500k bought the city of Seguin what?

Steve Parker (SEGUIN City Manager)

• Current Base Salary: $314,698.50
• Recent Updates: In February 2025, the Seguin City Council approved a 2.5% pay increase to his base compensation, bringing it to its current figure. For his subsequent annual review in February 2026, the City Council opted to maintain this base salary while rewarding his performance with a one-time lump-sum merit bonus of $8,103.49. [1, 2]

Jason Brady (SEGUIN Police Chief)

• Estimated Salary Range: $140,000 – $170,000
• Details: While the executive contract specifics for the Police Chief position are not explicitly published item-by-item like the City Manager's, the City of Seguin's Public Safety Pay Scale places lower-tier command staff (like Sergeants) at a top step of up to $118,826.95. As the department head managing a $9.4 million annual budget and over 86 employees, Chief Brady's executive compensation falls into the city's highest department director bracket, scaled proportionately above his ranking officers.
• OFFICER GODINEZ SLAMS A CHILD TO THE GROUND ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 CAUSING THE CHILD A CONCUSSION- WAS NOT FIRED.
• Jose Ricardo Zapata: In November 2023, the four-year veteran officer was arrested by the neighboring New Braunfels Police Department and charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) with an elevated blood alcohol content greater than 0.15. Chief Brady subsequently placed him on administrative leave pending internal investigation. [1, 2]