Dallas budget
The Dallas City Council on Wednesday adopted a $4.89 billion budget based on a property tax rate of 73.57 cents per $100 assessed valuation. Mayor Eric Johnson reminded the council he was elected to serve the entire city and said for that reason he could not support the budget. Council members Cara Mendelsohn, Paul Ridley,…
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Despite pleas from Mayor Eric Johnson and District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn, the Dallas City Council set the property tax ceiling — the highest possible rate that can be adopted — at 73.93 cents per $100 assessed valuation, as proposed by City Manager T.C. Broadnax. The council will vote on the tax rate and budget…
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District 12 Dallas City Council member Cara Mendelsohn is sounding the alarm on the city’s ever-increasing budget. Despite Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s much-heralded property tax rate decrease, Mendelsohn says the proposed Dallas budget is still a tax increase for property owners — one that could result in dire circumstances. “It is deeply concerning that…
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The Community Bond Task Force isn’t getting the information they need from city staff as they prepare a list of recommended projects for a May 2024 Dallas bond election, prompting several Dallas City Council members to ask Wednesday if the election could be delayed to November. The elephant in the room is that the city…
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Public safety is the No. 1 priority for Dallas residents, but a four-hour, 118-slide budget presentation Tuesday did little to assuage concerns about the city’s police and fire pension fund, which is about $3 billion short and a primary reason why it’s difficult to recruit and retain officers. About $1.7 billion is budgeted for transportation…
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