San Antonio city manager becomes second-highest paid city manager in Texas [Video]

SAN ANTONIO — On Thursday, San Antonio City Council approved a significant pay raise for City Manager Erik Walsh. 

Beginning Jan. 1, Walsh will be making $461,000 annually. That’s $86,400 more than his current salary, marking a 23% raise made possible thanks to voters. 

In November, 54% of San Antonio voters approved a charter amendment item that removes pay and term limits, allowing City Council to set pay and term lengths based on qualifications of those currently holding the title. 

The proposition received heavy pushback from the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association, which played an instrumental role in capping the term and pay for the city managers position in 2018. 

The cap for city manager was 10 times the amount of the lowest-paid city employee. For Walsh, that meant he could be paid no more than $374,400 a year. 

“We hired Eric in 1994 as …