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.