San Antonio City Council
Introduction 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.
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: District  Name ElectedTerm limited Location of district 1  Sukh Kaur 20232031 Downtown 2  Jalen McKee-Rodriguez 20212029 East 3  Phyllis Viagrán 20212029 Southeast 4  Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia 20192027 Southwest 5  Teri Castillo 20212029 West of Downtown 6  Melissa Cabello Havrda 20192027 West 7  Marina Alderete Gavito 20232031 Northwest 8  Manny Peláez 20172025 Northwest 9  John Courage 20172025 North Central 10  Marc Whyte 20232031 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:+CommitteeChairMembersAuditPhyllis Viagrán (3)* John Courage (9)* Marc Whyte (10)* Philip Harris - ''Citizen Representative''* Judy Trevino - ''Citizen Representative''Community HealthTeri Castillo (5)* Sukh Kaur (1)* Phyllis Viagrán (3)* Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4)* Marina Gavito (7)Economic and Workforce DevelopmentManny Peláez (8) * Phyllis Viagrán (3)* Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4)* Terri Castillo (5)* Marc Whyte (10)GovernanceRon Nirenberg (Mayor)* Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4)* Melissa Cabello Havrda (6)* Manny Peláez (8)* John Courage (9)Municipal Court AdvisoryJalen McKee-Rodriquez (2) * Melissa Cabello Havrda (6)* Manny Peláez (8)* ''Ex-Officio members as defined by ordinance''Planning and Community DevelopmentDr. Adriana Rocha Garcia (4) * Phyllis Viagrán (3)* Terri Castillo (5)* Manny Peláez (8)* John Courage (9)Public SafetyMelissa Cabello Havrda (6) * Sukh Kaur (1))* Jalen McKee-Rodriquez (2)* Marina Gavito (7)* Marc Whyte (10)Transportation and InfrastructureJohn 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. Council members from all ten districts and the mayoral office are up for election during each of these municipal elections. Since 2008, council members and mayors are limited to a total of four two-year terms.
Salary Each council member receive $45,722 annually while the mayor receives $61,725.
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