MEET MAYOR ALLEN
Mayor Allen Owen is Missouri City's 10th mayor since Missouri City’s incorporation back in 1956. He and his family have lived in Missouri City for more than 36 years. Mayor Owen continues to dedicate much of his time and expertise towards the development of a community where he and his wife of 46 years, Jane, raised their three children. In case you don’t know, Mayor Allen Owen was first elected mayor of Missouri City back on Saturday, May 7, 1994. Prior to that time he was a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission for five years and a City Council member for eight years, including serving as mayor pro-tem. Mayor Allen Owen earned degrees from Southern Methodist University's Graduate School of Finance and Banking and from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Community Involvement
From the beginning of Mayor Owen's association with Missouri City, he has been highly visible in the community that now has grown to well over 68,000 residents and numerous businesses. He continues to play a major role in building a strong economy evidenced by Missouri City's attraction of quality residential and commercial development.
Mayor Owen combines his position as retired senior vice president and Texas government liaison for Wells Fargo Bank of Texas with assuring he is available to hear and work with the City's residents on their needs. He actively participates in numerous community activities, including tireless volunteer hours with the YMCA, United Way, March of Dimes, and many other organizations.
Additional Service
Mayor Owen serves on the boards of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, Fort Bend Women's Center, Fort Bend Literacy Council, and the Fort Bend Community Justice Council. He is also a lifetime vice president and director of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, a lifetime member of the Fort Bend Fair, past president of the Texas 4H Foundation, and president of the Asian American Family Services Center.
COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT A
Mayor Allen Owen is not endorsing either candidate in the race for Missouri City Council, District A in the Tuesday, November 7, 2017, General Election. Councilmember Yolanda Ford is being challenged by Sonja Giddings in the race for Missouri City Council, District A. Councilmember Ford has been a resident of Missouri City for more than 35 years. She has a passion for public service, community development, design, and entrepreneurship. Professionally, Councilmember Yolanda Ford’s background is in urban planning, architecture, community development and government contract management. She currently holds a Masters of Architecture (M. Arch) from Prairie View A & M University and a Bachelor of Science (B.S) from the University of Houston. HER CHALLENGER: In case you don’t know, Sonja Giddings has been a resident of Missouri City for over 12 years. She’s a graduate of Grambling State University. Ms. Giddings is a member of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Grambling State University National Alumni Association, DLW Chapter of Grambling State Alumni Chapter -- Houston, Texas, American Federation of Teachers, Former Board Member of The People’s Family Workshop of the Arts and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. Back on Saturday, May 7, 2016, Sonja Giddings ran for Fort Bend Independent School District Trustee for Position 7 under the name (Sonja Nelson Leonard) and finished last in a field of five candidates.
City of Missouri City, CHARTER PROPOSITION A
Shall Section 3.05 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Missouri City be amended to clarify that the mayor pro tem of the city council may be elected at the first regular city council meeting following a runoff election? MAYOR ALLEN OWEN is encouraging “ALL” registered voters in Missouri City, Texas to vote “
YES” on
CHARTER PROPOSITION A in the Tuesday, November 7, 2017 General Election. Mayor Owen told
Houston Business Connections Magazine© recently that CHARTER PROPOSITION A needs to be approved because of the possibility of run-offs.
City of Missouri City, CHARTER PROPOSITION B
Shall Subsection 4.01.A of Article IV of the Charter of the City of Missouri City be amended to remove the requirement that the city manager must be bonded at city expense in an amount not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)? MAYOR ALLEN OWEN is encouraging “ALL” registered voters in Missouri City, Texas to vote
“YES” on
CHARTER PROPOSITION B in the Tuesday, November 7, 2017, General Election. Mayor Owen told
Houston Business Connections Magazine© recently that
CHARTER PROPOSITION B needs to be approved because the city of Missouri City already has an “Umbrella Policy” that addresses this concern.
City of Missouri City, CHARTER PROPOSITION C
Shall Subsections 4.01.D and 4.01.F of Article IV of the Charter of the City of Missouri City be amended to provide that the city manager may appoint, suspend, and remove department directors and assistant city managers without the concurrence of the city council? MAYOR ALLEN OWEN is encouraging “ALL” registered voters in Missouri City, Texas to vote
“YES” on
CHARTER PROPOSITION C in the Tuesday, November 7, 2017, General Election. Mayor Owen told
Houston Business Connections Magazine© recently that
CHARTER PROPOSITION C needs to be approved because the City Manager should have this right. According to Mayor Owen, the City Manager should be able to simply present these actions to City Council in the form of information.
City of Missouri City, CHARTER PROPOSITION D
Shall Section 4.05 of Article IV of the Charter of the City of Missouri City be amended to allow the city manager to establish, combine, discontinue, redesignate, or combine city departments? MAYOR ALLEN OWEN is encouraging “ALL” registered voters in Missouri City, Texas to vote “YES” on CHARTER PROPOSITION D in the Tuesday, November 7, 2017, General Election. Mayor Owen told
Houston Business Connections Magazine© recently that CHARTER PROPOSITION D needs to be approved because, along with other duties the City Manager should be afforded the opportunity to establish, combine, discontinue, redesignate or combine city departments.
City of Missouri City, CHARTER PROPOSITION E
Shall Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of Article VI of the Charter of the City of Missouri City be amended to make the Charter consistent with City of Missouri City Resolution No. R-16-32, adopted on October 17, 2016, changing the City's election date from May to November? MAYOR ALLEN OWEN voted against this measure when it was initially brought before Missouri City Council. He recently told
Houston Business Connections Magazine© that he voted against this because all the other cities, school districts, and municipal utility districts “ALL” have their election in May and that he believes people should be able to vote on Missouri City issues without having to read through a lengthy ballot where Missouri City, Texas is at the bottom of the said ballot. So, Mayor Allen Owen is encouraging “ALL” registered voters in Missouri City to vote
“NO” on
CHARTER PROPOSITION E in the Tuesday, November 7, 2017, General Election.
City of Missouri City, CHARTER PROPOSITION F
Shall Section 7.01 of Article VII of the Charter of the City of Missouri City be amended to change the name of the city's finance department to the "financial services department?" MAYOR ALLEN OWEN is encouraging “ALL” registered voters in Missouri City, Texas to vote
“YES” on
CHARTER PROPOSITION F in the Tuesday, November 7, 2017 General Election. Mayor Owen told
Houston Business Connections Magazine© recently that
CHARTER PROPOSITION F is simply a name change to reflect the duties of that particular position consistent with other cities titles.
City of Missouri City, CHARTER PROPOSITION G
Shall Sections 9.01 and 9.03 of Article IX of the Charter of the City of Missouri City be amended to change the City of Missouri City's fiscal year from July 1 through June 30 to October 1 through September 30? MAYOR ALLEN OWEN is encouraging “ALL” registered voters in Missouri City, Texas to vote
“YES” on
CHARTER PROPOSITION G in the Tuesday, November 7, 2017 General Election. Mayor Owen told
Houston Business Connections Magazine© recently that
CHARTER PROPOSITION G will help Missouri City’s governing body to plan better for the budget if they’re afforded the opportunity to see what the CAD revenues are going to be (early on) rather than having to play the guessing game. According to Mayor Owen, Tax rolls aren’t actually available for review until later in the year, after the “ORIGINAL FISCAL” year.
