Dallas City Council

City Hall Roundup: Deadline is Friday For Executive Search Firms Who Want to Find Next Dallas City Manager

By April Towery / March 24, 2024 /

A request for proposals to consulting firms wishing to take on the search for a new Dallas city manager closes at 1 p.m. Friday.  The RFP was issued March 14. The search firm will be tasked with finding qualified, interested, and available candidates for the City Council to interview. The Dallas city manager makes about…

Dallas Releases Itemized Bond Projects List Ahead of $1.25 Billion May 4 Election

By April Towery / March 22, 2024 /

The City of Dallas issued a press release Friday afternoon announcing the release of a much-anticipated project list for the $1.25 billion bond election scheduled for May 4. If you’d prefer to skip to the good part, here’s the itemized list and accompanying map:  bit.ly/CODBCM.  One eagle-eyed resident has already reported an error. The list…

District 11 Homeowner Initiates Recall for Council Member Jaynie Schultz Over Preston and Belt Line Redevelopment

By CandysDirt / March 13, 2024 /

From Staff Reports A Far North Dallas community meeting about a Preston and Belt Line redevelopment project turned acrimonious for Dallas City Council Member Jaynie Schultz last week, who found herself at the center of a contentious debate with District 11 homeowners. She is now facing a recall threat by a vocal homeowner and content…

Dallas City Council Repeals Rule That Almost Decimated The Tenth Street Historic District

By April Towery / February 29, 2024 /

The antiquated ordinance that allowed the demolition of homes smaller than 3,000 square feet within a Landmark District needed to be repealed to preserve what was left of Dallas’ Black history. That’s especially true in the Tenth Street Historic District. But at Wednesday’s Dallas City Council meeting, activists argued that abolishing the troublesome 2010 ordinance…

Meeting on Dallas City Manager Search Starts With Council Members’ Vows For Transparency, Ends With Closed-Session Discussions

By April Towery / February 27, 2024 /

The process of hiring a search firm to identify qualified city manager candidates ought to be a simple one. The Dallas City Council did it just seven years ago when T.C. Broadnax was brought on board.  Now that Broadnax announced his resignation last week, effective June 3, it’s clear that elected officials want to be…