The City Council consists of a Mayor and five Council Members. While each Council Member is designated by a place number, the City is not divided into districts. Therefore, each Council Member represents the citizenry at large.
Council Members are elected by plurality, meaning the candidate with the most votes in each place is elected to office. Members of the City Council are elected to two-year terms on alternative years. The Mayor and Council Members Places 3 and 5 are elected during odd numbered years. Council Members Places 1, 2, and 4 are elected during even numbered years.
The City Council meets at City Hall, 12951 Bandera Road, Helotes, Texas 78023, on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. Meeting agendas can be found under the "Agendas" tab above. You may also watch City Council meetings live on Spectrum Cable Channel 21 or recorded on YouTube by clicking on the camera link below.
The current Helotes City Council consists of:
Mayor Thomas A. Schoolcraft
tschoolcraft@helotes-tx.gov
Council Member Place 1 Alan Holmes aholmes@helotes-tx.gov | Council Member Place 4 Cynthia Massey cmassey@helotes-tx.gov | Mayor Pro Tem Alex Blue ablue@helotes-tx.gov ![]() |
Council Member Place 5 Paul Friedrichs pfriedrichs@helotes-tx.gov ![]() | Council Member Place 3 Bert Buys bbuys@helotes-tx.gov ![]() |
Click the link above to learn more about this event to benefit the Helotes Humane Society.
The City of Helotes hosts the annual Cowboy Christmas Parade in Old Town Helotes.