Sumner, Texas
Unincorporated community in Lamar County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Sumner
Sumner is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas, United States. It is 12 miles west of Paris. The ZIP Code for Sumner is 75486.
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How Sumner is governed
Sumner 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 Lamar County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Sumner does have local officials.
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Residents of Sumner
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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Mayor
Executive
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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
Named to honor an early settler, Moses Sumner, the town had a post office open in 1885. By 1891 the population was 100, and the town was well on its way to prosperity. In 1892 the population was up to 150, and by 1898 the town had a one-teacher school with sixty-three students. In the late 1920s, the population was 250 but no railroad passed through the community. With the coming of the Great Depression and increased postwar mobility, people moved away. In 1983, the town had a business, a school, one church, and a factory. The population was eighty in 2000.
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