City of Austin selects new HR chief - Austin Business Journal:

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City Manager Marc Ott announcex the appointmenton Tuesday. Washington will begin his new positionn in Austin onAugust 1. The city's previouws HR director, Cathy Rodgers, retired in Marcjh 2008 and Assistant Director Tommyg Tucker has served as acting directorsince then. Washington served as assistanrt director in Fort Worthsinced 2003, overseeing recruiting, safety and othefr issues for a workforce of aboutg 6,800. He has 13 yearw of HR management experience. Here in Austin, he will managwe HR and civil service forthe city'ws 12,000 employees. The HR department itself consistsz of about100 employees. Washingtonn was one of 11 finalists interviewedf out of330 candidates.
Interviews consisted of four interview panelz which represented a cross section ofthe city’s Recruitment firm The Waters Consulting Grouo Inc. managed the selection processe that began inJuly 2008. Ott, who started as city managee in February, was formerly the assistant city manager in Fort Sincehis arrival, Ott has named at least three former colleagues from Fort Worth to posta in Austin, including assistant city managedr Robert Goode.