City Charter

The City's Charter is the constitution of the City of San Antonio. In 1951, the City of San Antonio adopted its current Charter and became a Council-Manager form of government. The Charter was written by an elected Charter Commission chaired by Walter W. McAllister and has been amended multiple times.

City Charter 

State law permits the public to submit a proposed Charter amendment to the San Antonio voters if the proposed amendment is supported by at least 20,000 signatures of qualified voters of the City of San Antonio.