Dallas Mayor calls special meeting to vote on Dallas City Hall's future

The future of Dallas City Hall could be decided next week if a newly scheduled special meeting goes through as planned.Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has called a special Dallas City Council meeting for Wednesday, June 17.That meeting's voting agenda includes steps to authorize Kim Tolbert, the Dallas City Manager, to pursue the first steps needed to vacate Dallas City Hall.Dallas City Council was scheduled to vote on potentially relocating out of the current Dallas City Hall building, but a Dallas County judge blocked the vote after three city council members filed a lawsuit.Council members did vote on potential renovations to City Hall, but that vote failed by a 9-6 vote.Johnson said in a statement following that vote that he believes relocation will be a more prudent use of taxpayer dollars and a better long-term solution for the city’s government, employees, and residents.Save Dallas City Hall, the nonprofit coalition that has been campaigning to keep the current building, argues the ci