Overview
- McManus said he will leave the San Antonio Police Department on July 10 after accepting a new security role with Silver Ventures at the Pearl.
- City officials say an acting chief will be chosen from SAPD command before July 10, with interviews for a permanent chief set for August and a final selection planned for September.
- McManus has led SAPD since April 17, 2006, overseeing department growth and changes in accountability and transparency practices over two decades.
- In recent months McManus clashed with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones after details of the mayor’s police security were leaked and during a dispute over funding for new officers.
- His early departure removes a key public-safety voice from upcoming fall budget negotiations as the city faces a major deficit and a proposed budget that does not add new officers, which could change staffing and spending outcomes.