The 12-member Board of Directors (Board) governs the San Antonio River Authority (River Authority). The Board consists of two at-large members from each of the following counties: Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, and Goliad, plus one member for each of the four River Authority districts in Bexar County.
The Board meets twice monthly (except in July): a special board meeting is held on the Monday in the week before the regular meeting, which takes place on the third Wednesday of each month. For a full board schedule, please contact us.
All Board terms are for a period of four years, and there are no term limits. All positions are elected, except in the case of a vacancy prior to term end, in which case the Governor of the State of Texas appoints a replacement to complete the term. When candidates are unopposed, the Texas Election Code allows an entity to declare by ordinance that the candidates are unopposed and are elected to office.
Elections for River Authority Board members are staggered, with elections held every two years.
Board of Directors
Jim Campbell
Bexar County District 4, Chairman of the Board
Gaylon J. Oehlke
Karnes County
Patrice Melancon, P.E.
Bexar County At-Large
Liza “Lisa” Barratachea
Bexar County At-Large
Lourdes Galvan
Bexar County District 2
Michael W. Lackey, P.E.
Bexar County District 3
H.B. “Trip” Ruckman III
Karnes County
Jerry G. Gonzales
Bexar County District 1
Dominic Carvajal
Wilson County
Derek J. Gaudlitz
Wilson County
John Yochem
Goliad County
Download and review the San Antonio River Authority’s Position Papers on a number of topics concerning the health of the San Antonio River Basin.
Section 176.004 of the Local Government Code requires a “local government officer” to complete a Conflict of Interest Statement (CIS) disclosing any business relationship with the local government agency if he or she receives taxable income or certain gifts from any person or business that contracts with the River Authority or is considering doing business with the River Authority.
A “Local Government Officer” (LGO) is required to file a CIS if:
- The person has contracted with the local governmental entity; or
- The local governmental entity is considering doing business with the person and the person has an employment or other business relationship with the local government officer or family member of the officer, that results in the officer of family member receiving taxable income; or
- The person has given a local governmental officer or family member one or more gifts that have an aggregate value of more than $250 in the 12-month period preceding the date that a contract was executed or the local governmental entity is considering doing business with the person.
The local government officers and management of the River Authority are:
Board of Directors:
