City of San Antonio

AGENDA
City Council Special Session
City Council Chambers
Municipal Plaza Building
114 W. Commerce Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205

Monday, November 14, 2022 1:30 PM City Hall Complex

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the following items. Once convened, the City Council will take up the following items in any
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1. Resolution of the City Council of the City of San Antonio, Texas, issuing a vote of no
confidence, calling for City Councilmember Clayton Perry to resign; and accepting his
resignation and authorizing actions necessary to start the appointment process for an interim
 Councilmember if he voluntarily resigns.

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Posted on: 11/11/2022 02:01 PM
 City of San Antonio

Agenda Memorandum

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Agenda Item Number: 1

Agenda Date: November 14, 2022

In Control: City Council Special Session

COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide

SUBJECT:
A vote of no confidence, calling for City Councilmember Clayton Perry to resign; and accepting his
resignation and authorizing actions necessary to start the appointment process for an interim
Councilmember if he voluntarily resigns.

SUMMARY:
The City Council issues a vote of no confidence and calls for Councilmember Clayton Perry to resign
from the City Council of the City of San Antonio following his arrest for one count of Failure to
Stop and Provide Information ($200 or more), a Class B misdemeanor, and an additional count of
Driving While Intoxicated stemming from a vehicle accident that occurred on the night of Sunday,
November 6, 2022. If Councilmember Perry voluntarily resigns the Council will initiate the process
for appointing an interim Councilmember for District 10.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On November 10, 2022, the San Antonio Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for
Councilmember Clayton Perry for one count of Failure to Stop and Provide Information ($200 or
more), a Class B misdemeanor, and an additional count of Driving While Intoxicated stemming from
a vehicle accident that occurred on the night of Sunday, November 6, 2022. Body worn camera
video from the San Antonio Police Department from the evening of November 6, 2022, shows
Councilman Perry acting in a manner that at the very least suggests he was severely intoxicated but
lucid enough to evade the officer’s questions concerning his driving his vehicle and his whereabouts
that evening.

The elected officials of the City of San Antonio are committed to serving their constituents in their
district and city-wide consistent with the City of San Antonio’s core values of Teamwork, Integrity,
Innovation, and Professionalism. Councilman Perry has publicly expressed that he has no intention
of resigning his position as a Councilman for District 10 and has expressed limited remorse or
accountability for his actions on November 6, 2022.

Councilmember Perry’s actions and pending criminal case have negatively impacted his and the City
Council’s ability to conduct its business leading to the City Council to lose confidence in his ability
to act as an effective representative for his district and colleague on City Council.

ISSUE:
The issuing of this vote of no confidence and call for Councilmember Clayton Perry to resign from
the City Council of the City of San Antonio following his arrest for one count of Failure to Stop
and Provide Information ($200 or more), a Class B misdemeanor, and an additional count of Driving
While Intoxicated stemming from a vehicle accident that occurred on the night of Sunday, November
6, 2022.

The City Council will prepare and may take preliminary actions to appoint an interim
Councilmember for District 10 that would be able to honorably and effectively represent District 10
and the community at large only if Council Perry voluntarily resigns.

ALTERNATIVES:
The City Council, per the City Charter, would have to wait until Council Perry is convicted for a
crime involving moral turpitude before they could take action to remove him from office.

FISCAL IMPACT:
None.

RECOMMENDATION:
Given the internal nature of this action amongst City Council colleagues, this section is not
applicable.
 RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ISSUING A VOTE OF NO
CONFIDENCE AND CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF CITY COUNCILMEMBER
CLAYTON PERRY
WHEREAS, the elected officials of the City of San Antonio are committed to serving their constituents in
their district and city-wide consistent with the City of San Antonio’s core values of Teamwork, Integrity,
Innovation, and Professionalism; and

WHEREAS, City Council members hold themselves to a higher standard of ethical and professional
conduct; and

WHEREAS, on November 10, 2022, the San Antonio Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for
Councilmember Clayton Perry for one count of Failure to Stop and Provide Information ($200 or more), a
Class B misdemeanor, and an additional count of Driving While Intoxicated stemming from a vehicle
accident that occurred on the night of Sunday, November 6, 2022; and

WHEREAS, SAPD body worn camera video from the evening of November 6, 2022, and made public on
November 10, 2022, shows Councilman Perry acting in a manner that as the very least suggests he was
severely intoxicated but lucid enough to evade the officer’s questions concerning his driving his vehicle
and his whereabouts that evening; and

WHEREAS, Councilman Perry has publicly expressed that he has no intention of resigning his position as
a Councilman for District 10 and has expressed limited remorse or accountability for his actions on
November 6, 2022; and

WHEREAS, under Section 7 of the City Charter a council member can be removed by the Council only
upon conviction of crime involving moral turpitude; and

WHEREAS, Councilmember Perry’s actions and pending criminal case have negatively impacted his and
the City Council’s ability to conduct its business leading to the City Council to lose confidence in his ability
to act as an effective representative for his district and colleague on City Council; and

WHEREAS, the City Council believes that District 10 and the community at large deserves effective
representation until the next general election in May 2023 and, if Councilmember Perry voluntarily resigns,
the City Council will take necessary actions to start the appointment process for an interim Councilmember.

NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The recitals above are incorporated into this Resolution.

SECTION 2 For the reasons stated in the Preamble above, the City Council issues its vote of no confidence
in the capability of Councilman Clayton Perry to represent City Council District 10 and the community at
large honorably and effectively.

SECTION 3: The City Council calls for the immediate resignation of Councilmember Clayton Perry from
the City Council of the City of San Antonio so that the City Council can initiate the process to appoint a
City Councilmember until the election and installment of a duly elected Councilmember for District 10 in
the May 2023 election cycle.

SECTION 4: The City Council is duly prepared to accept the resignation of Councilmember Clayton Perry
and start the appointment process for an interim Councilman for District 10 if he voluntarily resigns.

PASSED AND APPROVED this _________ day of November 2022.

M A Y O R
Ron Nirenberg

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Debbie Racca-Sittre, City Clerk Andrew Segovia, City Attorney