Breaking Down the New Dallas City Council’s First Committee Appointments
The mayor has announced who will lead some of the most important work the City Council will do. What does it all mean?
By Matt Goodman
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July 1, 2021
5:04 pm
Yesterday, Mayor Eric Johnson revealed his committee appointments for the new City Council. These committees are important. They are, in many ways, where the real work happens and where oversight begins. It’s where staff presents city business as they’re working through it, where partner agencies like Dallas Area Rapid Transit and the Dallas Housing Authority give updates on their operations. It’s where council members can poke and prod and peer into the processes that drive this city. Committees are also the font of the mayor’s primary power. He alone picks the chairs. Then political insiders read between the lines. Let’s explore why these matter.