City Council approves rest break ordinance

The Dallas City Council approved the rest break ordinance and an updated implementation and enforcement plan at their December 9 meeting.

Implementation of the ordinance includes complaint-based, Code Compliance Services (CCS) and Building Inspections (BI) enforcement and preparations for receiving complaints through the City’s 3-1-1 service connection program beginning April 1, 2016. All complaints of violations will be referred to 3-1-1 for case entry and dispatched to CCS for response within 24 hours.

If a complaint has merit, CCS will issue a notice of violation to the owner, owner’s representative or person in control. If the violation is not addressed, a citation may be issued.

Along with the new ordinance, Dallas Fire-Rescue will begin implementation of a new case management system for responses to medical emergencies with a targeted start date April 1, 2016. This system will simplify data gathering and reporting for injuries that are both heat-related as well as those occurring at construction sites.