(a) 
The city council shall be composed of a mayor and six councilors as provided in Charter section 10.
(b) 
The council establishes five single-member districts, being numbered one through five, inclusive, and as identified on the map which is on file in the City Clerk’s office and the accompanying field notes on file in the City Clerk’s office and expressly incorporated by reference in this section. Any person seeking election to any particular numbered district shall be a bona fide resident of the city and the district which he seeks to represent. Any person seeking election to the position of mayor or the one at-large council seat shall be a bona fide resident within the corporate city limits.
(Ordinance 17-2019, sec. 1, adopted 5/21/19)
If, during the term of office, a councilor from one of the five numbered council districts ceases to be a bona fide resident of the council district from which that individual has been elected, that office shall become vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled as specified in Charter section 23. If, during the term of office, the mayor or the one councilor elected at large ceases to be a bona fide resident within the corporate city limits, that office shall be vacant, and the vacancy filled as specified in Charter section 23.
(Ordinance 17-2019, sec. 1, adopted 5/21/19)
(a) 
The mayor and one councilor shall be elected from the city at large. The other five councilors shall be elected from the five single-member districts. A candidate at an election for a place on the council or for mayor who shall receive a majority of all votes cast for the office for which he is a candidate shall be declared elected to such office. In the event any candidate for an office fails to receive a majority of all votes cast for all the candidates for such office at such election, the council shall order a runoff election, to be held in compliance with state law. The two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes for any such office in the first election shall be placed upon the ballot to be voted on in the runoff election.
(b) 
The mayor and each councilor, upon election, shall serve a term of three years, except as provided in charter, section 12, and shall continue to serve until a successor is duly elected and sworn into office. Members of council elected prior to 2020 shall serve a term of two years.
(Ordinance 17-2019, sec. 1, adopted 5/21/19; Ordinance 78-2020, sec. 1, adopted 12/15/20; Ordinance 38-2025 adopted 7/15/2025)
To implement the system of single-member representation and ensure an orderly transition in the city council:
(1) 
District one, district two and the position of councilor at-large will stand for regular election in 2021 and every three years thereafter.
(2) 
District three, district four, district five and the mayor’s position will stand for regular election in 2020 and every three years thereafter.
(Ordinance 17-2019, sec. 1, adopted 5/21/19; Ordinance 78-2020, sec. 1, adopted 12/15/20)
(a) 
In accordance with Charter section 38, the mayor shall be paid a salary of $1,000.00 per month, and each councilor shall be paid a salary of $600.00 per month, subject to subsection (c) or to disciplinary action voted upon by the city council.
(b) 
The mayor and each councilor may choose not to receive a salary by tendering a written designation of such decision to the city clerk. Such a designation may be reversed via a written declaration tendered to the city clerk, but such decision will not apply retroactively.
(c) 
If any member of council is delinquent in the payment of any taxes or other liabilities due to the city, the city manager shall withhold said councilor’s monthly compensation until such delinquency is paid in full, unless said debt is subject to a federal bankruptcy stay or the property tax delinquency is protected by a tax deferred application accepted by the Wichita Appraisal District.
(Ordinance 17-2019, sec. 1, adopted 5/21/19; Ordinance 80-2020, sec. 1, adopted 12/15/20)
In accordance with charter, section 34, the regular meeting times of the city council shall be the first Tuesday and third Tuesday of each month, at 8:30 a.m. Regular meetings shall be held at the Wichita Falls Multi-Purpose Event Center (MPEC), located at 1000 5th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301.
(Ordinance 17-2019, sec. 1, adopted 5/21/19; Ordinance 05-2024 adopted 2/20/2024)
Special meetings of the city council may be called pursuant to charter, section 34. The only notice to city councilors that shall be necessary to be given of any special meeting of the city council shall be by telephone to each of the members of the city council or by email to each city council member's official city email address.
(Ordinance 17-2019, sec. 1, adopted 5/21/19; Ordinance 05-2024 adopted 2/20/2024; Ordinance 38-2025 adopted 7/15/2025)
The city council will vote to appoint the position of mayor pro-tem in accordance with authority granted pursuant to charter, section 35. The appointment for this position will be for a specific member of council for a term of no more than one year. A councilor can be reappointed for two or more terms at the discretion of the council. The council retains the right to remove its appointment and appoint someone new at any time and for any reason regardless if the full one year term has been served.
(Ordinance 77-2020, sec. 1, adopted 12/15/20; Ordinance 61-2024 adopted 11/5/2024; Ordinance 38-2025 adopted 7/15/2025)
(a) 
The city clerk may terminate the campaign treasurer appointment of an inactive candidate or political committee.
(b) 
For the purpose of this section, a candidate or political committee is inactive if the candidate or committee:
(1) 
Has never filed or has ceased to file reports under chapter 254 of the Texas Election Code;
(2) 
In the case of a candidate, has not been elected to an office for which a candidate is required to file a campaign treasurer appointment with the authority who is seeking to terminate the candidate's campaign treasurer appointment; and
(3) 
Has not filed:
(A) 
A final report under section 254.065 or 254.125 of the Texas Election Code; or
(B) 
A dissolution report under section 254.126 or 254.159 of the Texas Election Code.
(Ordinance 07-2021 adopted 4/6/21; Ordinance 38-2025 adopted 7/15/2025)
(a) 
Before the city clerk may consider termination of a campaign treasurer appointment, the city council must consider the proposed termination in a regularly scheduled open meeting.
(b) 
The city clerk must provide written notice to the affected candidate or committee at least 30 days before the date which the city clerk will bring the matter before the city council for approval, and the notice must include:
(1) 
The proposed termination of the candidate's or committee's campaign treasurer appointment;
(2) 
The date, time, and place of the meeting at which the city council will consider the proposed termination; and
(3) 
The effect of termination of the candidate's or committee's campaign treasurer appointment.
(c) 
The termination of a campaign treasurer appointment under this section shall take effect on the 30th day after the date of the meeting at which the city council votes to terminate the appointment.
(d) 
The city clerk shall promptly notify the affected candidate or political committee that the appointment has been terminated, and the notice must state the effective date of the termination.
(Ordinance 07-2021 adopted 4/6/21; Ordinance 38-2025 adopted 7/15/2025)