A handful of faith leaders gathered with Fort Worth city council members Chris Nettles and Jared Williams at the new city hall on Monday, Dec. 9, to call for more transparency in the city manager hiring process.

Neighbors say city manager hiring process concerns are heightened in light of Police Chief Noakes' retirement announcement.

One day before Fort Worth City Council will vote on hiring a new city manager, council members Chris Nettles and Jared Williams have called on their colleagues to delay the vote and restart the hiring process.

The Fort Worth City Council voted 9 to 1 to hire former assistant city manager Jay Chapa to be the next city manager. District 6 council member Jared Williams abstained from the vote over objections to the process.

Two city council members and a coalition of Fort Worth faith leaders say the vote should be delayed because they say the selection process moved too quickly and did not involve community input before naming Jay Chapa as the sole finalist.

Jesus “Jay” Chapa has been named Fort Worth’s next city manager, despite criticisms from some council members and community members that the search process was flawed.

Jesus “Jay” Chapa was appointed as Fort Worth City Manager after a 9-1 vote. Council member Chris Nettles was the sole "no" vote, and council member Dr. Jared Williams abstained. Ahead of the vote, Nettles, Williams and other community leaders had called for the vote to be postponed amid concerns about the process.

Controversy surrounds the proposal of Fort Worth's new city manager. Jay Chapa was voted in, but here's why some voices are disputing the thought of Chapa as city manager.