Government
BY DUSTIN BUTLER
City legislative priorities include transportation
Council appoints charter review commission
Richardson City Council adopted legislative priorities ahead of the upcoming Texas Legislative Session, which is set to begin in January, during the Dec. 2 council meeting. According to city documents, the highest pri- orities include preserving elected officials’ ability to govern based on individual and market-driven needs of Richardson residents. The city will oppose any legislation constraining the ability of cities to allocate resources to locally determined priorities, according to the document. The city will support legislation blocking any attempts to prohibit the authority to use public funds to communicate with legislators and state agencies and pay membership dues to organiza- tions that hire lobbyists. A closer look Priorities include fiscal management, transpor- tation, economic vibrancy, public safety, environ- ment, education and workforce, and regional and
Richardson legislative priorities
Economic vibrancy Public safety Creation of public parks and conservation of water Funding for public education Regional and community collaboration
Preserve the ability to for locally elected officials to govern to the individual and market needs Fiscal accountability and transparency Accessibility by a variety of modes of transportation
Richardson residents will have the oppor- tunity to weigh in on potential changes to the city’s home rule charter. City council established a charter review commission and appointed members during the Dec. 2 meeting. The members are being directed to review provisions that conflict with state or federal law, that are unclear, or recommend other necessary updates. What’s next? The charter review commission will meet January through May to discuss potential amendment propositions.
SOURCE: CITY OF RICHARDSON/COMMUNITY IMPACT
community collaboration. Concerning fiscal management, the document states Richardson officials will support legislation leading to greater public fiscal transparency while opposing legislation limiting the ability to manage resources entrusted to city officials.
City sees year-over-year sales tax revenue decrease
Sales tax revenue
Nov. 2023
Nov. 2024
The year-to-date sales tax revenue totals $49.4 million, down 8.9% from the $54.2 million reported for the same time period last year. Zooming out November sales tax revenue statewide is up 4.7% from last year and totaled $4.3 billion, according to a new release from Hegar’s office.
Richardson has had a year-over-year drop in sales tax revenue, according to information on the Texas Comptroller of Public Affairs website. The details Per the website, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar paid Richardson $4.9 million in sales tax revenue in November, down just over 9% from the $5.4 million in sales tax revenue reported in November 2023.
$5.4M
-9.26%
Richardson
$4.9M
$4.09B
+5.13%
Texas
$4.3B
SOURCE: TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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