McKinney | March 2025

McKinney’s next mayor From the cover

The setup

McKinney City Council districts

District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4

The May election will usher in a new mayor, and four candidates have declared their intent to serve as the city’s next leader. The seven-person council includes one mayor serving at large, four seats with members representing single-member districts and two seats with members serving at large. Council members serving at large represent residents of the entire city, while members representing a single-member district only represent residents within their district’s boundaries. The city’s charter was amended in 1977 to establish the four single-member district seats, Grimes said. Prior to 1977, McKinney City Council consisted of a mayor and six council members serving at large. The current council districts were determined in 2022 following a year-long redistricting process that aimed to divide the districts to have roughly equal portions of the city’s population, which exceeded 224,000 in early 2025.

Mayor George Fuller At Large 1 Charlie Philips At Large 2 Michael Jones

Justin Beller

380

Geré Feltus

Rick Franklin

75

Median age

Median income

BA or higher

ZIP code

Patrick Cloutier

N

75069 39.2 $82,804 37.2% 75070 35.7 $106,549 57.6% 75071 37.3 $132,839 50.7% 75072 38.6 $155,294 62.3% McKinney 36.5 $116,654 51.4%

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SOURCE: AMERICAN COMMUNITIES SURVEY, CITY OF MCKINNEY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Diving in deeper

regular meetings, as well as occasionally gather for joint meetings with city boards and commissions such as the McKinney Economic Development Corporation and McKinney Community Develop- ment Corporation. The 1977 election also established a two-year term for council members, which was increased to three years in a 2001 charter election. The current four-year term limit for council members was established in a 2011 charter election.

McKinney’s City Council serves as the policy- making body for the city’s government. The city’s leadership is structured in a coun- cil-manager style, with an elected council and an appointed city manager. The council appoints the city manager, a role currently held by Grimes. The city manager acts as the chief executive and oversees the city organiza- tion. The council also appoints the city attorney, who serves as general counsel and handles legal matters on behalf of the city. The council typically meets twice a month for

City council responsibilities

Adopting ordinances and resolutions Determining city regulations Overseeing the city’s budget and tax rates Acting on zoning and land use cases Outlining goals, strategies and legislative priorities for the city’s government Appointing members to

city boards and commissions Other policymaking decisions

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