Mayor of Plano, Texas

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.

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.

Term of Office 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.

History In 1881, the city's first mayor C. J. Kellner received $10 per year as compensation, partly as the "rental fee" of a 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.

Namesakes Below are buildings located in Plano that are named for mayors. Namesake schools are part of the Plano Independent School District.

A. R. Schell, Jr. Elementary School Conner Harrington Republican Women David B. McCall, Jr. Elementary School David B. McCall, Jr. Plaza Fred Schimelpfenig Middle School Harry Rowlinson Community Natatorium J. A. Harrington Elementary School Norman F. Whitsitt Parkway (FM 544/15th Street) Olney Davis Elementary School

List of Mayors

# Mayor Term Notes 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); 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) 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 Evans2002–2009 2004 Plano Citizen of the Year 37 Phil Dyer 2009–2013 1998 Plano Citizen of the YearSource: Mozelle Campbell, Maribelle Davis, et al. (1985). Plano, Texas: The Early Years. Henington. . 38 Harry LaRosiliere2013–2021 First African-American mayor 39 John Muns 2021-present

Mayor of Plano, Texas

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