Plano City Council

Plano City Council
Type
Type
Term limits
No more than 2 consecutive terms
Leadership
John B. Muns
since 2021
Structure
Seats8
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Two-round
Last election
2021
Next election
2023
Meeting place
Plano Municipal Center
Website
www.plano.gov/180/City-Council

The Plano City Council is the governing body of the City of Plano, Texas, United States. The council operates using the council-manager government. They hold regular meetings at the Plano Municipal Center on the second and fourth Monday of every month at 7 p.m. During the month of July, the meeting dates are revised.[1]

The Plano City Council is composed of eight members from four administrative districts. Each Councilmember serves a four-year term, extended from three years by the passing of a charter amendment in 2012.[2] All Councilmembers, including the mayor, serve staggered four-year terms, and are limited to two consecutive terms. Plano City Council elections are held in odd-numbered years, with Places 2, 4, 6, and 8 beginning in 2013, and Places 1, 3, 5, and 7 beginning in 2015. A person who has served two consecutive terms as a city council member, is not eligible to stand for election to city council again until one year has passed. All Councilmembers are elected by popular vote of the entire city of Plano using the Two-Round system. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, the top two candidates compete in a separate runoff election.[3] Plano City Council races are officially nonpartisan.[4] Those running for Places 1 through 4 must reside in the district that corresponds to that place number. Places 5 through 8 do not have residency restrictions. Place 6 is always the mayor.[5] [1]

  1. ^ a b "Mayor and City Council". The City of Plano, Texas Official Website. Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2006-10-31.
  2. ^ "Plano City May 2005 Election Issues". Dallas/Fort Worth Asian-American Citizens Council Website. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2006-10-31.
  3. ^ "Municode Library". library.municode.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  4. ^ "ELECTION CODE CHAPTER 143. CANDIDATE FOR CITY OFFICE". statutes.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. ^ "Code of Ordinances City of Plano, Texas". The City of Plano, Texas. Retrieved 6 June 2021.