City of Pharr

City Commission

The City of Pharr has a Commission-Manager form of government. Under this form of government, the elected City Commission sets the policies for the operation of the city’s government. The administrative responsibility rests with the City Manager who is appointed by the City Commission. The Pharr City Commission is comprised of seven members made up of the Mayor and six City Commissioners. The current members are:

	Leopoldo "Polo" Palacios Jr. Mayor PO Box 1729 Pharr, TX 78577 Phone: (956) 702-5335 Fax: (956) 702-5313 Term Ends: 2014 mayor@pharr-tx.gov
Arturo J. Cortez Commissioner Place 1 PO Box 1729 Pharr, TX 78577 Phone: (956) 702-5335 Fax: (956) 702-5313 Term Ends: 2014 commissioner1@pharr-tx.gov	Roberto "Bobby" Carrillo Commissioner Place 2 PO Box 1729 Pharr, TX 78577 Phone: (956) 702-5335 Fax: (956) 702-5313 Term Ends: 2012 commissioner2@pharr-tx.gov	Oscar Elizondo, Jr. Commissioner Place 3 PO Box 1729 Pharr, TX 78577 Phone: (956) 702-5335 Fax: (956) 702-5313 Term Ends: 2012 commissioner3@pharr-tx.gov
Eduardo "Eddie" Cantu Commissioner Place 4 PO Box 1729 Pharr, TX 78577 Phone: (956) 702-5335 Fax: (956) 702-5313 Term Ends: 2012 commissioner4@pharr-tx.gov	Aquiles "Jimmy" Garza Commissioner Place 5 PO Box 1729 Pharr, TX 78577 Phone: (956) 702-5335 Fax: (956) 702-5313 Term Ends: 2014 commissioner5@pharr-tx.gov	Adan Farias Mayor Pro Tem PO Box 1729 Pharr, TX 78577 Phone: (956) 702-5335 Fax: (956) 702-5313 Term Ends: 2014 mayorprotem@pharr-tx.gov

Correspondence to the Mayor and members of the City Commission should be addressed to:

City of Pharr
P. O. Box 1729
Pharr, TX   78577-1632

You can contact the Mayor and members of the City Commission by email at:                   hpedraza@pharr-tx.gov                    

City Commission Meetings: Regular Commission meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month.  Special Commission meetings may be called from time to time, provided that public notice is posted 72 hours prior to the meeting.

Agendas for the regular meetings and work sessions are posted the preceding week at City Hall and also on the City’s web site.  All notices are posted 72 hours prior to the meeting, in accordance with the Chapter 551 of the Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes, Annotated (Open Meetings Act).  Agendas are posted on the web site as a courtesy and, from time to time, may not be available due to technical difficulties.  The official posting site is on the City Council Bulletin Board located on the first floor in City Hall.

Work Sessions: Work sessions are held as needed and public notice is posted 72 hours prior to the meeting.  These work sessions are set to discuss City issues, to provide information to the public and the Commission, and usually include briefings and presentations.

Executive Sessions: An executive session may be convened at any time during the course of a regular meeting under Texas Government Code 551.071(2) to confer with its legal counsel on any subject matter of said agenda.  Should any final action, decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the Board with regard to any item discussed during the executive session, then such final action shall be made during the open meeting covered by the notice of the meeting.