Dallas may be a step closer to a permanent head for its city watchdog office.
The City Council's Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs is scheduled to interview finalists for inspector general at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, and recommend candidates for the full council to consider, according to the posted agenda. The agenda does not name the finalists.
Erika Guerrero, the city's talent acquisition manager, is listed as the staff contact for the item. The committee meets in the council chambers at City Hall and by video conference.
The council hired Strategic Government Resources in February to recruit candidates, The Dallas Morning News reported at the time. That search followed a 2025 hire that fell apart: the city chose Timothy Menke, who did not meet a voter-approved requirement for experience as an attorney, and he was let go in August 2025 shortly after starting, according to the News.
Baron Eliason, the city's former chief integrity officer, has led the office on an interim basis.
The office has been busy in the meantime. In August, Eliason told a separate council committee that investigators had identified more than $1 million in past losses, overpayments and pay still under review since January, Dallas Express reported. About $379,000 of that was classified as past loss, including $227,000 in vendor overcharges.
Another $692,000 was city pay issued during four periods of alleged dual employment, which the office said still needed analysis before any loss could be determined.
Youth Commission residency
The same agenda includes a briefing from City Secretary Bilierae Johnson on residency rules for city boards. A presentation prepared for the meeting says most council-appointed boards require members to have lived in Dallas for at least six months but do not require them to live in the council district that nominates them. The Youth Commission is the exception, with a district residency rule.
