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Dallas council declares council vacancy, adopts development code amendment and appoints new president and committee members
Summary
Council declared a seat vacant after an elected member moved outside city limits, chose a process to fill that vacancy, elected Larry Briggs council president, made several committee appointments and adopted Ordinance 19O3 amending development code provisions (emergency adoption).
The Dallas City Council on Jan. 26 declared a council seat vacant after an elected member, Troy Hazleton, moved his primary residence outside the city limits, and the council set a process to fill that vacancy by soliciting applications and written statements from qualified candidates.
In a separate action, the council elected Larry Briggs as council president, appointed members to several committees and commissions, and adopted Ordinance 19O3 — an emergency amendment to the Dallas Development Code to align local rules with a state law that took effect Jan. 1.
Why it matters: The vacancy and the selection process determine who will serve on a council facing near-term decisions, including budget items and legislative priorities. The development-code ordinance was declared an emergency so it would take effect on…
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