Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert hints that layoffs could be coming for city employees as Dallas prepares a budget she says will impact its workforce.
Tolbert addressed employees Friday in a YouTube video, saying the city must look closely at how it can best serve Dallas residents as it faces a changing financial environment. She also said Dallas has entered a time when change is the new normal, and the city can no longer rely on predictable revenue growth or a workforce model that remains relatively unchanged.
Tolbert said there are no sacred cows and that if a program, workflow, or legacy practice does not serve residents well, the city should rethink it…