{"id":1867,"date":"2018-02-28T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/commissioner-john-kennedy-reappointed-to-port-commission\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T19:14:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T19:14:38","slug":"commissioner-john-kennedy-reappointed-to-port-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/commissioner-john-kennedy-reappointed-to-port-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Commissioner John Kennedy Reappointed To Port Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PHA-Com-Kennedy-9-27-2016-28-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"PHA Com Kennedy  9 27 2016-28.jpg\" width=\"640\" style=\"width: 640px;\"><\/p>\n<p>John D. Kennedy was reappointed to the Port Commission by the Harris County Commissioners Court Feb. 27. He was originally appointed to the Port Commission in December of 2012.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Kennedy is chairman of the Port Commission\u2019s Procurement and Small Business Development Task Force and serves on the Governance Committee. He also represents the port on the Board of the Bay Area Houston Economics Partnership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Kennedy retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Army after 27 years of military service focusing on logistics, leadership, and management. Following his military career, he served as City Manager of the City of Nassau Bay, Texas for more than ten years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">As City Manager of Nassau Bay, Mr. Kennedy was the city\u2019s Chief Executive Officer for more than ten years.&nbsp; He focused on rehabilitation of the city\u2019s aging infrastructure and attracting quality redevelopment in the city\u2019s commercial areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Port commissioners serve two-year terms without pay.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John D. Kennedy was reappointed to the Port Commission by Harris County Commissioners Court Feb. 27. He was originally appointed to the Port Commission in December of 2012. 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