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City Government
www.ci.temple.tx.us
Home-rule city with a council-manager form of government
- City Manager - David Blackburn
- Asst. City Manager - Kim Foutz
Five-member City Council, with the Mayor elected at-large
- Mayor, City of Temple - William A. Jones, III
- District 1 Council Member - Danny Dunn
- District 2 Council Member - Patsy Luna (Mayor Pro-Tem)
- District 3 Council Member - Martin Janczak
- District 4 Council Member - Russell Schneider
Planning and Zoning Commission with a comprehensive master plan
Law enforcement services
Fire protection services
Community Planning Documents
Comprehensive Master Plan
Downtown Development Plan (R/UDAT Plan)
Master Plan for TIF and Industrial Park/Reinvestment Zones
Utility Systems Plan and Capital Improvement Plan (1996-2001)
Municipal Airport/Airpark Plan (Master plan completed summer 2001)
Municipal Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Development Standards
Municipal Planning and Zoning Matters
The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission is a nine-member body appointed by the City Council and is concerned with all land use matters and associated application of development standards.
Development projects can be processed through Temple's "fast-track" procedures.
The City of Temple utilizes the Southern Building Code guidelines.
County Government - Bell County
www.bellcountytx.com
County seat in Belton with a Courthouse Annex in downtown Temple
County Commissioners' Court with County Judge serving as chief administrator
Four Commissioners elected by district
State and Federal Government
Regional Headquarters of US Department of Agriculture's Office of Inspector General serving Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico
State headquarters of U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service
Office of the General Counsel
Farmers Home Administration
Texas Soil and Water Conservation Board
USDA-Agricultural Research Service's Grassland, Soil and Water Research and Texas A&M University's Agricultural Experiment Station's Blackland Research Center (www.brc.tamus.edu) and USDA-Agricultural Research Service's Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory
Other state agencies with regional offices in Temple:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Department of Health
Department of Human Services
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