[airedale]

No his salary as Mayor was about $140,000. He had additional income from speaking fees and some other ventures. The Barret report makes it plain that his tax returns for some reason understated his income substantially for at least 4 years. I don't remember the correct numbers but they were in the neighborhood of $43,000 one year, $125,000 one year, $150,000 one year and $67,000. The real numbers are in the Barret Report which I read last night. That was the income they could identify. In addition to that he closed out an IRA early which would involve both regular income tax, capital gains and a 10% penalty that he never paid.

I can't believe that he wasn't nailed for felony tax fraud and at least forced to pay the appropriate taxes even without penalties. The IRS and DOJ blocked the investigation.

[rock58seg]

Now he may augment his salary and he may have an outside job but his salary is $3000.00 per annum. So please stop arguing with me on this. Every two to four years we have to go vote down an attempt to get in our back pockets.

http://www.saelections.com/mayor.html

The Mayor of San Antonio acts as the presiding officer of the City Council. He or she gets $3,000 per year plus expenses (as OK'd by the council) to serve in this office. The Mayor is actually just another member of the council, with one vote among the other ten. The Mayor is not able to hire or fire the City Manager (the most important post in the city), single handedly approve any ordinance or law brought before the Council, or hire or fire anyone in the City government. He must have an affirmative vote by no less than 6 of the City Council Members to pass any item (some items may require more votes). No meeting can be held without more than half of the council present (6 members including the Mayor).