DALLAS — The costs to repair Dallas City Hall could top $345 million, leading several Council members to question whether the seat of government for the ninth largest city in America should vacate its iconic Downtown building and move to an office tower.

The City's Finance Committee meeting Tuesday focused on the "state of Dallas City Hall," including estimating costs to repair the I.M. Pei-designed building's HVAC, roof and garage — and potential alternative locations, namely an office building downtown.

"We’re at a really critical point now where we’ve got to make a decision: do we stay here?" asked Council member Chad West, who chairs the Finance Committee, which is examining next steps for the building.

Decades of deferred maintenance and low public appetite for city bond money to g

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