Breaking: Dallas City Attorney Chris Caso calls it quits a week before job review
Caso has been licensed as an attorney in Texas since 1985, was first hired by the city in 2005 and worked his way up from assistant city attorney representing the city in court cases and trials, including property and contract disputes.
As Dallas city attorney, Caso is the third-highest-paid city employee making $325,000 annually overseeing an office this year with a nearly $21 million budget and more than 160 workers. He was appointed interim city attorney in August 2018 and has held the position permanently since April 2020.supposed to be evaluated in August
, but he was the only one whose review was delayed, which meant he also received no raise. The council voted to delay Caso’s review a second time on Jan. 11. They are planned to discuss his evaluation again in a closed door meeting on next Wednesday. The City Council has not publicly said why they have repeatedly delayed Caso’s performance evaluation. He said during a September council budget meeting that elected officials raised concerns about prosecutions of code violations under his watch, saying they needed to be resolved more quickly.to hire four more community prosecutors. The community prosecution division is the city’s civil law enforcement arm, which upholds city ordinances and state nuisance laws.
The City Attorney’s Office oversees drafting ordinances and resolutions, providing legal advice to the City Council and city departments, defending the city against litigation, as well as pursuing lawsuits meant to improve residents’ quality of life, among other duties.
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