Dallas police and fire unions frustrated after city manager misses meeting

Dallas police and fire associations are expressing frustration after they said the city manager failed to show up for a scheduled meeting to negotiate pay and healthcare benefits.Union leaders left waitingSix Dallas police and fire association presidents gathered at the city manager's conference room on Thursday morning for a meeting that was scheduled three weeks prior and confirmed just last week. While the assistant city manager, chief financial officer, and city attorneys were present, the city manager never arrived. Association leaders said they were kept waiting for an hour and a half with repeated promises that she was on her way.The only initial explanation provided to the union leaders was a vague statement that it is a "big city to run."Later, in response to inquiries regarding why the police chief missed a Thursday morning police academy graduation, the Dallas Police Department stated that the city manager, police chief, and fire chief were representing the city in a meet-an