San Antonio City Council
San Antonio City Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
| Structure | |
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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 | |
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| Municipal Plaza Building | |
| Website | |
| https://www.sanantonio.gov/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 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]
| District | Name | Elected | Term limited | Location of district |
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| 1 | Sukh Kaur | 2023[1] | 2031 | Downtown |
| 2 | Jalen McKee-Rodriguez | 2021[1] | 2029 | East |
| 3 | Phyllis Viagrán | 2021[1] | 2029 | Southeast |
| 4 | Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia | 2019[1] | 2027 | Southwest |
| 5 | Teri Castillo | 2021[1] | 2029 | West of Downtown |
| 6 | Melissa Cabello Havrda | 2019[1] | 2027 | West |
| 7 | Marina Alderete Gavito | 2023[1] | 2031 | Northwest |
| 8 | Manny Peláez | 2017[1] | 2025 | Northwest |
| 9 | John Courage | 2017[1] | 2025 | North Central |
| 10 | Marc Whyte | 2023[1] | 2031 | Northeast |
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 |
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| Audit | Phyllis Viagrán (3) |
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| Community Health | Teri Castillo (5) |
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| Economic and Workforce Development | Manny Peláez (8) |
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| Governance | Ron Nirenberg (Mayor) |
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| Municipal Court Advisory | Jalen McKee-Rodriquez (2) |
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| Planning and Community Development | Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4) |
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| Public Safety | Melissa Cabello Havrda (6) |
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| Transportation and Infrastructure | John Courage (9) |
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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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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) - ^ San Antonio City Council http://www.sanantonio.gov/council/
- ^ San Antonio City Council https://www.sanantonio.gov/Council/Council-Committees
- ^ a b c d "FAQs". www.sanantonio.gov. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 2023-10-25.