{"id":86982,"date":"2025-12-13T19:48:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T19:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/86982\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T19:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T19:48:24","slug":"san-antonio-police-union-rejects-no-confidence-vote-against-chief-william-mcmanus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/86982\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio police union rejects no-confidence vote against Chief William McManus"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Antonio Police Officers\u2019 Association has decided not to move forward with a formal vote of no confidence against Police Chief William McManus, ending a brief internal debate that surfaced amid what union President Danny Diaz described as lingering morale concerns within the department.<\/p>\n

The decision came late Thursday after the association\u2019s board of directors voted overwhelmingly against initiating the process. <\/p>\n

The idea of a no-confidence vote was first raised by a board member during a meeting last month, following the acquittal of three former SAPD officers<\/a> in the 2023 fatal shooting of Melissa Perez.<\/p>\n

Diaz said when the issue was initially brought to the board, some members expected an immediate vote. Instead, he instructed directors to return to their respective districts and gauge rank-and-file sentiment.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot everyone in that board meeting felt the same way,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cThey went back, polled their members, and it came back 34 to 1.\u201d<\/p>\n

One factor in the board\u2019s decision, Diaz said, was the limited practical impact of a no-confidence vote. The association does not have authority over hiring or firing the police chief \u2014 a decision that ultimately rests with the city manager. A similar vote<\/a> in 2016 also failed to result in leadership changes.<\/p>\n

In a statement released Thursday night, the association confirmed it would not pursue the vote, while emphasizing that the internal discussion highlighted ongoing morale and leadership concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile no action will be taken in the new year, this process has raised awareness of the ongoing concerns our officers are experiencing,\u201d the association stated.<\/p>\n

Those concerns extend beyond any single incident, Diaz said, and include staffing shortages, shifting internal policies, and operational changes that officers feel are often implemented without sufficient input from the rank and file.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things that are happening in-house that the community isn\u2019t aware of,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cLike any business, there are changes; some officers don\u2019t like those changes. A lot of times officers are asked if something will work, it\u2019s implemented, then it changes again because it didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the public nature of the discussion, Diaz said the association\u2019s working relationship with SAPD leadership remains intact.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been nothing but upfront, not only with the administration, but with City Hall,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have to understand that I have a responsibility to look after the 2,600 officers we have now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diaz characterized his relationship with McManus as professional, if sometimes contentious.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave I worked good with the chief over the last five years? Absolutely. Have we agreed to disagree on certain things? \u2029Absolutely,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cHave we butted heads? Absolutely. But you have to have dialogue to get anything done, because if you don\u2019t, you can\u2019t help anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the no-confidence issue resolved, Diaz said the association is now shifting its focus to contract negotiations with the city \u2014 a priority he said membership made clear during deliberations.<\/p>\n

Diaz also addressed concerns about public perception following reports that the union had been considering a vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe officers that are here are here for them, right. We\u2019re here for you. That\u2019s the message. \u2029We still have a job to do,\u201d he said. \u201dLike anywhere else, you\u2019re always going to have disagreement.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Diaz expressed frustration that internal discussions became public, he said the association is now focused on moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like any other business, there\u2019s issues that some employees like, there\u2019s issues, some employees don\u2019t,\u201d he said. \u201dYou work through that and you push forward and you move on. It\u2019s over and done with.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Antonio Police Officers\u2019 Association has decided not to move forward with a formal vote of no…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[6039,672,82,84,83,5264,12896,632,41569,92,3028,6251,26126],"class_list":{"0":"post-86982","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-danny-diaz","9":"tag-police","10":"tag-san-antonio","11":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","12":"tag-san-antonio-news","13":"tag-san-antonio-police-department","14":"tag-san-antonio-police-officers-association","15":"tag-sapd","16":"tag-sapd-police-chief","17":"tag-top-story","18":"tag-typedaily","19":"tag-wc-500-750","20":"tag-william-mcmanus"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}