The Dallas City Council has moved quickly to advance three candidates to the finalist stage in the search for a new city manager. After a series of interviews and debates, the council will now allow the community to weigh in before making a final decision. The new city manager will face significant challenges, including hiring a police chief and addressing budgetary concerns.
On Monday morning, a committee interviewed three candidates for Dallas ' open city manager position. What We Know: On Monday, Dallas City Council quickly voted to move all three candidates from semi-finalists to finalists.Monday's vote moved quickly after the review committee interviewed all the three candidates in executive session.The list of finalists comes amid a contentious debate between the Dallas City Council.A few weeks ago, five candidates were being considered for the role.
One was removed by the committee and another withdrew from consideration.Dallas has been without a permanent city manager since T.C. Broadnax announced his retirement in February. What's Next: The next step for the candidates is a meet and greet with Dallas residents next month.'We look forward to the community, our bosses, our constituents, to be able to give their input, to be able to have them an opportunity to give feedback and recommendation on who they would like to see as our next city manager for the City of Dallas,' said Councilman Jesse Moreno.A date for the meet and greet has not been announced.The lone finalist is expected to be announced and voted on in January. Why It Matters: The new city manager will enter the position at a time when there is a great deal of uncertainty about how the city government will be run.The city manager will be tasked with hiring a new police chief and, pending any action from the courts, move forward with an aggressive police staffing requirement that could strain the city's budget.A newly-passed amendment to the city charter also allows the city to be sued for any charter requirements it is not upholding
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