The City was founded in 1969 by residents who were seeking zoning protection for their rural type community. The present elected officials still have the ideal of preserving a rural attitude in an ever changing urban area. The City is served by a Mayor and five Council persons who all serve two year terms.

McLendon-Chisholm is a type A General Law City that has a Planning and Zoning Commission, a Citizen Board of Adjustments, and a contractual professional staff of Building Officials and City Engineering. The City requires permits and inspections on all types of building construction, swimming pools, and signs. For more information please call the City Administrator (Dave Butler) or the City Secretary (Carolyn Lawhorn) at (972) 524-2077 or the current Mayor, Mike Donegan at (972)771-2015.