinance Information & Public Comment
The District’s General Ordinance regulates the water and land under District jurisdiction. It is used to protect District lands, properties, buildings, water quality, and to regulate the use of lands around TRWD reservoirs and the Fort Worth floodway and the reservoirs and floodway themselves for recreation and business purposes.The District’s Commercial Facilities Ordinance provides minimum standards for the operation and maintenance of Commercial Facilities located on District land or waters to protect public use, access and safety and to maintain good water and environmental quality.
Proposed changes to these ordinances are shown in the document that can be viewed here. Should the Board vote to adopt the revised ordinances, public notice will be given through legal notices published in newspapers in each county comprising part of the District’s service area.
Revisions have also been made to several guidelines used to evaluate residential improvements on District reservoirs, regulate recreational facilities, and permit mooring buoys on Eagle Mountain Lake. These changes are explained in the document which can be viewed here.
The public can submit comments regarding the proposed ordinances to TRWD by emailing PublicComments@trwd.com or sending comments by mail to:
Tarrant Regional Water District
Attn: Ordinance Update
800 E. Northside Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
