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Meeting Name: Briefing Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/16/2026 9:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL bit.ly/cityofdallastv
BUDGET WORKSHOP
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Attachments: September 16, 2026 Budget Workshop Briefing Agenda Packet.pdf
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26-850A 11. MINUTESApproval of Minutes of the September 2, 2026 City Council Meeting  
26-2089A 12. VOTING AGENDAConsideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office)  
26-2612A 13. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTIONSA public hearing to receive comments on a $0.6978 per $100 assessed valuation property tax rate for the 2026-27 fiscal year as discussed on August 25, 2026; City Council will vote to adopt a tax rate on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at Dallas City Hall, City Council Chambers - Financing: No cost consideration to the City  
26-2822A 1A. BRIEFING ITEMSCity Council Amendments to FY 2026-27 Budget *For budget purposed, the City Council will be sitting as a Committee of the Whole. - Required Posting per H.B. 1522: The proposed budget is posted online at FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget and accessible directly from the city's main page - Required Posting per H.B. 1522: The Taxpayer Impact Statement for the median-valued homestead in the City of Dallas is posted online at Taxpayer Impact Statement (Median Value)   
26-2885A 14. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONFinal reading and adoption of the appropriation ordinance appropriating funds for the FY 2026-27 City of Dallas Operating, Capital, and Grant & Trust Budgets - Not to exceed $5,972,586,745 - Financing: General Fund ($2,043,558,000), General Obligation Debt Service Fund ($525,445,418), Capital Funds ($1,303,383,186), Enterprise/Other Funds ($1,572,074,751), Internal Service and Other Funds ($308,668,220), Grants, Trusts, and Other Funds ($211,774,101), and Employee Retirement Fund ($7,683,069)  
26-2934A 15. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONAn ordinance setting the tax rate at $0.6978 per $100 assessed valuation, which includes $0.5075 for the General Fund and $0.1903 for the Debt Service Fund, and levying ad valorem taxes for the City of Dallas, Texas, for FY 2026-27 - Estimated Levy: $1,658,739,578 (see Fiscal Information)  
26-2922A 16. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONA resolution ratifying the increase in total property tax revenues reflected in the FY 2026-27 budget - Estimated Revenue: General Fund ($55,465,806) and Debt Service Fund ($20,798,311) (100 percent collection rate)  
26-2932A 17. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONAn ordinance amending Chapters 2, 7, 7A, 8A, 12B, 15D, 16, 17, 18, 20A, 27, 38A, 42, 43A, 48B, 49, 50, 51A, and 52 of the Dallas City Code and Section 1 of Ordinance 19860 as passed by the city council on February 10, 1988; (1) amending fees, charges, and rates relating to stormwater drainage; (2) amending fees for animal adoption and dangerous and aggressive dog registration; (3) amending emergency ambulance service fees; (4) amending fees for fire code permits, registrations, inspections, and reinspections; (5) amending sanitation service charges and definitions; (6) amending landfill and transfer station fees; (7) amending mixed income housing development bonus fees; (8) amending wholesale water and wastewater service rates; (9) amending water treatment fees; (10) amending untreated water rates; (11) amending backflow prevention device inspection and testing fees; (12) amending water service connection fees; (13) amending evaluated cost tables for oversize, side or off-site facilities; (14) amending liquid waste transporter registration and disposal fees; (15) amending service co  
26-2882A 18. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONAn ordinance amending Chapter 2, “Administration,” of the Dallas City Code by amending Sections 2-43, 2-44, 2-139.1, 2-139.2, and 2-142; (1) changing the name of Department of Facilities and Real Estate Management to Department of Facilities Management; (2) creating the Office of Real Estate; (3) transferring real estate duties from the Department of Facilities and Real Estate Management to the Office of Real Estate; (4) making the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment a division of the City Manager’s Office; (5) providing a penalty not to exceed $500; (6) providing a saving clause; (7) providing a severability clause; (8) and providing an effective date - Financing: No Cost Consideration to the City  
26-2991A 19. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONAuthorize (1) position changes; (2) approval of Civilian and Uniform salary schedules for fiscal year 2026-27; (3) merit pay increases for civilian non-executive staff effective April 14, 2027 the 8th civilian pay period of the calendar year; (4) adding proposed pay schedules for uniformed Fire and Police effective January 13, 2027, payable the first uniform pay period of the calendar year; (5) adding proposed pay schedules for uniformed Fire and Police Executives effective January 13, 2027, payable the first uniform pay period of the calendar year; and (6) adding new pay schedule for Miscellaneous effective October 1, 2026, the first civilian pay period of the 2026-27 fiscal year - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City; any budget impact is budgeted in the FY 2026-27 City Budget (see Fiscal Information)  
26-3007A 110. CONSENT AGENDAAuthorize (1) approval of the 2027 Employee Health Benefits proposed plan design effective January 1, 2027; and (2) approval of the proposed health coverage plans for employees, retirees, and their families, including the discontinuation of the Blue Choice Copay Preferred Provider Organization Plan for Texas-based active employees and pre-65 retirees - Financing: Employee Benefits Fund ($257,985,595); Revenue: City Employee/Retiree Contributions ($88,597,179) (see Fiscal Information)  
26-2909A 111. CLOSED SESSION- Legal issues related to the city’s 2018 management contract with Fair Park First.