Dallas City Council
Appearance
City Council of the City of Dallas | |
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Type | |
Type | Full-time Council-Manager |
Houses | Unicameral |
Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Mayor Pro Tem | Carolyn Arnold |
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem | Omar Narvaez |
Structure | |
Seats | 14 |
Committees | List
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Length of term | 2 Years |
Elections | |
Majoritarian by District | |
Redistricting | Decennial |
Meeting place | |
Website | |
dallascityhall | |
Constitution | |
City Codes City Council Rules |
The Dallas City Council serves as the legislative body in the City of Dallas. It consists of 14 members. City council members are chosen by plurality elections in each of fourteen districts. The city operates under a council-manager system of local governance.
Current membership
[edit]The current members of the city council are:[1]
District | Name | Took Office | Committee Chairship | Party |
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1 | Chad West† | 2019[2] | Nonpartisan | |
2 | Jesse Moreno | 2021 | Nonpartisan | |
3 | Casey Thomas, II | 2015 | Human and Social Needs | Nonpartisan |
4 | Carolyn King Arnold | 2018 | Nonpartisan | |
5 | Jaime Resendez‡ | 2019 | Nonpartisan | |
6 | Omar Narvaez | 2017 | Nonpartisan | |
7 | Adam Bazaldua | 2019 | Nonpartisan | |
8 | Tennell Atkins | 2017 | Economic Development and Housing | Nonpartisan |
9 | Paula Blackmon | 2019 | Nonpartisan | |
10 | Kathy Stewart | 2023 | Parks, Trails and the Environment | Nonpartisan |
11 | Jaynie Schultz | 2021 | Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability; Ad Hoc Legislative | Nonpartisan |
12 | Cara Mendelsohn | 2019 | Government Performance and Financial Management | Nonpartisan |
13 | Gay Donnell Willis | 2021 | Nonpartisan | |
14 | Paul E. Ridley | 2021 | Nonpartisan |
† Denotes Mayor Pro Tem ‡ Denotes Deputy Mayor Pro Tem
References
[edit]- ^ "City Council." City of Dallas (official website). Retrieved on February 14, 2019.
- ^ "City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)".