In a 13-2 vote Wednesday afternoon, the Dallas City Council selected Kimberly Bizor Tolbert as the next city manager. Tolbert has been the interim city manager since the position became vacant last June following the departure of former City Manager T.

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

Kimberly Bizor Tolbert has been named the new city manager of Dallas, officially offered the role after nearly a year-long search. Tolbert, who had been serving as the interim City Manager since May and was previously the Deputy City Manager,

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.

The Dallas City Council could extend the city manager position to one of three candidates during Wednesday's meeting.

We're learning more about the three finalists for the Dallas city manager job. Council members will vote for their favorite candidate a week from today.

Dallas' interim city manager now has the job for good. The Dallas City Council voted 13-2 on Wednesday to hire Kimberly Bizor Tolbert as city manager. Why it matters: In Dallas, the city manager is the CEO,

The Dallas City Council voted to offer Kimberly Bizor-Tolbert the role of city manager. The vote comes after a tense, confusing and often chaotic search process.

Interim city manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert got a text in November with a picture of a dress made from rejection letters. It was from former City Hall official Carrie Rogers, who had just left Dallas to work at the Austin City Hall.