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Votes at a glance: council approves consent agenda, two TIRZ appointments and municipal‑court judge appointments
Summary
At the June 5, 2025 San Antonio City Council meeting the council approved the balance of the consent agenda, appointed members to two Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones and approved reappointments and part‑time appointments for municipal court judges. Several appointees were sworn in during the meeting.
The San Antonio City Council conducted a series of formal approvals during its June 5, 2025 a session. The council:
• Approved the balance of the consent agenda (items not pulled for separate consideration). Councilmembers discussed several consent items during the meeting; Councilmember White highlighted item 13, an ordinance to submit a Department of Justice grant application and accept up to $3,500,000 to support the hiring of 28 police officers. Organized‑housing nonprofit Blueprint was noted by a consent speaker and in support remarks tied to item 17.
• Approved item 14 (appointments): the council voted to appoint Thad Rutherford to Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No. 6, Mission Del Lago, and Paul Basaldua to TIRZ No. 40, Lone Oak. A motion and second were recorded and the chair announced "Motion carries."
• Approved item 4 (ordinance): reappointed Carla Oblevo as presiding municipal court judge for the remainder of a two‑year term expiring April 30, 2027. Councilmembers voiced support during discussion; the council then swore in the judge on the dais.
• Approved item 5 (ordinance): appointed Lori A. Crockett and Gabriel Quintanilla as part‑time municipal court judges to complete unexpired terms ending April 30, 2026. After the vote both appointees were sworn in by the clerk.
Where recorded votes were not read into the transcript, the council chair announced approval with "Motion carries" and no roll‑call tallies were provided in the transcript for those items. The meeting minutes and formal ordinances will record the official vote tallies and ordinance numbers when they are posted.
Ending: The council moved on to other agenda items after taking the above votes; the municipal‑court appointees took their oaths of office at the meeting.
