Plano is governed by the council-manager form of government, with a part-time city council that sets city policy and a city manager who is responsible for city operations.
The Plano City Council consists of eight members elected by popular on a nonpartisan basis in staggered odd-year elections every other May. Council members and the mayor are elected by and serve the city at large.
However, the council members serving in places one, two, three, and four must reside in that district, and the mayor always serves in place six.
The mayor receives a yearly stipend of $8,400, and each council member receives $6,000.

All council members, including the mayor, serve a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms.
The mayor and city council members could serve for a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms until voters approved changes to the city charter in 2011.

The 38th and current Mayor of Plano is businessman Harry LaRosiliere, who was elected as the first African-American mayor of Plano in May 2013.
Plano elected its first African-American city council member, David Perry, in 1990.

On December 8, 2014, the city council passed an amendment to its civil rights act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected.
The amendment has not yet taken effect.

In the 2008 fiscal year Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city reported $194 million in revenue, $212 million in expenditures, $278 million in total assets, $31.4 million in total liabilities, and $337 million in cash and investments.

The city of Plano is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

Plano is part of the North Texas Municipal Water District, headquartered in Wylie, Texas.
Lake Lavon is the principal source of raw water for the district.

Plano's Water Distribution System:
10 Elevated Towers
12 Ground Storage Tanks
54.5 Million Gallon Water Storage Capacity
5 Pump Stations
225 Million Gallon Daily Pumping Capacity
1,080 Miles of Water Mains
65,965 Metered Service Connections
Fire and EMS services are provided by the Plano Fire-Rescue.
Plano is governed by the council-manager form of government, with a part-time city council that sets city policy and a city manager who is responsible for city operations. The Plano City Council consists of eight members elected by popular on a nonpartisan basis in staggered odd-year elections every other May. Council members and the mayor are elected by and serve the city at large. However, the council members serving in places one, two, three, and four must reside in that district, and the mayor always serves in place six. The mayor receives a yearly stipend of $8,400, and each council member receives $6,000.
All council members, including the mayor, serve a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms. The mayor and city council members could serve for a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms until voters approved changes to the city charter in 2011.
The 38th and current Mayor of Plano is businessman Harry LaRosiliere, who was elected as the first African-American mayor of Plano in May 2013. Plano elected its first African-American city council member, David Perry, in 1990.
On December 8, 2014, the city council passed an amendment to its civil rights act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected. The amendment has not yet taken effect.
In the 2008 fiscal year Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city reported $194 million in revenue, $212 million in expenditures, $278 million in total assets, $31.4 million in total liabilities, and $337 million in cash and investments.
The city of Plano is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.
Plano is part of the North Texas Municipal Water District, headquartered in Wylie, Texas. Lake Lavon is the principal source of raw water for the district.
Plano's Water Distribution System:
10 Elevated Towers
12 Ground Storage Tanks
54.5 Million Gallon Water Storage Capacity
5 Pump Stations
225 Million Gallon Daily Pumping Capacity
1,080 Miles of Water Mains
65,965 Metered Service Connections
Fire and EMS services are provided by the Plano Fire-Rescue.
Plano, Texas