Jack Ireland
The controversy over how well Dallas officials manage city-owned property hit a watershed moment this week when three floors at City Hall experienced flooding due to a toilet flush valve failure on the sixth floor. Affected parts of the building included the city council chambers, council members’ offices, the city manager’s office, and offices associated…
The Central Appraisal Districts for Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Rockwall counties released certified property values on Wednesday, and — shocking no one — the numbers are on the rise. In a memo to council members this week, Dallas Chief Financial Officer Jack Ireland said the new total certified value is $215.1 billion, — $16.9 billion…
And so it begins. The Dallas City Council got a first look at the process of preparing the 2024-25 and 2025-26 biennial budget on Wednesday and was advised of a looming $38 million shortfall. Interim City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert introduced the May 15 budget briefing. “As a result of revenue limits and increased expense…
In a December meeting of the Dallas Mayor’s Ad Hoc Committee on Pensions, a new solution to the Dallas Police And Fire Pension fund’s $3 billion deficit was suggested: monetize the city’s real estate assets. It’s one of numerous ideas that has been floated since the deficit came to light in 2015. Other suggestions include…
Dallas City Council members submitted 63 amendments last week to City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s proposed $4.63 billion budget in an effort to provide more efficient services and further cut the property tax rate. Budget and tax rate adoption is set for Sept. 20. During Wednesday’s meeting, there were amendments to amendments, and the conversation got…
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