Navasota City Manager

Position is open until filled.

First Review Deadline : 5 p.m. | Friday | February 7, 2025

POSITION BROCHURE Local Lifestyle

With a population of 8,000 and growing, Navasota is an ideal location for businesses and families alike. Navasota is located in the heart of the "Texas Triangle" near the Bryan-College Station and Houston metropolitan areas. Navasota takes pride as a clean, relaxing, safe community with a growing suburban area where commercial development and residential communities come to grow and prosper.

In 1822, Francis Holland purchased land located on a bend of the Navasota River in southeastern Grimes County. The site of present-day Navasota was named Hollandale in honor of its original settler. More settlers followed Holland to the area. In 1831, Daniel Arnold, a Georgia planter, applied for and received a land grant along the Navasota River. Soon after, Daniel Tyler received a land grant in the same vicinity. Navasota was built on sections of these two Montgomery County land grants.

The county was divided in 1846, and Navasota became part of Grimes County. Navasota is a growing community of 8.37 square miles, located in southwestern Grimes County, east of the Navasota River. While it is a small town that retains its rural character it provides a high quality of life. Navasota is the perfect distance to many metropolitan areas with convenient access to several means of transportation, making it a key location for economic development. Navasota has a thriving business community, with over 1,500 working at major industries alone. There are many development sites available, local workforce, office, a live community theatre, a large number of city-owned parks for outdoor entertainment, golfing at Pecan Lakes Golf Course, downtown shopping and city hall plaza, live music venues, and a variety of dining options. Navasota is the world headquarters for Heat Transfer Research, Inc. (HTRI) and boasts as having the largest drill stem manufacturer in the world NOV located here. Navasota was awarded the Train Town USA designation by Union Pacific Railroad and is certified by the Texas Department of Agriculture as a GO TEXAN Certified Retirement Community. The Texas legislature designated Navasota as "The Blues Capital of Texas", as Navasota is where famed blues songster Mance Lipscomb was born and lived. Bronze statues of Lipscomb, along with famous French explorer LaSalle and Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, who was city marshal and led the search and demise of Bonnie and Clyde stand throughout the city.The City Manager We're Looking For

Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field, plus at least five years of progressively responsible experience in public administration, at least three of which involved city management or general government administration; or high school graduation, or its equivalent, plus at least nine years of progressively responsible experience in public administration, at least three years of which involved city management or general government administration; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Preferred Qualifications :

Master's Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field, plus at least five years of experience as an Assistant City Manager, City Manager, or General Government Administrator.

Preferred Characteristics :

• Knowledge of general management principles
• Strong knowledge of budgeting procedures and multi-funded financing operations
• Fiscally responsible
• Ability to bring a pragmatic approach to city operations
• Understanding of personnel policies and procedures
• Clear understanding of state and federal regulations relative to the city's management
• Approachable and cordial
• Sensitivity to the small-town culture
• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Demonstrate proficiency in both oral and written communication (ability to communicate inside and outside of City Hall)
• Ability to gather, compile, analyze, and evaluate data and make sound decisions regarding that data as it applies to providing services
• Capacity to recognize, evaluate and respond adequately to a variety of policy issues faced by the City
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with officials in local, state and federal agencies
• Capacity to select, develop, organize, motivate, train, supervise, and evaluate staff and a solid understanding of personnel management
• Ability to create representative and inclusive decision making through citizen involvement
• Effectiveness in leading diverse groups
• Motivated leader with servant leadership skills and active in the community
• High level of integrity

Certificates and Licenses Required :

Appropriate Texas driver's license or available alternative means of transportation.

Faxed and mailed submissions will not be considered.

For more information on this position contact :

Kelly Kuenstler, Vice President

575) 496-0939

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