The Cupertino City Council has removed the word “interim” from Tina Kapoor’s title and appointed her as city manager.

The position has been a high-profile and high-tension job filled by a parade of nine permanent and temporary hires since 2018. Kapoor was deputy city manager in May when her predecessor, Pamela Wu, was placed on leave by the city council, which then named Kapoor interim city manager. Wu and the city reached a settlement in June, with Wu voluntarily departing and the city stopping an investigation into her conduct.

In her new role, Kapoor is the city’s chief executive serving a population of nearly 59,000, while overseeing an annual operating budget of $134 million, 207 municipal employees and having to straddle deep political divides on housing and development issues.

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