The Human Resources department spent $36,064,900 of City money in 2020, according to Dallas Open Data.

The $36,064,900 was paid out to 521 vendors for services including HR consulting within City Hall and managing voluntary benefits for staff.

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The department spent $30,010,600 the year before.

In 2020, Dallas paid $1,288,200,000 to vendors.

The city budget from October 2020 to September 2021 raised property taxes by 5.1 percent, bringing in an additional $27 million through taxes. There was more than $3.8 billion allocated to the budget.

The budget has grown roughly by $1 billion in the last decade.

Dallas departments by vendor payments in 2020

Department Cost in 2020 Cost in 2019
Water Utilities $354,047,623 $342,032,130
Public Works and Transporation $161,106,703 $127,172,059
Park and Recreation $98,821,474 $93,147,932
Office of Economic Development $88,645,932 $63,484,464
Communication and Info Services $84,945,059 $75,681,579
Aviation $77,069,495 $72,242,868
Sanitation Services $41,244,822 $46,043,448
Management Services $41,077,321 $31,737,164
Trinity Watershed Management $39,381,288 $41,050,526
Inventory Purchase $38,982,279 $36,528,384
Human Resources $36,064,862 $30,010,596
Building Services $36,025,918 $12,582,467
Dallas Fire Department $22,766,209 $22,835,569
Transportation $20,255,737 $15,359,855
Equipment and Fleet Management $18,936,630 $14,198,398
Office of Cultural Affairs $18,025,968 $17,345,269
Dallas Police Department $14,888,527 $13,789,785
Office of Budget $12,544,686 $12,540,308
Stormwater Drainage Management $10,979,977 $4,850,142
Risk Management $10,749,256 $10,117,314
Housing/Community Services $10,570,963 $4,024,441
Streets Services $7,034,438 $22,961,709
Court and Detention Services $6,886,954 $6,194,483
Convention and Event Services $6,742,362 $13,598,382
Library $6,389,370 $6,922,833
Purchasing and Business Diversity Development $6,084,467 $2,339,119
Code Compliance $4,185,702 $4,225,567
Equipment and Building Services $3,696,489 $21,725,293
Sustainable Development and Construction $2,903,272 $3,745,593
Dallas Animal Services $2,725,640 $4,179,347
City Attorney $1,586,368 $1,093,708
City Controller’s Office $1,398,082 $1,786,201
City Secretary $518,169 $2,992,572
Planning and Urban Design $398,485 $211,288
Municipal Court-Judiciary $206,694 $119,922
Civil Service $121,739 $478,288
Mayor and Council $120,968 $213,823
City Auditor $66,320 $136,071
City Manager’s Office $3,050 $28,334