Austin City Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Mayor Pro Tempore | Vanessa Fuentes (D) since 2025[1] |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 11 |
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Political groups | officially nonpartisan Majority |
| Elections | |
| Two-round system | |
Last election | December 14th, 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Austin City Hall | |
| Website | |
| Council Meeting Information | |
The Austin City Council is the unicameral legislature of the city of Austin, Texas, United States of America. The mayor is included as a member of the council and presides over all council meetings and ceremonies. The current mayor of Austin is Kirk Watson. The duty of the council is to decide the city budget, taxes, and various other ordinances.[2] While the council is officially nonpartisan,[3] all current council members are affiliated with the Democratic Party.
Before 2012, the council was composed of six at-large elected members and the mayor, and members could only serve three terms (nine years) on the council. However, in 2012 the citizens of Austin approved two propositions that established ten single-member districts within the city and assigned council and mayoral seats staggered four-year terms, with members limited to two terms. However, the mayor remains as the 11th member on the council, an arrangement known as 10-1. The new setup was first implemented after the 2014 elections.[2]
- ^ "Austin City Council members sworn in; Fuentes and Vela to serve as mayor pro tem". Community Impact. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ a b "Austin, Texas". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Austin City Council signals progressive unity with Ruth Bader Ginsburg accessories". KXAN.com. December 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2020.