Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax, under fire over his response to criticism of the city’s beleaguered construction permitting process, could face...
If the council comes to an agreement in executive session, the 15-member body could return to open session and adjourn or vote to fire the city’s top executive.Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax, under fire over his response to criticism of the city’s beleaguered construction permitting process, could face disciplinary action or be fired during a hastily called council meeting.
”Periodic performance review is critical to me and all city employees to demonstrate progress and ensure transparency for our residents, taxpayers, and stakeholders,” he said. Mendelsohn said “significant performance issues” led to her electing to sign onto the memo. She and Blackmon cited problems with city offices that oversee housing, transportation, public works, information technology and building permitting among areas of concern.
“But we’re also coming up on campaign season, so this is an opportunity for folks to get out front and center for headlines,” she said, referring to elections next year where all 14 seats on the council and the mayor’s position will be up for grabs. “I’m hoping and praying that clearer and more mature minds will be able to step up. And I’m going to ask the public to support us as we try to build a better, stronger Dallas.
At the May 18 meeting, Broadnax appeared to dismiss the consequences of the slow permitting process, disputing an estimate by Linda McMahon, who leads the North Texas commercial real estate advocacy group The Real Estate Council, that $31 million of tax revenue is lost for every three months of permitting delays by the city.
His time on the job started with early success in crafting a $1.05 billion bond package meant to fix city infrastructure such as crumbling streets, creating city offices dedicated to tackling homelessness, transportation and animal services, and helping navigate the city through a police and fire pension system crisis.
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