Brooklet City Council members last week offered the job to Paul Dyal, recently of Lake City, Florida, making him the only current finalist to be Brooklet's first non-interim city manager. From 2012 until February 2024, Dyal served in various roles for the government of Lake City — population 12,783 as of July 2024 U.S. Census estimate — including as its interim city manager for one year, December 2021–December 2022, and confirmed city manager for just over one year, January 2023–February 2024, according to his resume.