San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones was the only member of the dais at Thursday’s City Council meeting to vote against a new pet-dumping amendment, which will enable the city to fine people up to $2,000 for the offense.
“There’s strong opposition to this ordinance as written,” Jones said moments before council voted on the measure.
The mayor, who bumped the proposal off the agenda of a prior council meeting, also complained about a lack of clarity in the language. She said it wouldn’t take long to hash out improved wording that would make the amendment more enforceable and “more easily understandable by the public.”…