Dallas Dirt
The Dallas Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee on Tuesday acknowledged that the city’s parking code is outdated and dysfunctional, but members want to revisit the topic once more before they commit to a “no minimum” requirement for new development citywide. ZOAC, a subcommittee of the City Plan Commission chaired by architect Tipton Housewright, submitted a list…
If you’d just started using City of Dallas online dashboards last week, you might not even know the ninth-largest city in the U.S. was hacked by cyberterrorists in May. The City Council voted June 28 to spend nearly $4 million with Houston-based Netsync Network Solutions to install and maintain a “threat and anomaly detection system”…
A change in Dallas’ Code of Ethics that will make it easier to investigate and prosecute city officials and board members was approved last month, over the objections of a couple of council members. The measure, which was ultimately unanimously approved, is an opportunity to get in line with other U.S. municipalities which require “a…
The Dallas Inspector General wants to make it easier to file charges against city officials, and some council members don’t like it. The Dallas City Council was briefed on several amendments to the Dallas Code of Ethics on Wednesday. The updates included changes in language and definitions governing things like conflicts of interest, campaign activities,…
It’s going to be a long day at Dallas City Hall on Wednesday, as council members are slated to tackle short-term rentals, get an update on the dispute with Dallas Area Rapid Transit over excess sales tax revenues, and hear a briefing on the city’s code of ethics. Council briefings begin at 9 a.m. June…
