Councilman Omar Narvaez expressed concern about cutting the salaries of those who already make less than “straight, white men.”
Several shakeups have rocked the Dallas Police Department, as 25 percent will be cut from the overtime budget and the police chief announced her resignation effective November 10.
The proposal maintains about the same level of police funding, while allocating a minimum wage increase and $650,000 for a new “recovery services facility.”
Consideration of the city's police funding will be delayed until August after the Dallas City Council overwhelmingly opted to postpone the vote.
