Dallas city leaders are warning of difficult decisions ahead as the city faces a projected $34 million budget shortfall driven largely by rising costs.
City council members got their first look at the current-year budget gap Wednesday, with nearly all of the deficit tied to increased overtime for police and fire departments, along with higher-than-expected medical insurance costs for city employees.
“We’re going to have to make some hard choices,” said Chad West. “We’ve got to prepare for the worst.”…