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The City of Dallas (the “City”) is a political subdivision and municipal corporation operating as a home-rule city under the laws of the Ste of Texas. The City was incorporated in 1856 and first adopted its Home Rule Charter in 1907.
The City operates under the council-manager form of government where the Mayor is elected at-large for a four-year term and fourteen single-district City Council members are each elected for two-year terms. The City Council formulates the operating policy for the City while the City Manager is the chief administrative officer.
The City provides a full range of municipal services established by statute or charter, including police and fire, infrastructure, culture and recreation, libraries, planning and zoning, and general administration. Additionally, Dallas Water Utilities, Dallas Love Field Airport, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, Sanitation Services, and several other enterprise and internal service fund activities are part of the City’s legal entity.
Dallas is the ninth-largest city in the nation and the largest local economy in the nation’s fourth-largest metropolitan statistical area. At approximately 385 square miles, Dallas sprawls across five counties (Dallas, Collin, Denton, Rockwall and Kaufman).
The City of Dallas received recognition from FEMA Region 6 for its Class 4 Rating in the Community Rating System (CRS) Program. FEMA’s Region 6 Mitigation Division Director, Mr. Gary Zimmerer presented the award to Mr. Steve Parker, the City of Dallas Floodplain Administrator.
The rating recognizes the City’s floodplain management practices.
Dallas is the first community to reach a Level 4 in Texas and is the highest ranked community in Texas. Per the preliminary list of communities published by FEMA in April of 2022, there are only six other communities in the United States with a Class 4 ranking in the CRS program.
The City has participated in the Community Rating System Program since 1991; over 1,500 communities participate nationwide. The CRS program is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management practices that exceed the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
The Class 4 Rating allows Dallas residents residing within the Special Flood Hazard Area (100-year floodplain) to receive a 30% discount on their flood insurance costs, and residents who live outside of the Special Flood Hazard Area (100-year floodplain) to receive a 10% discount on their flood insurance costs.
In CRS communities, the rating and flood insurance premium discounts reflect the reduced flood risk from the community’s efforts that address the three goals of the program:
Dallas residents are encouraged to consider purchasing flood insurance for their properties at a discounted rate. To learn more, visit National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
For questions regarding Dallas Water Utilities’ Floodplain and Drainage Management Program call 214-948-4690 or FloodplainManagement@dallascityhall.com.
The City of Dallas is changing its domain in 2022 from DallasCityHall.com to Dallas.gov.
Here are a few fundamental reasons why.
“There are several reasons why the switch from .com to .gov is necessary. The biggest reason is that .gov is controlled by federal government domains that are more secure and harder to spoof.,” says Chief Information Security Officer, Brian Gardner Ph.D.
DallasCityHall.com emails will forward to Dallas.gov addresses until the migration is complete. DallasCityNews.net will eventually forward to Dallas.gov.
Join the Dallas Planning & Urban Design (PUD) Department for ForwardDallasLive!
This virtual event will take place on Jan. 27 from noon to 1:15 p.m. and will highlight the ForwardDallas Land Use Plan update and explain how and why Dallas will reevaluate existing land use policies and adopt new, more equitable, and sustainable strategies.
Land is a critical and limited resource in Dallas, and how the City plans for and uses this resource has a profound impact on our quality of life.
In August 2021, the City of Dallas launched the ForwardDallas Comprehensive Land Use Update, an inclusive process to update our citywide future land use vision as adopted in the 2006 ForwardDallas Comprehensive Plan.
ForwardDallasLive! will allow residents and stakeholders to hear from three panelists who are well-informed about equity in land use.
The panel will include Dr. Lorin Carter, Founder & CEO, C-Suite Consulting – Dallas; Suzan Kedron, Partner, Jackson & Walker – Dallas; and Theresa O’Donnell, Director of Planning & General Manager of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability – Vancouver, Canada. The panel will explore the significance of equity in community planning and land development.
All residents are invited to participate in this informative and educational dialogue on how Dallas can use policy to advance and grow a better Dallas, together. To register visit fdlive2022.eventbrite.com.
To learn more about ForwardDallas Land Use Plan Update visit www.dallascityhall.com/ForwardDallas.
For questions about this event or PUD contact pud@dallascityhall.com.
Chief Financial Officer
City Controller
Assistant Director of Treasury
Cash and Debt Manager
This conference will showcase Dallas’ premier Municipal Bond Issuers. This event is designed for institutional investors to provide insight into the Dallas market and its bond issuers.
Tickets and registration is available at: 22dallasinvestorconference.eventbrite.com.
For question and additional information please contact Jenny Kerzman at jenny.kerzman@dallas.gov and Filicia Hernandez at filicia.hernandez@dallas.gov.
2022 Dallas Investor Conference Agenda
