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

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.