Staff & Contacts
Chief of Staff
Paula Blackmon
Phone: 214-670-0656
Coordinator
Andrea Collins
Phone: 214-670-7978
Community Outreach Coordinator
Amanda Sanchez
Phone: 214-671-8257
Special Assistant to the Mayor/Scheduler
Sandy Nelson
Phone: 214-670-0773
Intern
Brenda Allen
Phone: 214-670-3301
Intern
Robert Hall
Phone: 214-670-3301
Official Postings
Office of the Mayor
Mayor & City Council Responsibilities
Mayor: Chief Elected Official and Presiding Officer of the City Government:
- Presides over Council meetings
- Represents the City at official and ceremonial functions
- Creates committees and appoints members, chairs, and co-chairs:
- Economic Development & Housing Committee
- Finance, Audit & Accountability Committee
- Quality of Life Committee
- Public Safety Committee
- Transportation & Environment Committee
- Trinity River Committee
- Legislative (Ad Hoc) Committee
- Appoints advisory committees
- Maintains relationship with other governmental agencies and civic groups
- Makes annual report on the State of the City
- Votes as a member of the City Council
Mayor / City Council - Legislative Body for the City:
- Sets policy
- Approves annual budget and plans for capital improvements
- Determines tax rate
- Along with the Mayor appoints City Manager, City Attorney, City Auditor, City Secretary, Municipal court judges, and citizen boards and commissions
- Issues and sells municipal bonds
- Purchases and sells property
- Establishes City departments
- Holds weekly council meetings
- Approves City ordinances
- Determines City services
Office Location
Dallas City Hall
1500 Marilla Street Room 5EN
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-670-4054
Fax: 214-670-0646
Phone: 214-670-4054
Fax: 214-670-0646
Programs & Events
Remarks by
Mayor Mike Rawlings
As prepared for
Trinity River Corridor
Press Conference
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
(Adobe PDF, 255 KB)
Mayor Mike Rawlings
As prepared for
Trinity River Corridor
Press Conference
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
(Adobe PDF, 255 KB)