DALLAS – The Real Estate Council (TREC) proudly supports today’s Dallas City Council appointment of Kim Tolbert as city manager. During her 21-year tenure with the City of Dallas, Tolbert has cultivated meaningful relationships with leaders representing constituencies across the city, and her recent leadership as interim city manager further demonstrated a pragmatic and proactive approach to governance.
“Kim Tolbert’s extensive experience and dedication to Dallas make her an exceptional choice for city manager,” said Jamee Jolly, CEO of TREC. “As interim city manager, her commitment to addressing critical issues and fostering collaboration with the commercial real estate industry ensured that Dallas remains a vibrant and competitive city. We look forward to supporting her leadership as she continues to drive meaningful progress for our community.”
As interim city manager, Tolbert took swift and decisive action to address long-standing issues impacting the real estate industry, notably the city’s permitting process. Acknowledging the concerns of industry stakeholders, she implemented significant reforms to streamline procedures. By combining the departments that oversee permitting and planning, Tolbert realigned procedural steps and enhanced institutional knowledge to create greater efficiencies in these important city functions.
Tolbert’s attention to development services issues and establishment of a problem-solving, collaborative culture with external stakeholders has been, and will continue to be, critical to maintaining Dallas’ competitiveness in regional and national real estate markets and fostering continued growth in the city’s leading industries.
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About The Real Estate Council (TREC)
For more than 30 years, The Real Estate Council (TREC) has represented more than 2,000 commercial real estate professionals and 600 companies. TREC’s mission is to cultivate relationships in the commercial real estate industry to catalyze community investment, influence policy, propel careers, and develop the leaders of tomorrow. We believe relationships are the lifeblood of career success, civic responsibility, and community investment. Learn more at recouncil.com.
