No longer in an interim role, Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert’s work has only just begun. Days after the City Council appointed her for the permanent role — the first Black woman hired into that position in the city’s history — Tolbert hasn’t had a chance to breathe.

The other semifinalists were William Johnson, an assistant city manager in Fort Worth, and Mario Lara, an assistant city manager in Sacramento, California.

Nearly everyone on the Council said the process wasn't easy, but (mostly) agreed that Tolbert, who has served 11 months as interim city manager, was the right pick.

Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert’s base salary makes her the third-highest-paid city manager in Texas behind her old boss in Austin and San Antonio’s top executive. The City Council voted 13-2 on Wednesday to select Tolbert as Dallas’ 19th city manager and set her salary at $450,

After a months-long hiring process, the Dallas City Council named Kimberly Bizor Tolbert as the next city manager on Wednesday, with her priorities including hiring a new police chief and navigating voter-approved charter rules.

Dallas business leaders have expressed widespread optimism about the appointment of City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, the first Black woman to serve in the role.

This announcement will come as a surprise to few: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert has officially been named Dallas’ next city manager by the City Council in a vote of 13-2. Tolbert is the first Black woman to be named to Dallas’ top leadership role.

The current interim city manager is set to take on the permanent role – one that, in Dallas' form of government, has more responsibility and power than the mayor.

Tolbert beat Fort Worth Assistant City Manager William Johnson and Sacramento Assistant City Manager Mario Lara for the job at the end of a near