Purmela, Texas
Unincorporated community in Coryell County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Purmela
Purmela is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, Texas, United States. The community is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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How Purmela is governed
Purmela appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Coryell County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Purmela does have local officials.
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Residents of Purmela
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Leads the fire and emergency services department.
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Planning & Zoning Director
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks & Recreation Director
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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The elected body that passes ordinances, sets the tax rate and approves the budget.
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Boards & Commissions
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Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.
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Municipal Court
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Municipal Judge
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Presides over the municipal court.
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History
Martin Dremien, a business owner who later served as the postmaster after the post office was authorized in 1879, founded it. The postal service made a mistake when Dremien attempted to have the town named after his sweetheart, Furmela, a local source claims; as a result, Dremien was claimed to have sold his business and gone to another state. In the 1950s and for the majority of the 1960s, the village had 125 residents, but by 1968 and 1970, that number had dropped to 65 and 40, respectively. In the 1980s, Purmela had a chapel and a post office; in 1990, 61 people were living there. The population remained the same in 2000.
Although it is unincorporated, Purmela has a post office with the ZIP code 76566.
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