After a budget debate, city council members are attempting to initiate a process that could lead to the firing of City Attorney Andy Segovia.
Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda speaks during a press conference on the steps at San Antonio City Hall Thursday. She was joined by four colleagues to question City Attorney Andy Segovia's fitness for the role, and Cabello Havrda called for his removal.This is the perfect time to show your support for local journalism.
As a result, the same five council members immediately filed a memo requesting an “executive committee meeting” to talk about the collective bargaining agreement no later than May 17 — a session they say Segovia refused to schedule.
“As City Attorney, I have an ethical duty to maintain the confidentiality of our executive sessions,” Segovia said in a statement. “Based on information that was relayed to me, I have no confidence that what is said there with respect to the collective bargaining agreement — the City’s second largest contract — will remain confidential.”
The city estimates that the union’s combined contract as proposed would cost $520 million over five years. That’s $363 million more than the city’s $157 million proposal., City Manager Erik Walsh said the fire contract was one of the biggest “unknowns” in the 2025 budget, which will likely need significant personnel cuts regardless of how expensive the fire contract is. The draft budget showed a $10.6 million deficit based on the city’s proposal.
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