When former Frisco councilman Bill Woodard stepped up to the podium during Citizens’ Input on December 2, 2025, he talked about how he was “most proud” of the professionalism shown by board and council members while serving on the dais.  We broke down his speech in our first blog Selective Outrage and noted we had several questions.

What is the attendance requirement for board/commission members?   

How many council meetings or work sessions have sitting council members been late or absent from? 

How many of these appointed residents are re-appointed by the same city council members if they have failed the commitment to make the meetings?

The city website reads “Regular Attendance” is expected.  What is “Regular Attendance” and how is that defined?    According to Ordinance 09-10-62, “”Any member of a board, commission, or committee who is absent from three (3) consecutive regular meetings, or twenty-five percent (25%) of regularly scheduled meetings during the twelve month (12 month) period immediately preceding and including the absence in question, without explanation acceptable to a majority of the other members shall forfeit his or her position on the board, commission, or committee.”

Next, I found that that there is a Reporting Process for each board/commission which creates an annual yearly report for each one.  It lists the current members, the appointment/expiration date of their position, number of meetings they attended and percentage of attendance. 

The most recent annual reports were on the agenda of the Governance Committee in January 2026. We went through each board/commission.

Animal Advisory Committee has seven appointments.  Of those seven, 4 members had 100% attendance.  However two members had 78% percent attendance and the final member, “the VICE CHAIR” only had 67% attendance.  Luckily, a new appointment to Place 7 (the former Vice Chair) was made on 10/1/2025.

Arts and Culture Advisory Board has seven 7 appointments. Of those seven, two members had 100% attendance.  Three members had 90% attendance, one member had 80% attendance, and the final member had 70% attendance. 

Board of Adjustments/Construction Board of Appeals / Reasonable Accommodations Board has 5 appointments with three alternate positions.   Out of the five appointments, three of them had 100% attendance, which is what you would expect for such an important board.  However, 2 of the appointments only had 67% attendance.

Frisco Chronicles is wondering why those two appointments are still on the board?  At 67% why not replace and give the alternates a chance to serve? 

Community Development Corporation has seven appointments and is one of most important boards. It is tasked with the promotion and development of new or expanded business enterprises, parks and other community projects. The CDC derives its funding from 1/2 of 1% of all sales tax collected in Frisco.  It then spends those dollars by purchasing land, funding construction, and investing in the infrastructure necessary to support these elements.

We would expect attendance to be important on this board.  Three of members had 100% attendance while two had 89% attendance.  The concern is the two remaining members who only had 78% attendance.  Was anyone replaced?  One member with 100% attendance was replaced because their term ended.  The two with 78% attendance are still serving the final year in their term which ends 9/30/2026.

Economic Development Corporation oversees implementation of a coordinated development plan that is submitted to the City Council each year as a part of the FEDC annual budget. The plan includes short-term and long-term goals for the economic development of the city, proposed methods for the elimination of unemployment and underemployment, and enhancement of the tax base through the expansion and development of a sound industrial, manufacturing and retail base within the city.

The EDC is a vital board just like the CDC so we would expect attendance to be vital. The EDC has 7 appointments.  In the annual report for 20-25 it shows three members had 100% attendance, two members had 91% attendance, one member had 80% attendance.  The final member and most shocking had 73% attendance.  

Question: Mark Hill, who was the FISD representative for the EDC could only make 73% of the meetings how will he plan better if he becomes Mayor?  We ask because we heard him brag at two forums now about his position on the EDC, yet he only attended 73% of the meetings.  Maybe he was too busy planning his run for Mayor to attend.

Hike and Bike Advisory Board has 7 appointments.   Shockingly only one member had 100% attendance, and two other members had 92% attendance.  What was the attendance rate of the 4 remaining members?  One had 75%, two had 67% and the final member had 33% attendance.

Were any members replaced for attendance issues?  One member who had 67% and 33% attendance were removed because the terms expired. 

Since Fromer Councilman Bill Woodard has made it clear “biking” is his passion where was his outrage for the professionalism of the 4 members 75% and below on attendance.  He did not take to the citizens pulpit to try and humiliate these folks like he did others.

Multicultural Committee was established in 2024 to advise City Council and Frisco city staff on promoting cultural awareness, events, and celebrations representing Frisco’s diverse ethnic and cultural communities. The Committee supports community-led cultural celebrations and connects cultural organizations with city resources. It is made up of 7 appointments.   One appointment had 91% attendance, three appointments had 73% attendance, and 3 of them are listed as N/A (not available).   No one has been removed from the committee. 

Where was Bill Woodards outrage for the fact that one committee with 7 appointments only has one member meeting the attendance requirement.

Parks and Recreation Board is responsible for the development and implementation of the planning vision for the Parks and Recreation system in Frisco.  It has 7 appointments.  Two appointments have 100% attendance; two appointments have 89% attendance and 78% attendance.  The last person only had 33% attendance. 

The appointment with the lowest attendance was replaced.

Planning & Zoning Commission reviews and makes recommendations to the City Council regarding: Proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Ordinance, and the Comprehensive Plan and zoning change requests.

The commission has final authority regarding plats and site plans. Members of the commission also serve on the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee and make recommendations to the City Council regarding the impact fee ordinance.

The Committee has 7 appointments and luckily for the most part they all have good attendance.  Three members have 95% attendance, two members have 86% attendance, one member has 82% attendance, and the final one has 77% attendance.  At least they are within the cities requirements for such an important board.

The Social Services and Housing Fund was created in October 2002, seeks to fund service programs which support affordable homeownership and rental options for families that work in Frisco. The Social Services and Housing Board is responsible for approving loan requests from the fund, including the down-payment assistance programs.

According to the annual report they have 7 appointments.  Four of the appointments have 88% attendance.  One appointment had 75% attendance, and another had 63% attendance.  The last member has N/A so we don’t even know the attendance.

Not one person had 100% attendance, and they are still serving on board today.

Frisco Chronicles could go on and on, but we have made our point!  Where was Watchdog Bills anger then for the professionalism of members of council and boards and commission.  Every year hundreds of residents apply for these positions which are political appointments by the city council members.  One would think if an appointment could not keep their commitment or meet the attendance requirement they should be removed. Again, where was Bill Woodards outrage and anger then.  His outrage is selective against two council members.   Then he wants to use his pulpit at citizens’ input to display that selective outrage and his Facebook page to call out selective bad behavior all while pardoning his own.  It’s the Frisco Way!