Item 4GAgenda Item No. 4G
Appointment of Jim C. Blagg to the position of
Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Safety
Purpose
The Southlake Charter requires that:
“The head of each department shall be a chief, director or superintendent who shall be appointed by the City Manager subject to the approval of the Council and such chief, director or
superintendent shall have supervision and control over his department. Two or more departments may be headed by the same individual and the City Manager may head one or more departments.”
Why this approach?
Assistant City Manager since 2005
Chief Operating Officer
Strategic Management System
Contract Negotiation
Interim DPS Director since January 2007
Jail/Communications Transition to Keller
Central DPS facility planning
CISD facility
Re-accreditation
Animal Control and Shelter Options
Corporate business plan & budget
Jim C. Blagg
Career highlights include:
More than 24 years experience in municipal government
Management experience with the cities of Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, and Littlefield
5 years as CEO of Dallas MHMR
Private sector consulting experience, most recently with the Mercer Group
Southlake ACM since 2005
Duties
Assistant City Manager
Chief Operating Officer
Primary focus on Public Services Workgroup
IT initiative, complex project management
Community involvement
DPS Director
Direct and oversee the activities and operations of the Department of Public Safety,
Coordinate assigned activities with other departments and outside agencies,
Provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the City Manager.
Administrative
Services
Public
Services
Strategic
Direction
Fire
Police
Library
Dispatch
Parks
Animal
Control
Recreation
Nuisance
Abate.
Senior
Ctr.
Accountability
Indicators
City
Management
CIP
Planning
Strategic
Planning
IT
PIO
Finance
Audit
HR
CSO
Court
Util. Billing
Legal
Budgeting
City of Southlake
Work Groups Chart
Franchise
Economic
Development
Development
Services
Environ.
Transport.
Zoning
Compliance
Planning
Streets
Water/
Sewer
Building
Srvcs.
Engineering
Sanitation
Master
Planning
The Department
The Department
FY 2007 Budget = $11,626,136
Employees = 111
Fire Services: 45
Police Services: 63
Support Services: 3
The Department
This appointment…
Provides management continuity and stability,
Provides experienced and effective DPS leadership,
Broadens the responsibilities of the Director position as a ACM,
Promotes professional development of Chiefs,
No negative budgetary impact,
Fills an important vacancy; allows for full staffing
Questions?
Contact: Shana Yelverton