Dallas County Jail Payments
At a glance
- What: Payments to Dallas County for jailing City prisoners at the Lew Sterrett facility, plus a related highway traffic program agreement with the County that was cut back.
- Where it stands: Approved October 14, 2026 at not more than $8,500,000, down from the $9,323,285 in the agenda heading.
Detail
- Both items were deleted from the September 23 agenda (where the jail payments were listed at up to $9,363,602) and returned October 14 as Items 3 and 4.
- Item 4: pulled for individual consideration. Willis moved to reduce the amount to not more than $8,500,000; West seconded; unanimous with Johnson and Moreno absent.
- Item 3: the highway traffic program agreement was reduced from $4,374,000 to $1,100,000 for October 1, 2025 to August 28, 2026, on consent.
Sources
- Council minutes, October 14, 2026 (Items 3 and 4): https://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.com/pdf/CC2026/101426Min.pdf
- Council minutes, September 23, 2026 (Items 6 and 8, deleted): https://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.com/pdf/CC2026/092326Min.pdf
Log
2026-10-14 - City Council
Jail payments amended to not more than $8,500,000 and approved; traffic program agreement reduced to $1,100,000.
2026-09-23 - City Council
Both items deleted from the agenda.