Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss several topics, including recent contention between council members for a vote on pet dumping fines.

On Sep. 5, Jones pulled the vote proposal from the council’s agenda. The following day, Councilwoman Teri Castillo (D5), Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito (D7) and Councilman Marc Whyte (D10) filed a three-signature memo forcing the vote.

She argued that the proposed abandonment policy would be difficult to enforce and that she wanted to address the issue with due diligence.

“What happened with this CCR in particular, is exactly what we need to avoid,” Jones said. “We shouldn’t be rushing them through the process. We need to look at them with fresh eyes.”

“We have received a lot of feedback from those animal rights activ

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