Several interesting charter amendments passed in Dallas. Proposition U has two elements. One would earmark at least 50% of new revenue each year to fund the Dallas Police and Fire Pension. The other would require the city to maintain a force of at least 4,000 police officers and increase starting pay for officers.
Proposition S would grant “standing to any resident of Dallas to bring a lawsuit against the city to require the city to comply with provisions of the city charter, city ordinances, and state law.” It would also waive the city’s governmental immunity from suit and liability in claims brought under the amendment.
Another amendment which failed would have forced city leader's job performance to be reviewed by a committee of citizens to determine if they had earned their bonuses or raises.
Another that passed.
Proposition R would amend the city charter to “prohibit the Dallas Police Department from making arrests or issuing citations for marijuana possession or considering the odor of marijuana as probable cause for search or seizure, except as part of a violent felony or high priority narcotics felony investigation”
what a bunch of clowns
