The City of Round Rock (population 80,000) is located 15 miles north of downtown Austin, Texas along the I-35 growth corridor. Round Rock is a City steeped in early Texas history but is also a vibrant and fast growing suburban community that is becoming one of the areas high technology communities. The City is home to Dell Computer, Inc. and a number of other advanced technology businesses and is known for its outstanding quality-of-life, award-winning school systems and progressive municipal government. This recruitment represents a replacement for a Chief who served the community in excess of 20+ years and recently retired.

The City of Round Rock operates under a Council-Manager form of government, with approximately 700 FTEs and an overall operating budget of $98.4 million, inclusive of a $56.3 million General Fund. The Fire Chief reports to the City Manager and is one of 10 department directors comprising the Executive Management Team of the City. The Round Rock Fire Department (RRFD) operates out of five stations with a full-time complement of 94 personnel and a 39-member volunteer component. A sixth station is scheduled to come on line in late 2004. RRFD responds to almost 6,000 calls for service and has an average response time of less than six minutes. EMS services are provided through a contractual arrangement with Williamson County, and RRFD provides fire suppression services to several other smaller communities adjacent to their boundaries. The City and RRFD are considered High Performing Organizations (HPOs) and have a highly participative philosophy with regard to citizen input based on the concept of Systematic Development of Informed Consent (SDIC), which ensures broad based, inclusive approaches to critical decision making.

Requirements for the Chief's position include a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Fire Sciences/Fire Administration, Public or Business Administration or related fields. A Master's degree is preferred or advanced management education similar to training through the Executive Fire Officers Course, Harvard Senior Government Executive's Institute or similar programs. Candidates should possess ten years of senior or executive command experience at the Chief, Assistant/Deputy or District Chief levels, preferably gained in a large urban or rapid growth suburban fire agency, with a minimum service population of 50,000+ residents. Experience must demonstrate strong administrative and fiscal management expertise, as well as a comprehensive knowledge of fire ground command/Incident Command Systems. Full knowledge pertaining to Emergency Medical Services, Hazardous Materials Response, Emergency/Disaster Management and Homeland Security matters must also be evident in background. The City is seeking a proactive and enlightened administrator to provide a forward thinking and non-traditional approach in developing a leading edge fire service agency. Qualified individuals please submit a statement of interest, r?sum? and current salary information no later than October 6, 2004 to: