Charter Review Commission

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

Agenda — 31 items

1. 1 The Charter Review Commission meeting will be held by video conference and in the Council Chambers, 6th Floor at City Hall. The public may attend the meeting virtually; City Hall is available for those wishing to attend the meeting in person. The following video conference link is available to the public to listen to the meeting and Public Affairs and Outreach will also stream the Charter Review Commission on Spectrum Cable Channels 16 (English) and 95 (Spanish) and at bit.ly/cityofdallastv. https://dallascityhall.webex.com/dallascityhall/j.php?MTID=m4210537c25368d19fe19efa8a780df81
2. 2 Call to Order
3. 3 Public Speakers
4. 4 MINUTES
5. 1. Approval of the February 20, 2024, Charter Review Commission Meeting Minutes 24-870
6. 6 CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
7. A. Establish the Office of Inspector General in the city charter with the Inspector General being appointed by city council. [Amendment 83] 24-883
8. B. Establish a Community Bond Commission. [Amendment 40] 24-891
9. C. Add a required pension contribution to the Charter. [Amendment 41] 24-894
10. D. Add a provision triggering the implementation of ranked choice voting in municipal elections once the state law is amended to allow for ranked choice voting. [Amendment 2] 24-871
11. E. Amend the annual salary for members of the City Council. Possible options based on submitted proposals: · Mayor’s salary raised to 135 percent and councilmembers’ salaries raised to 100 percent of median household income of the Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area. [Amendment 32] · Mayor’s and councilmembers’ salaries raised to $125k/year, indexed to Consumer Price Index. [Amendment 7] · Mayor’s salary raised to $140k/year and councilmembers’ salaries raised to $125k/year, indexed to Consumer Price Index. [Amendment 97] · $100k/year for mayor and city council positions. [Amendment 111] 24-872
12. F. Amend Chapter III §4 to clarify that, in addition to annual salaries, mayor and councilmembers also receive benefits for elected officials as permitted by law. [Amendment 109] 24-873
13. G. Provide members of the city plan commission with an annual salary of $25,000. [Amendment 14] 24-874
14. H. Grant city council the authority to confirm the hiring of all department directors and require a public hearing for each position. [Amendment 113] 24-876
15. I. Appointments of the chiefs of the police department and the fire-rescue department. Possible options based on submitted proposals: · Require that the city manager’s appointments of the chiefs of the police department and the fire-rescue department be confirmed by the city council. [Amendment 108] · Require the city council, instead of the city manager, to appoint and remove the chiefs of the police department and the fire-rescue department. [Amendment 12] 24-882
16. J. Amend the ways in which the Parks and Recreation Department is overseen. Possible options based on submitted proposals: · Require the Parks and Recreation Department to report to the city manager instead of the Park Board. [Amendments 70 and 85] · Allow the Parks and Recreation Department’s budget be approved directly by city council. [Amendment 121] 24-878
17. K. Require that the Office of Community Police Oversight and the Community Police Oversight Board report directly to the city council, rather than the city manager. [Amendment 101] 24-884
18. L. Require the city manager to seek and obtain the city council’s policy priorities before submitting the city manager’s annual budget and require the city manager’s annual budget to reflect those priorities. [Amendment 108] 24-879
19. M. Amend Chapter III §13(b) to allow each council committee to elect their own chairs and vice chairs. [Amendment 122] 24-880
20. N. Require that the mayor receive two councilmember co-sponsors for board and commission chair appointments. [Amendment 96] 24-881
21. O. Authorize the mayor to exercise veto power over city council action calling a special election for the purpose of authorizing general obligation bonds, with a city council override of a two-thirds vote. [Amendment 108] 24-885
22. P. Establish an Office of Ombudsman within the function of the city auditor. [Amendment 37] 24-887
23. Q. Clarify that city council’s appointments to boards and commissions are at-will. [Amendment 13] 24-888
24. R. Delete Chapter III §15 prohibiting city council from interfering with appointments or subordinates of city manager. [Amendment 9] 24-889
25. S. Require appointees to boards and commissions to reside in the council district of the nominating councilmember, while allowing for a 2/3 vote non-district exception. [Amendment 124] 24-890
26. T. Change wording in the charter to be more inclusive, using “resident” or “people” in place of citizen. [Amendment 1] 24-892
27. U. Prohibit city council candidates from soliciting campaign contributions except during the 180 days prior to the election date. [Amendment 53] 24-897
28. V. Broaden the city’s notification process to include other media options in addition to newspaper publication in Chapters III §19, IV §13, XI §3, XV §4(3), XVIII §7 and §15, and XXII §2(a). [Amendments 110, 118, 119, and 120] Note: This item was held under advisement by the Charter Review Commission on February 6, 2024. 24-893
29. W. Amend the vote requirement for council to modify the redistricting commission’s recommended districting plan from a 3/4 majority vote to a 2/3 majority vote in Chapter IV §5(b)(6). [Amendment 93] 24-886
30. 30 Adjournment
31. 31 Page Break