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Dallas City Code ch. 8, art. VI
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Dallas City Code § 8-26 BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.

SEC. 8-26. BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) All recommendations, resolutions, reports, and findings of a board shall be submitted through established administrative procedures within the city to the appropriate city department or the city council. In no event shall the members of the board, either individually or as a board, circumvent the administrative procedure through which such information is to pass. If no action is taken, or the resolution or suggestion is not properly passed to the city council or appropriate city officials, then, upon motion duly made, seconded, and passed by a majority of the members, the chair of the board shall be directed and authorized to make known the wishes of the board to the city council or appropriate city official. (b) Unless approved by the city council, members of a board, either individually or as a board, shall not present board recommendations, resolutions, reports, or findings to persons or agencies outside the city organization except in the ordinary course of official board meetings. (Ord. Nos. 14180; 16226; 20488)

Dallas City Code § 8-27 DEALINGS WITH CITY EMPLOYEES.

SEC. 8-27. DEALINGS WITH CITY EMPLOYEES. Under no circumstances shall members of a board or commission interfere in any manner with the employees or personnel who work with or under the board, but they shall in all cases make their wishes known to the head of the department, who shall handle the matter with employees the same as in other employee-personnel problems. The board shall confine itself to the guidelines provided in the charter, appointing ordinance, or resolution that sets out the duties of the board. (Ord. Nos. 14180; 20488)

Dallas City Code § 8-28 LEGAL OPINIONS.

SEC. 8-28. LEGAL OPINIONS. If a legal opinion has been rendered by the city attorney regarding a board’s powers, duties, or responsibilities, that board shall conform its actions in accordance with the opinion of the city attorney unless such opinion is in conflict with a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction. (Ord. 21132)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-137109Fetched: 10/26/2026

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