Criticism over the timeline for hiring a new city manager grows. The chairman of the committee said he wants to make the hire next month.
Mayor pro tem Tennell Atkins says"We don't want to be knee-jerk reaction, let's be professional," after criticism over the length of the city manager search grows among Dallas City Council colleaguesThe chairman of a committee tasked with overseeing the hiring process of Dallas' next city manager said he wants to make the hire next month.
After a two-and-a-half hour closed session, the ad hoc committee resolved to meet December 23 at 9am to interview semifinalist candidates virtually, as the next step in the city manager hiring process.hours after three city council members unsuccessfully attempted to convene a special meetingtriggering the called meeting and were joined by colleagues Adam Bazaldua and Omar Narvaez. None are on the 5-member committee handling the city manager search.
The city council meeting that failed to convene for lack of a needed nine members in attendance, did draw civic leaders who showed up to voice support for interim city manager Kim Tolbert, one of four named semifinalists.
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