(a) 
The City Council includes a "Mayor" and six "Council Members" elected under the Place System, with there being Places 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The Mayor and each Council Member are elected at large, and unless sooner removed under the provisions of this Charter, serve for a term of no longer than four years. All of the City Council holding office at the time of passage of this Charter or any amendments to this Charter may continue to hold their respective office until the next general election for such office.
(b) 
Terms of the Council Members and the Mayor are staggered and the staggering of terms will be initiated as follows so that General elections for the offices of Mayor and Council Members will occur only in odd-numbered years:
(1) 
in the May 2026 General election, voters will elect Council Members for Places 3 and 5, each for four-year terms;
(2) 
in the May 2027 General election, voters will elect Council Members for Places 1 and the Mayor, each for four-year terms;
(3) 
in the May 2028 general election, voters will elect a Council Member for Places 2, 4 and 6, each for four-year terms; and
(4) 
there will be no general election in May 2029 and all subsequent general City Council and Mayoral elections will be for four-year terms.
(c) 
Beginning with offices filled in the May 2026 general election:
(1) 
no person shall serve more than two consecutive full terms as a Council Member regardless of which place is held by such person; and
(2) 
no person shall serve more than two consecutive full terms as Mayor.
(d) 
For purposes of subsection (c):
(1) 
a consecutive full term does not include any full or partial term that began before May 2026; and
(2) 
a partial term is not counted as a consecutive full term unless the person serves at least 12 months and their office becomes vacant during the last 12 months of the term.
(Ordinance 1160-2025-08 adopted 8/12/2025, approved at election of 11/4/2025)
In addition to any other qualifications prescribed by law, the Mayor and each Council Member must meet the qualifications set forth in Article 5 of this Charter while in office.
Compensation of the City Council may be determined by the City Council by ordinance, but no increase in compensation may take effect until commencement of the terms of Mayor and/or Council Members elected at the next regular election. The City Council is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties with the approval of the City Council at a public meeting.
(a) 
The person elected Mayor is the presiding officer of all Council meetings, is the official head of the City government, and is entitled to vote on all items before the City Council, except as otherwise restricted by this Charter.
(b) 
The Mayor Pro-Tem is a Council Member elected by the City Council at the first regular meeting after each election of Council Members and/or Mayor. The Mayor Pro-Tem must act as Mayor during the disability or absence of the Mayor, and in this capacity has the rights conferred upon the Mayor.
(c) 
The Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem is a Council Member elected by the City Council at the first regular meeting after each election of Council Members and/or Mayor. The Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem must act as Mayor during the disability or absence of the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem, and in this capacity has the rights conferred upon the Mayor.
(a) 
The office of a Council Member or the Mayor becomes vacant upon death, resignation, forfeiture of, or removal from office by any manner authorized by law.
(b) 
If any Member of the City Council or the Mayor is absent from three consecutive regular meetings, without explanation acceptable to a majority of the remaining Council Members, his or her office becomes vacant at the next regular meeting of the City Council by written resolution after such person is provided with notice and the opportunity to be heard.
(c) 
If any person on the City Council or the Mayor ceases to possess the required qualifications for office or is convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or is convicted of violating any state laws regulating conflicts of interest of municipal officers must forfeit his or her office. Every forfeiture must be declared by written resolution of the City Council after such person is provided with notice and the opportunity to be heard.
(d) 
If for any reason a single vacancy or multiple vacancies exist on the City Council, the vacancy must be filled by majority vote of the qualified voters at a special election called for such purpose within 120 days after such vacancy occurs as required by article XI, section 11 of the Texas Constitution; provided, however, that the Council may opt to fill by appointment any such vacancy occurring for an unexpired term of 12 months or less. The person elected or appointed to fill the vacancy must meet the qualifications referenced in section 3.02 of this Charter. The person elected or appointed to fill the vacancy serves until the next regular municipal election for that Place on the City Council. If the position of Mayor becomes vacant, then the City Council must–as soon as is practicable after a Mayor is elected or appointed to fill the vacancy–elect the positions of Mayor Pro-Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem.
(Ordinance 764-2018, sec. 2.3 (prop. B), adopted 2/13/18, approved at election of 5/5/18; Ordinance 1160-2025-08 adopted 8/12/2025, approved at election of 11/4/2025)
All powers of the City and the determination of all matters of policy are vested in the City Council. Except where in conflict with and otherwise expressly provided by this Charter, the City Council has all powers authorized to be exercised by the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Texas as amended. Without limiting the broad powers vested in the City Council–and only to provide more certainty with respect to certain other powers–the City Council may also:
(1) 
appoint and remove the City Manager, Municipal Judge, City Attorney, and City Secretary;
(2) 
establish administrative departments;
(3) 
adopt the City budget;
(4) 
collectively inquire into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the City and make investigations as to municipal affairs;
(5) 
provide for a Planning & Zoning Commission and a Board of Adjustment and other boards as deemed necessary, and appoint the members of all such boards and commissions. (Such boards and commissions retain all powers possessed before the adoption of this Charter and those conferred and created by this Charter, by City ordinance or by other law);
(6) 
adopt and modify the official map of the City;
(7) 
adopt, modify and carry out plans in cooperation with the Planning & Zoning Commission for the replanning, improvement and redevelopment of specific areas of the City;
(8) 
adopt, modify and carry out plans in cooperation with the Planning & Zoning Commission for the replanning, reconstruction or redevelopment of any area or district which may have been destroyed in whole or part by disaster;
(9) 
regulate, license and fix the charges or fares made by any person owning, operating or controlling any vehicle of any character used for the carrying of passengers for hire on the public streets and alleys of the City;
(10) 
provide for the establishment and designation of fire limits and prescribe the kind and character of structures or improvements to be erected; provide for the erection of fire-resistant structures within certain limits; and provide for the abatement of dangerous or dilapidated structures;
(11) 
fix and regulate rates and charges of all utilities and public services; and
(12) 
adopt plats, unless the City Council votes to give this authority exclusively to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
(a) 
Except where authorized by law or by this Charter, no Mayor or Council Member may hold any other City office or City employment during his or her term as Mayor or Council Member. No former Mayor or Council Member may hold any compensated appointive office or City employment until one year after the expiration of the term for which they were elected or appointed to the City Council.
(b) 
Members of the City Council may not in any way dictate the appointment or removal of the City administrative officers or employees whom the City Manager or any of the City Manager’s subordinates are empowered to appoint. The City Council, at a meeting called for that purpose, may express its views and fully and freely discuss with the City Manager anything pertaining to appointment and removal of such officers and employees.
(c) 
Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations as provided by this Charter, the City Council must deal with City officers and employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the City Manager solely through the City Manager. The City Council may not give orders to any such officer or employee either publicly or privately except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
(a) 
The City Council must schedule at least two regular meetings each month and as many additional meetings as it deems necessary to transact the business of the City. The City Council may fix by ordinance the date and time of the regular meetings.
(b) 
Special meetings of the City Council must be held at the call of the Mayor or a majority of the Council Members upon provision of public notice in accordance with state law.
(c) 
Except as otherwise permitted by state law, all City Council meetings must be open to the public and must be held and notice given in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
(a) 
There must be a quorum present for the City Council to take action or transact business. Except as specifically provided by Section 3.10 or another Section of this Charter, four Council Members constitute a quorum for the purpose of transaction of business. The Mayor shall be counted towards a quorum. No action of the City Council, except as specifically provided in this Charter, is valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City Council present at a meeting and having the authority to vote.
(b) 
Solely for the purpose of canvassing an election, two Council Members constitute a quorum.
(a) 
Should any person on the City Council have a conflict of interest–under any state laws or City ordinances regulating conflicts of interest of municipal officers–regarding an agenda item then before the City Council, he or she lacks authority to vote, and must:
(1) 
openly declare the conflict before discussion proceeds;
(2) 
not participate in the discussion of that item; and,
(3) 
not vote on that item.
(b) 
Solely for an agenda item over which one or more Council Members have a conflict of interest, the number of Council Members required to be present to constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business is reduced by the number of Council Members who are present but lack authority to vote on that item because of a conflict of interest.
Should any person on the City Council choose–for any reason other than a conflict of interest–to abstain from voting on any question before the City Council, that person’s vote is counted and recorded as a negative vote in the official minutes of the meeting.
The City Council may determine its own rules of order and business. The City Council must provide that the citizens of the City have a reasonable opportunity to clearly hear and be heard at public hearings with regard to specific matters under consideration. The City Council must provide for minutes to be taken and recorded for all public meetings as required by law. Once approved by the Council, such minutes are a public record and must be kept and maintained by the person performing the duties of the City Secretary. Minutes must be approved no later than the third regularly-scheduled Council meeting after the meeting for which the minutes are under consideration for approval, however the failure to abide by this time period does not invalidate actions taken at a meeting.
(a) 
The City Council may legislate only by ordinance, and the enacting clause of every ordinance must be “Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas...”. Each proposed ordinance must be introduced in the written or printed form required for adoption. No ordinance may contain more than one general subject which must be clearly expressed in its title, except that general appropriation ordinances may contain various subjects and accounts for which monies are to be appropriated. After adoption, an ordinance may not be amended or repealed except by the adoption of another ordinance amending or repealing the original ordinance. Copies of any proposed ordinance, in the form required for adoption, must be furnished to the City Council. Copies of the proposed ordinance, in the form required for adoption, must be available at the City offices and must be furnished to citizens upon request to the City Secretary from and after the date on which such proposed ordinance is posted as an agenda item for a City Council meeting and, if amended, must be available and furnished in amended form for as long as the proposed ordinance is before the City Council.
(b) 
Every ordinance is effective upon adoption or at any later time(s) specified in the ordinance, except that every ordinance imposing any penalty, fine or forfeiture is effective only after having been published twice in its entirety or summary form after adoption, in a newspaper designated as the official newspaper of the City. Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent state law provides for an applicable alternate method for publication, the City may forgo newspaper publication and publish the ordinance or its caption in accordance with the applicable state law.
(c) 
If a majority of the City Council present requests that the ordinance title and caption or its entirety be read, it must be read.
(Ordinance 764-2018, sec. 2.6 (prop. E), adopted 2/13/18, approved at election of 5/5/18)
(a) 
The City Council may adopt emergency ordinances only to meet public emergencies affecting life, health, property or the public peace. In particular, such ordinances may not levy taxes, grant or renew or extend a franchise, or regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services. Neither may they authorize the borrowing of money except as provided elsewhere in this Charter.
(b) 
An emergency ordinance may be introduced in the form and manner generally prescribed for ordinances, except that they must be plainly designated in the title as an emergency ordinance and must contain–after the enacting clause–a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms.
(c) 
An emergency ordinance may be introduced at any City Council meeting and may be adopted with or without amendment or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced.
(d) 
Emergency ordinances are effective upon adoption and must be published as soon as practicable. Every emergency ordinance so adopted, except one authorizing the borrowing of money as described in this Charter, is automatically repealed as of the 61st day following the day on which it became effective. The ordinance may be re-enacted if the emergency still exists.
(a) 
All ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Council must be authenticated by seal and signature of the person performing the duties of the City Secretary and numbered consecutively as adopted. They must be properly indexed and placed in a book kept open for public inspection.
(b) 
The City Council may maintain the codification of ordinances of the City. This codification must be known and cited as "The Anna City Code of Ordinances" and is in full force and effect without the necessity of such code or any part of it being published in any newspaper. The caption, descriptive clause and other formal parts of the ordinances of the City may be omitted without affecting the validity of such ordinances when codified. Every general ordinance enacted after codification must be enacted as an amendment to the code. For the purpose of this section, general ordinances are deemed to be those ordinances of a permanent or continuing nature which affect the residents of the City at large. Access to the code must be made available the public on the City's website. Copies of the code must also be available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price to be fixed by the City Council.
(c) 
The City Council must cause all ordinances and amendments to this Charter to be accessible to the public promptly following their adoption. A copy of each ordinance and amendment must be posted on the City's website and laced in appropriate City offices for public reference. Printed ordinances and Charter amendments may be sold to the public at a reasonable price to be fixed by the City Council.
(Ordinance 1160-2025-08 adopted 8/12/2025, approved at election of 11/4/2025)
The City Council has the power to inquire into the official conduct of any department, agency, office, officer or employee of the City. For that purpose, the City Council has the power to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses and compel the production of books, papers or other evidence material to the inquiry. The City Council may provide, by ordinance, penalties for contempt for failing or refusing to obey any such subpoena or to produce any such books, papers, or other evidence, and has the power to punish any such contempt in the manner provided by the ordinance.
The City Council may require bonds of all municipal officers and employees who receive or pay out any monies of the City. The amount of the bonds may be determined by the City Council and the cost must be borne by the City.