Former Santa Barbara County CEO Chandra Wallar — whose tenure ended in October after her one-term contract with the county wasn’t renewed — is one of six candidates in the running for the position of Dallas city manager, according to a story first reported by the Dallas Morning News and confirmed by the city’s mayor’s office. An outside consultant for the city sought résumés up until November 15, and a cover letter from Wallar addressed to that consultant — and obtained by The Santa Barbara Independent — was dated November 14.
“As a Chief Executive Officer with extensive public service experience, I seek the opportunity to significantly contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the City of Dallas as their new City Manager,” Wallar wrote in the letter. “The City of Dallas’s mission to ‘enhance the vitality and quality of life for all in the Dallas community’ is closely aligned with my personal and professional goals.”
Wallar did not immediately respond to a request for comment.