Dallas City Council approves interim city manager
By FOX 4 Staff
DALLAS – Dallas City Council approved a new interim city manager while they look to fill the position permanently.
Kimberly Tolbert, the deputy city manager, will take charge of the city manager’s office on June 3, when T.C. Broadnax departs.
Tolbert started with the city as an intern more than 30 years ago.
The transition comes at a critical time, with a billion-dollar bond election in May and a lot of existing priorities in the city’s $4.6 billion budget.
“At the end of all of this, what our community simply wants is to make sure the water is running, the police are working, their fires can get put out, the dogs can get put up, the homeless can be taken care of. Now, that’s just a few things,” said City Councilwoman Carolyn King Arnold.
Council members Cara Mendelsohn and Paul Ridley voted no on the appointment, not because of the candidate but because both felt the process was being rushed.
