Shouting, threats of arrest, a Bexar County Sheriff Deputy, and a Univision news crew were all part of a City Council meeting held on April 13, 2016. The City Council is supposed to meet every second Thursday of the month, which would have been April 14th, but the meeting was cancelled and the April 13th […]
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City Council Gives Special Access to Closed Meeting
At the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on March 10, 2016, the City Council held an executive session, a meeting closed to the public. Mayor Ball stated the purpose of the executive session was to discuss the transfer of assets from the Waterwood Park Property Owner’s Association and to discuss City Attorney consultation. The Texas […]
Marshal’s Wife Suggests Burning Down Houses
On October 8, 2015, the City Council discussed how to address properties within the city that have overgrown weeds, disabled vehicles, and “other unsightly or dangerous properties.” Alderman Earnest Gay, who had placed the item on the meeting agenda, said I’m sure everybody out there has somebody that you, within a stone’s throw, that you, […]
September 8, 2015 Budget Hearing
The City Council held a second Budget Hearing on September 8, 2015. The first Hearing was held on September 2nd, but the Council postponed a decision on the budget after legal questions were brought forward about the budget and Mayor Pro Tempore admitted he made up the numbers in the budget without researching them. Related: […]
City Council Hires A Marshal Without A Background Check
On June 11, 2015 the Sandy Oaks City Council approved Jesse Gutierrez to be the City Marshal. Gutierrez is a resident of Waterwood and works in law enforcement in Floresville, Texas. He had volunteered to be City Marshal and work for free in December of 2014. At a previous City Council meeting on December 11, […]
New Marshal Applicant Defends Mayor Clement
On December 11, 2014, the Sandy Oaks City Council discussed hiring someone to be City Marshal. By the law created by the City Council, in order for an item to be placed on a meeting agenda it must be submitted by no less than 2 aldermen. However, the item to “Review and consider credentials of […]