Anne Clutterbuck was elected to Houston City Council on December 10th, 2005 to represent the people of District C in Southwest Houston. As a 2nd term Council Member, Anne pledges to serve as a full-time advocate for the needs and interests of the District C community. Anne is committed to providing outstanding constituent service, promoting a fiscally responsible approach to City spending, and advocating policies based on open dialogue, consensus building, and the exchange of accurate information.
In January of 2007, Mayor Bill White appointed Council Member Clutterbuck as the Chair of both the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee and the Ethics Committee. The Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee considers all City fiscal matters and discusses proposals geared towards improved management and efficiency of the delivery of City services. The committee reviews in-depth the annual budget, the Monthly Financial and Operations Reports (MFOR), and the Quarterly Investment Report. In addition, the committee also has oversight over Houston Municipal Court reforms and the pension programs offered for municipal employees, firefighters and policemen.
Additionally, Council Member Clutterbuck is a member of several other Council Committees and is pleased that they have jurisdiction over the issues about which she is passionate: the critical need for crime prevention and adequate police staffing, flood control, and quality of life.
Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee, Chair
Ethics Committee, Chair
Regulation, Development and Neighborhood Protection
Flooding and Drainage Issues
Sustainable Growth
Quality of Life
City Council voted in January of 2008 to have Council Member Clutterbuck serve as a representative for the City of Houston on the Board of Directors of the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC). H-GAC is a 13-county regional consortium that brings together local government officials together to consider issues affecting our collective areas. This includes: transportation, air quality, community and environmental issues, public safety and security, human services, cooperative purchasing and regional data and geographic information system (GIS) services.
Before joining City Council, Anne Clutterbuck worked for many years in the community both as a volunteer as well as in public service. Anne has over 17 years experience working on federal legislative issues, including seven years as the District Director for Congressman Bill Archer, where her key duties included overseeing constituent services and flood control issues for the 7th Congressional District of Texas. Anne is an active volunteer in her neighborhood Civic Club, where she served as President for two years. Until 1989, Anne was a part owner of 5-P Photographic Processing, the leading professional photographic processing plant in the region, employing over 75 people in 4 locations and providing quality processing to Houston area photographers and businesses.
Anne received her undergraduate degree from Baylor University and received her law degree at the University of Houston Law Center. Anne attended Bunker Hill Elementary, Spring Branch Junior High and Memorial High School.
Anne and her husband John Clutterbuck have two children and are active members of Houston's First Presbyterian Church, where Anne has taught Sunday school. She is a Board Member of the Houston Holocaust Museum, SouthWest Houston 2000, and the Westland YMCA. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Trees for Houston, an Ex-Officio Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and an Ex Officio Director for the 2008 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, as well as a member of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Speaker's Committee. She is also a proud little league and soccer team mom, community volunteer and amateur beekeeper.
Anne Clutterbuck and family at the 2009 Moonlight Bicycle Ramble
benefitting the Houston Police Department.
