Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs · 3:00 PM · Council Chambers
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City Council Leadership Performance Review (26-311A)
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Audit Dallas Charter rules before personnel action finalized
Why now: Five council-appointed positions were evaluated across two sessions (Jan 20, Feb 12) with no public action disclosed since.
What to do: Pull the City Charter provisions governing council-appointed officer evaluations and check them against the January 20 and February 12 committee sessions for missing notice, quorum, or evaluation-criteria requirements; any gap makes personnel action taken after this four-month silence vulnerable to procedural challenge before it's final.
Act before: After personnel action or evaluation results are announced
File records request on Dallas executive evaluations now
Why now: The committee bundled an Inspector General search, five officer evaluations, campaign finance policy, and telework policy into just two sessions (Jan 20, Feb 12), then went silent for four months.
What to do: Submit a Texas Public Information Act request for the written assessments, scoring rubrics, and post-February 12 correspondence tied to the five council-appointed officer evaluations before the city can invoke the deliberative-process exemption once any action is announced.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Contact Dallas committee members on campaign finance draft now
Why now: Two sessions (Jan 20, Feb 12) have discussed the draft with no formal Council referral in four months, keeping the informal drafting window open.
What to do: Reach out directly to Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs members to obtain or influence the working draft on campaign contributions and officeholder accounts before it gets a formal Council referral.
Act before: After item is formally referred to full Council
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Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectItem C (File 26-312A) on campaign contributions and officeholder account usage presents a story angle on whether the committee is moving toward new rules governing elected officials' campaign finances — no policy draft or staff recommendation appears in the agenda, making briefing materials worth requesting. Separately, the Inspector General search (Item A, File 26-305A) raises questions about which firms were interviewed, selection criteria, and the timeline to fill the vacancy.
Lobbyist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectItem C (File 26-312A) on campaign contributions and officeholder account usage is the most directly relevant item for those operating in the city's political environment. Scheduled as a discussion item with no draft policy visible in the agenda, this is an early-stage window to provide input before any formal language is developed.
4 items(8 procedural hidden)
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#ABriefing to interview search firms under consideration for conducting the recruitment process for the Inspector General position.
#BBriefing providing an update on performance evaluations for City Council-appointed positions, including the City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, City Auditor, and Inspector General.
#CDiscussion of rules governing campaign contributions and the use of campaign and officeholder accounts, likely addressing city ethics or election finance policy.
#DUpdate on the city's work from home and telework policy for city employees.
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