Company Profile
City of Austin, Watershed Protection Department
Company Overview
The City of Austin is a progressive, full-service municipal organization with over 14,000 employees operating under the Council-Manager form of government. Austin is a vibrant and dynamic community located on the edge of the Texas Hill Country with rolling terrain of limestone bluffs, springs, rivers, and lakes. The City offers a wide range of events, from music concerts, food festivals, sports, museums, and outdoor activities for individual, groups and family enjoyment.
The mission of the Watershed Protection Department is to protect the lives, property, and environment by reducing flood risk, erosion-damaged stream channels, and protecting water quality. The department has approximately 360 employees and a budget of 103.5 million. Our staff accomplishes our safety-related goals through programs focused on flood risk reduction, watershed management, infrastructure maintenance, stormwater pond safety, and stream restoration.
If you would like to learn more about the City of Austin, please visit https://www.austintexas.gov/.
Company History
"The site of Waterloo was purchased for the capital of the Republic of Texas in March 1839 and renamed in honor of Stephen F. Austin. On August 1, 1839, the first city lots were sold at auction. The city was officially incorporated on December 27, 1839.
The capital of Texas was named in honor of Stephen F. Austin at the site of the small community that was formerly known as Waterloo. By 1840 the city's population grew to 856, but in 1842 the President of Texas, Sam Houston, moved the seat of government to Houston and then to Washington-on-the-Brazos, which was the capital of Texas until 1845. During this time Austin's population had dropped below 200. In 1845 Texas was annexed into the United States and on February 19, 1846, Austin formally became the state's capital. "
If you would like to learn more about the City of Austin, please visit the Austin Public Library, Austin History Center website: http://library.austintexas.gov/ahc/about-us
-Information taken from the Austin Public Library, Austin History Center
Benefits
The City of Austin offers generous benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, compensated leave, short-term disability, and retirement benefits. The City is a member of the Proportionate Retirement Program.