Gonzales City Hall
In every city, basic decisions are made on a continuing basis with regard to the quality of life in the community. How many police officers are needed to make the city secure? Where should stop signs and traffic signals be placed? What types of parks and playgrounds are needed?
Since it is not practical for local voters to decide all these matters directly, it is necessary to delegate decision-making powers to the elected representatives -- the city council. Thus each city council exists for one primary purpose: to develop public policy.
Public policy development in the process of making decisions about the city. It involves questions of where the city is going; how it should get there; what the city's problems are; how the council should try to solve them; and when they should be solved.
The process is amazingly complex. It requires each council member to have an abiding belief in the city, an understanding of its people, and a concept of the appropriate role of government.
Gonzales is a Home Rule Charter City and operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The elected body is made up of a Mayor elected at large and four Council members elected by district. Length of office for all Council members and the Mayor are two-year staggered terms. The City Council appoints the City Manager, the City Attorney, and the Municipal Court Judge. All other staff members work either directly or indirectly under the direction of the City Manager.
Regular Council meetings are the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Called meetings are scheduled at 5:30p.m.
The City of Gonzales Council Members are:
Mayor
Bobby G. O'Neal
Re-Elected: 5/8/10
Mayor Pro-Tem Gary A. Schroeder Re-Elected: 5/14/11
District 1
Council Member Tommy Schurig
Re-Elected: 5/14/11
District 2
Council Member Lorenzo Hernandez
Re-Elected: 5/8/10
District 3
Council Member Robert A. Logan
Re-Elected: 5/8/10
District 4
All council members can be reached at:
Streets Address 820 St. Joseph Street Mailing Address P.O. Box 547
Gonzales, Texas 78629Phone Number (830) 672-2815 Fax Number (830) 672-2813 info@cityofgonzales.org
City Council Minutes:April 3, 2012
March 6, 2012
February 28, 2012
February 7, 2012
January 10, 2012
January 21, 2012 Budget Workshop
