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All expenses and disbursements in connection with the maintenance and operation of the office of supervisor of public utilities, including all salaries of clerks, assistants, engineers, accountants, and the duly appointed supervisor, shall be paid pro rata each month by the public service utilities (exclusive of those operating on an annual flat charge basis), which are subject to supervision by the supervisor of public utilities, under any law, charter provision or franchise requirement. The pro rata contribution of each public service utility shall be in relation to its preceding calendar year gross receipts and shall be a percentage in relation to the calendar year total gross receipts of all such public service utilities (exclusive of those operating on an annual flat charge basis); provided, however, that any direct pro rata contribution exempt by franchise provisions in which a per cent gross receipts tax is provided in lieu of direct contribution to the payment on the salary and expenses and charges of the supervisor of public utilities, and of his assistants and subordinates shall be paid by the city from its general fund and in conformity with required budgetary practice. The Dallas Railway & Terminal Company shall pay a pro rata contribution in the relation that its total gross receipts for the preceding calendar year bears to the calendar year total gross receipts of all such public service utilities (exclusive of those operating on an annual flat charge basis). The moneys collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the city. (Ord. 6622)
All payments due direct from any public service utility shall be made monthly on notice from the supervisor of public utilities and such payment received from public service utilities shall be made to the city and credited to the general fund, to apply on the maintenance and operation expense of the office of supervisor of public utilities. (Ord. 3488)
Gross receipts means such term as is defined by the provisions of the several franchises and shall apply to each utility company only in the manner set forth in the franchise of each such utility. If the term “gross receipts” is not used in the franchise of any utility subject to Section 2-13 then it shall include whatever equivalent term was used. (Ord. 3488)
(a) When the city council considers it necessary for a public purpose, the city may condemn public or private personal property, located inside or outside the city, for any purpose authorized by state law or the city charter.
(b) The procedures used to condemn personal property will be the same as those provided by state law for the condemnation of real property at the time condemnation proceedings are initiated for the personal property.
(c) The measure of damages for the condemnation of personal property is the local market value of the property at the time of the special commissioners’ hearing, and, when less than the entire property is condemned, any damage to the remaining property. The remainder damage will be measured by the loss, if any, in the market value of the remaining property that is proximately caused by the condemnation, considering the extent of the injury and benefit to the remaining property. The injury or benefit considered must be peculiar to the property owner and must relate to the property owner’s ownership, use, or enjoyment of the property, but may not include any injury or benefit that the property owner experiences in common with the general community. (Ord. 25464)
The payment of the costs of publishing the ordinance, in the amount of $20, shall be made a condition precedent to the granting of any request by the city council for any franchise or the clearing of title by the abandoning or closing of any street or alley. Such sum shall be paid in advance by the person seeking such special privilege or franchise or the abandoning or closing of any street or alley within five days after the granting of the request and prior to the publication of the ordinance making the request effective. (Code 1941, Art. 117-3; Ord. 3756)
(a) The city manager shall prepare a fiscal note to accompany any proposed project or program presented to the city council if the project or program increases or decreases revenues or causes the expenditure or diversion of funds and the project or program is:
(1) to be considered by ordinance or resolution as an unbudgeted item;
(2) new and is to be considered as a part of the adoption of the annual budget; or
(3) to be considered as part of the adoption of a bond program.
(b) A fiscal note shall include a statement of estimated revenues and expenditures that will result from a proposed project or program in the current and at least two future fiscal years.
(c) The city manager or his designee shall develop procedures and standardized formats in which to present fiscal impact information. (Ord. No. 17938)
(a) Before the end of each term of a city auditor, or at such other times when a vacancy occurs or is anticipated to occur in the office of city auditor, the city council shall appoint a nominating commission to select a city auditor in accordance with Chapter IX, Section 1 of the city charter. The commission shall be composed of five members, including a chair and vice-chair, meeting the following qualifications:
(1) One member must be a representative selected by the board of directors of the Dallas Chapter of one of the following professional organizations, including the: Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA); Institute for Internal Auditors (IIA); Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Inc. (ISACA); Financial Executives International (FEI); Association of Government Accountants (AGA); or other such organizations experienced in accounting and auditing.
(2) Four members must meet any one of the following qualifications:
(A) Be a current or former managing or founding partner of a multi- national public accounting firm with offices located in the city, excluding any firm under current contract with the city to provide external audit services.
(B) Be one of the following persons associated with a publicly-traded company headquartered in Dallas County that has at least 500 million dollars in annual revenue:
(i) the current or former chief financial officer;
(ii) the current or former chief auditor of an internal audit group; or
(iii) the current or former chief executive officer.
(C) Be a former mayor or council member of the city.
(D) Be a current or former city auditor of the city.
(b) A person appointed to the city auditor nominating commission under Subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3)(B) of this section is not required to be a resident or qualified voter of the city of Dallas.
(c) The commission shall, within 15 days after being appointed, hold its first meeting to consider nomination of a person to serve as city auditor. Within 180 days after its first meeting, the commission shall nominate to the city council one or more candidates for city auditor selected by a majority of the commission members. The city council shall, within 30 days after receipt of the nomination, accept one of the nominated candidates or reject all of the candidates.
(d) If the city council rejects all candidates nominated for city auditor, it shall immediately notify the commission and request the nomination of different
candidates. Commission members shall serve until the city council accepts a candidate nominated by them to be city auditor.
(e) The director of human resources of the city shall assist the commission, when necessary, in seeking and screening applicants for the position of city auditor.
(f) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) through (e) of this section, at the end of a city auditor’s term (including any period in which a city auditor is holding over), the city council government performance and financial management committee may, on its own initiative or at the direction of the city council, act as a nominating commission and, by a majority vote, nominate the incumbent city auditor for reappointment by the full city council. If a majority of the government performance and financial management committee does not vote to nominate the incumbent city auditor for another term, or if, upon receiving the nomination from the finance and audit committee, a majority of the city council does not vote to reappoint the incumbent city auditor for another term, then the nominating process described in Subsections (a) through (e) must be followed. (Ord. Nos. 20457; 21157; 22026; 22277; 22414; 25495; 25808; 30969)
(a) The city of Dallas will not discriminate because of a person's race, color, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic characteristics, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, sex, political opinions, or affiliations in the provision of services to the general public.
(b) This section does not create a private cause of action, nor does it create any right or remedy that is the same or substantially equivalent to the remedies provided under federal or state law. (Ord. Nos. 25041; 30828)