Overview
- Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones issued a public apology to Councilwoman Sukh Kaur for raising her voice and using profanity during a Feb. 5 exchange.
- Jones said she will not step down from chairing the Governance Committee and proposed leadership training for the entire City Council.
- The council plans a Friday censure vote — a largely symbolic rebuke that would be unprecedented for a San Antonio mayor — seeking a written apology, leadership training and a temporary handoff of the committee to the mayor pro tem.
- Kaur’s Code of Conduct complaint triggered an outside investigation by attorney Natalie C. Rougeux, whose findings were reviewed in closed session and have not been released.
- The confrontation occurred in a break room during a dispute over enforcement of fire-safety terms for the Bonham Exchange nightclub, and Kaur says she will recuse herself from the vote.