SAN ANTONIO — Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones addressed her recent censure in an interview on KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News Tuesday night.
The City Council formally censured Jones during a special meeting Friday, marking what appears to be a first in the city’s 75-year charter history. The resolution accused the mayor of being “verbally abusive” toward Councilwoman Sukh Kaur during a Feb. 5 confrontation over the Bonham Exchange and fire sprinkler regulations. It also cited “prior inappropriate interactions with councilmembers, city staff and constituents.”
Jones said she wants to move forward and invited councilmembers to join her in additional training. “No one is above additional training,” she said.
The mayor also discussed a proposal asking the City Council to direct the city manager to report every six months on any public entity that owes the city $1 million or more and is at least six months past due. “Just on the few instances that we know about, that’s $10 million already,” she noted.
Jones additionally highlighted plans for a proposed commission aimed at increasing voter participation citywide and addressed the upcoming March 3 primary races.
