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.

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

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.

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.

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.