City of San Antonio to vote on 2025 budget [Video]

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio City Council approved the budget for Fiscal Year 2025, including $1 billion for public safety initiatives which counts for over sixty percent of the budget. 

The total price tag: $3.96 billion, marking a 5.8% increase from this year’s budget. The fiscal year starts Oct. 1, and officials say the budget is a reflection of priorities outlined by the council and community.

Among the biggest allotments is $169 million that will go to streets and sidewalks projects; $44 million towards addressing homelessness; $32 million for Animal Care Services; and just over $1 billion for public safety.

“Police and fire services are the largest budgets in this community, and they will continue to be going forward,” Mayor Ron Nirenberg said ahead of Thursday’s meeting. 

Nirenberg presided over his final budget vote before he leaves office next summer. …