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San Angelo council authorizes termination of city manager's employment; Valenuela to depart mid-July
Summary
Following an executive session, the council authorized termination of City Manager Daniel Valenuela's employment without cause effective July 15, 2026; council noted Valenuela's last council meeting will be July 7 and a retirement reception is planned for July 10.
San Angelo
After a closed executive session, the San Angelo City Council voted to authorize termination of the employment agreement with City Manager Daniel Valenuela without cause, effective July 15, 2026.
What was announced: The motion authorizing termination passed in open session after the closed meeting; councilmembers confirmed Valenuela's final regular council meeting will be July 7 and that a retirement reception is scheduled for July 10 in the East Mezzanine.
What Valenuela said: The city manager thanked the council and community for an almost 14-year tenure in San Angelo, described his decision as retirement, and said he would elaborate at an upcoming meeting.
Process notes: Council cited executive-session consultations on Chapter 380 and tax-code matters and personnel deliberations as the basis for closed-session discussion; the vote in open session authorized the termination effective July 15. No further personnel details were released at the meeting.
Next steps: The council did not name an interim manager at the meeting and did not take other staffing actions publicly; standard city processes for executive recruitment or interim appointments will likely follow in coming weeks.
The council approved the termination motion on the record; the meeting closed after administrative announcements including future meeting dates.
