Mayor
Joe Hollarn | mayor@cityofjoshuatx.us
My wife, Debbie, and I bought our home in Joshua in 2005. We enjoy the small town atmosphere that Joshua provides, and quickly became involved in the community. I have served as Chairman of both the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Capital Improvements Committee and served as a member of the Type A Economic Development Board. When the Joshua ISD Education Foundation was being formed, I was asked to be a member and currently serve as Secretary-Treasurer. Through these involvements I saw that Joshua would be faced with many opportunities in the coming years, so I decided to run for Mayor and be a part of city’s future growth.
Debbie and I have been married for 24 years. We have five children, and four grandchildren. Four of our children live and work in the Joshua/Burleson area, which is the reason why we moved here. We are members of the First United Methodist Church of Joshua. I work out of my home as a consultant to the Mortgage Banking Industry.
I look forward to serving the citizens of Joshua.
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Mayor Pro Tem
Glen Walden | council2@cityofjoshuatx.us
I have lived in Joshua for eighteen years and in Johnson County for thirty-seven years. I had the pleasure of serving on the Planning & Zoning Commission before being elected to the City Council. I am presently enjoying my sixth year on the Joshua City Council and have been Mayor Pro-Tem for five of those years. I became interested in the Joshua City Government because I saw a great need for good representation of the tax paying citizens and the need for growth in our wonderful city. During these few years I have served the City of Joshua I have seen our City grow in new business, professional city staff, pride, and a great place to rear our children. I thank the citizens of Joshua for this rewarding pleasure and will continue to serve the city and its citizens.
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City Council
Gary Smith | council1@cityofjoshuatx.us
My wife and I built our home in Joshua in 2006 and really enjoy the quiet family friendly community. Linda and I have been married for 41 years. We have a son and twin daughters and 3 grandchildren. I am employed as an estimator for United States Aluminum in Waxahachie, Tx. I became interested in Joshua City government after attending a City Council meeting that had our neighborhood on the agenda. I saw a Council that genuinely cares about the growth and direction of Joshua. I served on the Planning & Zoning Commission before being elected to the City Council. I am honored to be a part of the Council and my primary goal is to be attentive to the needs of the people of Joshua.
Sharlotta Connally | council3@cityofjoshuatx.us
My husband and I moved here in 1996 from Arlington. We moved here for peace and quiet as well as the small town environment. We have two children who both graduated from Joshua ISD.
I have an extensive city government background having worked for the City of Arlington and the City of Abilene in management positions with the Parks and Recreation Department for a combined total of 16 years. I owned my own landscape design and consulting business for 7 years. I am currently employed by Eliot Management Group as a Field Sales Executive.
I have served on the Joshua Planning & Zoning Commission for the last 7 years, the last year as Chairperson. I am also a Board Member for the Johnson County Economic Development Board.
I look forward to being on City Council and serving the citizens of Joshua as it continues to grow.
A. J. Mathieu| council4@cityofjoshuatx.us
I have been in the Joshua area for over 20 years and graduated from Joshua High School in 1990. I’m a self-employed I.T. consultant and have been living in the City for 10 years now where I office from home. I bring to the Council a business-minded point of view in managing our resources. I believe in fiscal responsibility both in my personal finances and that of the City with funds entrusted to the Council by the Joshua taxpayers. It’s my honor and pleasure to serve the people of Joshua on the City Council and my primary goal is to be accessible and responsive so please contact me with any concerns, praises or ideas you have for our City.
Jerry Moore | council5@cityofjoshuatx.us
My wife of 17 years, Donna, and I moved to Joshua over 10 years ago while we were looking for a small community with strong schools to raise our children in. Donna worked as a teacher in Joshua ISD for a few years until the birth of our daughter just over 6 years ago. She is now busier than ever running the household and making sure our children ages 14, 8 & 6 make all their activities. Myself, I stay busy working as the Finance Director for Bankston Ford Mazda of Ft. Worth for over 10 years. I have been involved for 3 years as a meber of our Type B Economic Development and Parks Board. Here I am proud to have worked closely with out city staff and others making our first city park a reality. I look forward to keeping Joshua moving forward in the years to come.
Bob Neely | council6@cityofjoshuatx.us
Robert (Bob) Neely was born in 1939 in Fort Worth, Texas. He completed elementary and junior high at E. M. Daggett, and graduated from Paschal High School in 1957 and Arlington State College (UTA) in 1964. He completed post graduate work with a Masters of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1970.
Mr. Neely pastored several churches around Bowie, Vernon, San Angelo, Lubbock and Burleson. He worked several years in industry and entered into prison work in 1991 at Mineral Wells. He retired in 2009 from Sanders Estes Unit in Venus, Texas.
He is currenly a substitute teacher for the JISD Shool District and for the Education Department at Sanders Estes Unit.
Mr. Neely has been a City Council member from 1984-1988, from 1999-2003, and from 2005 to present. He has been married to Tina Ruth Neely since 1965. They have a daughter, Deborah, graduate from JISD in 1985 and a son, Ron, graduate from JISD in 1989 and currently employed by JISD. He and Tina have 5 grandchildren.
City Council meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month in the Council Chambers at City Hall located at 101 South Main. The Council work session begins at 6:30 p.m. and the regular Council meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. City Council elections are held the second Saturday of May every year in accordance with uniform election dates established by state law. The Mayor and all Council members are elected at large according to a place system. The Mayor and City Council Place 1, 3, and 5 are elected in the even numbered years. City Council Place 2, 4, and 6 are elected in the odd numbered years.
