Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has challenged city council members to cut “nonessential spending” ahead of the final vote for the fiscal year 2025-26 budget on Wednesday.
He proposed two such changes in a memo issued Friday which would cut funding for the city’s state lobbying team and would close the Skillman Southwestern Branch Library. The two amendments, if approved, would reduce spending by around $725,00.
Johnson said cuts to “nonessential spending” should be redirected toward further reducing the city’s tax rate without compromising the proposed $1.3 billion toward public safety and the $162 million for street improvements and maintenance…