FOX 4 obtained an email labeled ‘confidential’ where the leader of the city's bond task force informed the mayor and city council members that before the city seeks to use its entire bonding capacity for infrastructure needs, it may need to consider concerns about the police and fire pension.
We now know the ransomware attack on the city of Dallas has cost taxpayers more than $8.5 million so far. Dallas City Council members approved paying the expenses on Wednesday while also questioning if two years of credit monitoring for the 27,000 victims identified so far is enough.
Dallas Fire-Rescue leaders told city council members that it is taking two-and-a-half years for manufacturers to fulfill orders for emergency vehicles. That could create an emergency of its own.
The new policy passed unanimously will provide all city employees with paid time off for mental health assistance from trauma on the job. This comes days after another Dallas firefighter attempted suicide over the weekend.
Right now, the city's policy only provides mental health days for police officers. The Dallas Fire Association president says the need for this time off for firefighters is real.