Mayor of Plano, Texas | |
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Incumbent John Muns since May 10, 2021 | |
Style | The Honorable |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | C. J. Kellner 1882 |
Formation | Plano City Charter |
Salary | $24,000 |
Website | City of Plano- Mayor John Muns |
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The Mayor of the City of Plano, Texas is the head of the Plano City Council. The current mayor is John B. Muns, who has served since 2021 and is the city's 39th mayor. [1]
Serving as mayor is a part-time job, and most officeholders maintain a full-time job if they are not retired. The Mayor is responsible for setting city policy while City Manager is responsible for day-to-day city operations. [2]
The Mayor of Plano served one-year terms until 1884, when the term was extended to two years. In 2006, the use of three-year terms began. The term was changed to four years in 2011. As of 2023, a mayor may only serve two terms, for a total of 8 years.
In 1881, the city's first mayor C. J. Kellner received $10 per year as compensation, partly as the "rental fee" of barn for meetings. In 1884, the salary was approved to officially be $72 per year.
As of 2021, the mayor is paid $2,000 per month, while city council members receive $1,000. [3]
Below are buildings located in Plano that are named for mayors. Namesake schools are part of the Plano Independent School District.
# | Mayor | Term | Notes |
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1 | C. J. Kellner | 1881–1882 | Resigned January 17, 1882 |
2 | Joseph C. Hudson | 1882 | Appointed as Mayor Pro Tem to complete Kellner's term |
3 | G. F. Thomas | 1882–1883 | |
4 | W. B. Blalack | 1883–1888 | |
5 | J. C. Klepper | 1888–1889 | |
6 | W. B. Blalack | 1889–1892 | |
7 | Olney Davis | 1892–1896 | |
8 | W. B. Blalack | 1896–1898 | |
9 | W. D. McFarlin | 1898–1904 | |
10 | Fred Schimelpfenig | 1904–1908 | |
11 | J. M. Willis | 1908–1912 | |
12 | J. D. Harris | 1912–1914 | |
13 | R. H. Crawford | 1914–1915 | Resigned April 13, 1915 |
14 | James Dudley Cottrell | 1915–1916 | Appointed April 30, 1915 to complete Crawford's term |
15 | J. R. Dickerson | 1916–1919 | Resigned May 27, 1919 |
16 | J. A. "Fred" Harrington | 1919–1920 | Appointed May 27, 1919; resigned May 11, 1920 |
17 | Joe Bradshaw | 1920–1922 | |
18 | G. E. Carpenter | 1922–1924 | |
19 | J. T. Horn | 1924–1932 | |
20 | A. R. Schell, Jr. | 1932–1948 | Longest-serving mayor (5,838 days); [4] Plano Citizen of the Year, 1951 |
21 | Odise J. Todd | 1948–1950 | |
22 | Fred H. Miers | 1950–1956 | |
23 | David B. McCall, Jr. | 1956–1960 | Two-time Plano Citizen of the Year (1957 and 1973) |
24 | Art M. Stranz | 1960–1962 | |
25 | J. Alton Allman, Jr. | 1962–1964 | |
26 | Rob L. Harrington, Jr. | 1964–1968 | |
27 | Harry G. Rowlinson | 1968–1970 | |
28 | Conner Harrington | 1970 | Died of natural causes on June 1, 1970; shortest-serving mayor (58 days) [4] |
29 | Norman F. Whitsitt | 1970–1978 | Elected in a special election on July 11, 1970 |
30 | James W. Edwards | 1978–1982 | |
31 | Jack Harvard | 1982–1990 | |
32 | Florence Shapiro | 1990–1992 | First female mayor, former TX State Senator, 1985 Plano Citizen of the Year |
33 | James N. Muns | 1992–1996 | 1994 Plano Citizen of the Year (with wife, Betty) |
34 | John Longstreet | 1996–2000 | |
35 | Jeran Akers | 2000–2002 | |
36 | Pat Evans | 2002–2009 | 2004 Plano Citizen of the Year |
37 | Phil Dyer | 2009–2013 | 1998 Plano Citizen of the Year [5] |
38 | Harry LaRosiliere | 2013–2021 | First African-American mayor |
39 | John Muns | 2021-present |
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