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
|
| 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
|
| 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]
