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Votes at a glance: council approves tree ordinance, one-year EMS medical-director extension and stormwater budget transfer
Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Converse City Council approved a revised tree-preservation ordinance on second reading, authorized a one-year extension of medical-direction services for the city’s EMS through the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio and approved a $254,090.81 budget transfer moving stormwater payroll back to the general fund.
Votes at a glance: Converse City Council, Feb. 18 — The City Council took several formal actions on Feb. 18, approving a revised tree-preservation ordinance on second reading, authorizing a one-year renewal of medical-direction services for the city’s emergency medical services, and approving a budget amendment to move $254,090.81 in salaries and benefits from the stormwater fund back to the general fund.
Why it matters: These votes change city code, commit operational funding for EMS oversight and correct how personnel costs are accounted for between funds — decisions that affect public services, budgets and how the city reports stormwater revenues and expenses.
What the council approved
- Tree ordinance (Ordinance 606-2025): Council approved second reading to replace Chapter 18, Article 6 (tree preservation and replacement) with updated language and appendices. The ordinance had been presented in first reading and returned with added language about drought contingency (assistant city manager presented the ordinance). Motion and second were offered and the motion carried.
- EMS medical-direction contract extension (University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio): Council authorized the city manager to enter a one-year contract extension for medical-direction services for the city’s EMS system. Staff presented two options (one-year at $24,294 or a three-year agreement with different annual amounts); council chose a one-year term to preserve future councils’ flexibility and to allow the city to resolve an outstanding reimbursement issue with ESD 1 before considering a longer term.
- Stormwater budget amendment (Resolution 690-2025A): Council approved amending FY2024–25 to transfer $254,090.81 in salaries and benefits that had been coded to the stormwater fund back to the general fund so the stormwater fund balance reflects the originally intended amount and can be used for stormwater projects.
Other formal votes: Council approved three reappointments to city commissions (Planning & Zoning; Building & Standards) and completed the required second reading vote for the tree ordinance listed above.
Meeting context and next steps: The EMS agreement takes effect in March; staff said they will return to council prior to next year’s budget with recommendations on a longer-term agreement if appropriate. The stormwater transfer will restore the fund balance for planned drainage projects; staff will present the annual stormwater report at the next meeting. The tree ordinance becomes effective on the date set in the ordinance.
Votes and outcomes (council action summary)
- Ordinance 606-2025 (Tree preservation) — Outcome: approved on second reading. (Motion carried.) - Authorization to enter amended medical-direction contract (UT Health Science Center San Antonio) — Outcome: approved for one year (motion carried). - Resolution 690-2025A (Transfer $254,090.81 from stormwater fund to general fund for salaries/benefits) — Outcome: approved (motion carried). - Reappointments to commissions (Danny Muth; Patrick C. O’Leary; Eunice Williams) — Outcome: approved.
Provenance
This summary is based on the council’s presentation and recorded votes during the Feb. 18 meeting. Topic introduction and final recorded vote excerpts appear in the meeting transcript.
