Each Councilmember serves a four-year term, extended from three years by the passing of a charter amendment in 2012.
All Councilmembers are elected by popular vote of the entire city of Plano using the Two-Round system.
Given Plano has a population larger than 5,000, it is given home rule by the state of Texas, and is thus permitted to enact and amend its own city charter.
[9] Leadership: Each year the city council selects a certain number of citizen-applicants to serve on a board, commission or committee, as themselves or a Plano representative.
An applicant must have been a resident of Plano already for at least 12 months, and they may not be chosen to serve more than two terms on a board, commission, or committee.