Contentious items: City attorney, fire union placed on council’s docket

thanks to a generous $15,000 match from the San Antonio Report Board of Directors!After the demands of five San Antonio City Council members, City Manager Erik Walsh has added two contentious topics to city agendas this week that, to those who aren’t monitoring City Hall, may seem unrelated.

Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda speaks during a press conference Thursday on the steps of City Hall. She was joined by four council colleagues in questioning City Attorney Andy Segovia’s fitness for the role, and Cabello Havrda called for his removal.Segovia was hired by the city in 2016 after serving on General Motors’ legal staff for 26 years.

Joe Jones, president of the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association, said he hadn’t received any leaked information. All five council members at the press conference agreed Thursday that a public meeting would satisfy their request. The city estimates that the union’s combined contract — with increases to benefits and wages — as proposed would cost $363 million more than the city’s $157 million proposal. The city is facing a deficit of at least $10.6 million in the 2025 budget, depending on the size of the contract,

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