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GENERAL FUND

DEPARTMENT: ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION / ACTIVITY: CITY MANAGER – FUND 01-015
LOCATION: HOURS OF OPERATION:
7105 Whitley Road Monday – Friday 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Watauga, Texas 76148 *Extended hours for meetings and elections*
Phone Number: 817-514-5800
MISSION / PROGRAMS / SERVICES:
The mission of the Watauga City Manager’s office is to provide professional management of City
operations and to promote quality service to all customers.
• The City Manager serves at the discretion of the City Council, and is responsible for attending all
City Council meetings and provides leadership and direction for the implementation of policies
and priorities set by the City Council.
• The City Manager ensures City departments provide high quality services to the citizens of
Watauga in the most efficient and effective manner possible, while maintaining accountability for
the public funds used to provide such services.

FY2020-2021 HIGHLIGHTS / ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Facilitated Strategic Plan Update for the City and Watauga EDC
• Facilitated the completion an update to the City’s Comprehensive Plan to include a new zoning
designation, RTMU (Retail Mixed Use)
• Completed monthly operations reporting for the City and Watauga EDC
• Facilitated the Council Retreat
• Facilitated and delivered the annual State of the City Address
• Completed Council Orientation following the General Election
• Facilitated the creation of a Citizen’s Focus Group and an Employee Focus Group
• Conducted budget planning meetings with staff
• Facilitated public information releases, grant funding applications and decision tree
development for COVID-19 emergency operations
• Facilitated the completion of the City’s Succession Plan

FY2021-2022 GOALS/ OBJECTIVES:
• Continue COVID-19 Recovery
• Evaluation of Employee Benefit Programs
• Ensure completion of the Zoning Ordinance update related to the RTMU zoning designation
• Continue seeking grant funding opportunities
• Continue researching opportunities to improve program efficiency and effectiveness
• Continue the annual State of the City Address
• Support efforts to further new business attraction and business retention efforts of the Watauga
EDC

MAJOR BUDGETARY ISSUES AND OPERATIONAL TRENDS:
• Identify opportunities to reduce expenditures because of State Law changes to the property tax
rate calculations
• Develop a plan to complete market analysis for all City positions in a manner that is fair to
employees and affordable to the City
• Develop a plan to reduce the liability associated with compensated absences balances to
ensure “a perfect storm” scenario is avoided
• Continue seeking methods to lower health insurance costs in a manner that is fair to the
employees and the City

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