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Rowlett council backs proposed DART governance changes and legislative approach
Summary
Rowlett adopted a resolution supporting legislative revisions to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board governance and a regional General Mobility Program that would return a portion of sales‑tax contributions to member cities; council emphasized representation and requested the signed resolution be sent to the DART board chair.
The Rowlett City Council voted to adopt a resolution supporting proposed changes to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) governance structure that would be codified through state legislation. The measure also signaled council support for a negotiated financial structure, the General Mobility Program, which would incrementally return a portion of member cities’ sales‑tax contributions for local mobility projects.
Mayor Jeff Winget and staff summarized ongoing regional negotiations: several suburbs have called pull‑out elections, prompting talks about governance and funding. Under the proposed framework, every city would retain at least one board representative (with fractional voting weights) and the DART board and regional partners would craft a graduated rebate program to reimburse member cities a portion of their contributions.
Councilmembers stressed the value of a local representative on the DART board even if the vote is weighted and said the change is a compromise meant to preserve regional service while giving suburbs more influence. The council asked staff to forward the signed resolution to the DART board chair.
