Kimberly Tolbert to become interim Dallas City Manager – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | #citycouncil
The Dallas City Council has moved ahead to have an acting city manager in place when the current city manager leaves in June. In a twelve to two vote, council members appointed Kimberly Tolbert to the role of interim city manager. Tolbert currently serves as Deputy City Manager. Council members cited a rough relationship between […]
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What’s the future of Dallas after city manager resignation? – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | #citycouncil
A new chapter in Dallas City Hall discord over City Manager T.C. Broadnax came Thursday with a new edict from Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. Broadnax announced his resignation Wednesday after a city council majority dropped support for him. In 7 years as Dallas City Manager Broadnax saw accomplishments but also lingering problems that contributed to […]
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Dallas’ Child, Adult Care Facilities Get a Boost from City Council | #citycouncil
Dallas City Council took up two measures last week that should help child and adult care facilities in the city. One would grant child care facilities a 50% property tax break; the other would expand the areas where child care and adult care facilities can operate in the city, such as in single family neighborhoods. […]
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Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax resigns amid pressure from City Council | #citycouncil
Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax is resigning as the city’s top administrative official amid pressure by the City Council, elected officials said Wednesday. Broadnax will leave the city June 3, according to a joint news release from council members Zarin Gracey, Jaime Resendez, Omar Narvaez, Adam Bazaldua, Jaynie Schultz and Gay Donnell Willis. The move […]
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson paid campaign money to firm tied to his new Republican group
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson won reelection by a landslide in May then started paying a consulting firm run by his former chief of staff thousands of dollars a month in campaign funds, records show. Adept Strategies, which was registered with the state on the same day the mayor reported making his first payment to it, […]
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Dallas city leaders question road safety progress – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | #citycouncil
There were plenty of questions but fewer answers, as a Dallas City Council committee was briefed Tuesday on the status of the city’s “Vision Zero” road safety plan. Council members requested the briefing after an NBC 5 Investigation revealed documents suggesting a lack of progress on key steps toward reducing traffic deaths and injuries in the city. […]
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson recall petition likely to fail, lead organizer says
The lead organizer of a petition attempting to recall Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says the effort will likely fall well short of the 103,595 valid voters’ signatures needed by March 5. Davante Peters told The Dallas Morning News on Monday that he estimates having close to 10,000 signatures, planned to keep getting people to sign […]
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Letters to the Editor – Child care, Dallas mayor, electric grid, Taylor Swift
Better ways to do this Re: “Restrictions eased in residential zones — Dallas City Council clears path for more centers to be opened,” Thursday Metro & Business story. The city can do better to increase child care. The best idea Dallas can come up with is to remove the special-use permit requirement for a child […]
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Dallas City Council Says Some Large Neighborhood Daycare Facilities Still Have to Get a Permit | #citycouncil
Kiddie Academy of Far North Dallas On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council balked at allowing all daycare facilities in single-family neighborhoods “by right,” meaning residential neighborhood daycare businesses that care for more than 12 individuals at a time must still apply for a Specific Use Permit — an expensive process that can take up to […]
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Improving daycare availability is the goal of two Dallas City Council measures – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | #citycouncil
Daycare received two boosts from the Dallas City Council Wednesday. One measure is big tax breaks for childcare facilities. Childcare centers received a 100% city property tax abatement. The original plan was 50% but State Senator Royce West, who helped get a state constitution amendment passed that allows the tax break, visited the city council […]
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