Earlier this month, the Dallas City Council was slated to consider firing the city manager after complaints from several council members.
The city manager defended his record as members of the Dallas City Council are calling on him to be terminated.
Only 10 percent of registered voters in Dallas County turned out to vote on Election Day. Neighboring Tarrant County saw 13 percent turnout.
The City of Dallas, with a population of more than 1.3 million, has received an allotment of 5,000 vaccines.
The city council ultimately cut $7 million from the Dallas Police Department’s overtime budget.
Councilman Omar Narvaez expressed concern about cutting the salaries of those who already make less than “straight, white men.”
Consideration of the city's police funding will be delayed until August after the Dallas City Council overwhelmingly opted to postpone the vote.
By a vote of 11-3, the Dallas City Council rejected a resolution that would have authorized the possibility of an eight percent property tax increase without voter approval.
