San Antonio City Council

The San Antonio City Council is the legislative arm of the municipal government of the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. It consists of 10 members elected from single-member districts.

San Antonio City Council
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Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Ron Nirenberg (I)
since June 21, 2017
Structure
Political groups
  Nonpartisan (10)
Length of term
2 years
Seats
10
Elections
First-past-the-post
Single member districts
Last election
May 2023
Next election
May 2025
Meeting place
Municipal Plaza Building
Website
https://www.sanantonio.gov/council

San Antonio has a council-manager form of government in which the city manager, Erik Walsh, is the city's main, albeit unelected, executive. The mayor of San Antonio presides over the city council; Ron Nirenberg was elected to his fourth term as mayor in June 2023.[1]

Composition

San Antonio is divided into 10 districts for purposes of electoral representation in the council. Candidates are elected to office in non-partisan races. The council members are, as of June 2023, as follows:[2]

DistrictName Elected Term limitedLocation of district
1Sukh Kaur 2023[1] 2031Downtown
2Jalen McKee-Rodriguez 2021[1] 2029East
3Phyllis Viagrán 2021[1] 2029Southeast
4Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia 2019[1] 2027Southwest
5Teri Castillo 2021[1] 2029West of Downtown
6Melissa Cabello Havrda 2019[1] 2027West
7Marina Alderete Gavito 2023[1] 2031Northwest
8Manny Peláez 2017[1] 2025Northwest
9John Courage 2017[1] 2025North Central
10Marc Whyte 2023[1] 2031Northeast

Council Committees

There are 10 committees on which San Antonio council members may serve. Each committee is listed here with its current Chair, as of June 2023:[3]

Committee Chair Members
Audit Phyllis Viagrán (3)
  • John Courage (9)
  • Marc Whyte (10)
  • Philip Harris - Citizen Representative
  • Judy Trevino - Citizen Representative
Community Health Teri Castillo (5)
  • Sukh Kaur (1)
  • Phyllis Viagrán (3)
  • Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4)
  • Marina Gavito (7)
Economic and Workforce Development Manny Peláez (8)
  • Phyllis Viagrán (3)
  • Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4)
  • Terri Castillo (5)
  • Marc Whyte (10)
Governance Ron Nirenberg (Mayor)
  • Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4)
  • Melissa Cabello Havrda (6)
  • Manny Peláez (8)
  • John Courage (9)
Municipal Court Advisory Jalen McKee-Rodriquez (2)
  • Melissa Cabello Havrda (6)
  • Manny Peláez (8)
  • Ex-Officio members as defined by ordinance
Planning and Community Development Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4)
  • Phyllis Viagrán (3)
  • Terri Castillo (5)
  • Manny Peláez (8)
  • John Courage (9)
Public Safety Melissa Cabello Havrda (6)
  • Sukh Kaur (1))
  • Jalen McKee-Rodriquez (2)
  • Marina Gavito (7)
  • Marc Whyte (10)
Transportation and Infrastructure John Courage (9)
  • Sukh Kaur (1))
  • Jalen McKee-Rodriquez (2)
  • Melissa Cabello Havrda (6)
  • Marina Gavito (7)

Election

San Antonio municipal elections are held every two years in May, with runoffs scheduled in June, if necessary.[4] Council members from all ten districts and the mayoral office are up for election during each of these municipal elections.[4] Since 2008, council members and mayors are limited to a total of four two-year terms.[4]

Salary

Each council member receive $45,722 annually while the mayor receives $61,725.[4]

References
  1. Higgins, Garrett Brnger, Adam B. (2021-06-16). "Meet the new San Antonio City Council and their priorities". KSAT. Retrieved 2021-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. San Antonio City Council http://www.sanantonio.gov/council/
  3. San Antonio City Council https://www.sanantonio.gov/Council/Council-Committees
  4. "FAQs". www.sanantonio.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-25.


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