Police Chief

City of Horseshoe Bay•Horseshoe Bay, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Horseshoe Bay is seeking a Police Chief to lead its Police Department. This role requires a strong leader with a commitment to integrity, professionalism, and community service. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in law enforcement and command-level leadership, with a proven ability to manage budgets, personnel, and organizational operations. The Police Chief will provide strategic direction, ensure public safety, manage departmental operations, oversee financial stewardship, engage with the community, and assist in emergency management. This is a safety-sensitive position requiring a background check, drug testing, and physical examination.

Requirements

Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible law enforcement experience.
Minimum of five (5) years of command-level leadership experience (Captain or above).
Demonstrated experience managing budgets, personnel, and organizational operations.
Current Texas Peace Officer License issued by TCOLE.
TCOLE Advanced Peace Officer Certification (Master Peace Officer Certification preferred).
TCOLE Chief Administrator License or ability to obtain within one year of appointment.
Valid Texas Driver License.
Ability to lead with integrity, professionalism, and accountability.
Ability to build trust with employees, elected officials, and the community.
Ability to create a positive organizational culture that values respect, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Ability to make sound decisions during complex, high-pressure situations.
Ability to develop and mentor future leaders.
Ability to build collaborative partnerships with internal departments and external agencies.
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
Ability to balance operational needs with long-term strategic planning.
Ability to promote innovation while maintaining legal, ethical, and professional policing standards.
Ability to foster employee engagement and organizational excellence.
Ability to perform constitutional policing and adhere to accepted law enforcement best practices.
Ability to oversee critical incident response.
Ability to review significant investigations.
Ability to ensure appropriate staffing, deployment, and resource allocation.
Ability to develop departmental policies, procedures, and operational directives.
Ability to evaluate operational effectiveness through performance metrics and data analysis.
Ability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Ability to oversee recruitment, hiring, employee development, discipline, performance management, and succession planning.
Ability to promote employee wellness and organizational resilience.
Ability to develop and administer departmental budgets.
Ability to monitor expenditures and ensure responsible stewardship of public resources.
Ability to identify and pursue grant opportunities.
Ability to oversee procurement, fleet management, facilities, technology, and equipment replacement planning.
Ability to build strong relationships with residents, businesses, neighborhood organizations, and regional partners.
Ability to serve as the Department's primary representative before City Council, advisory boards, community organizations, and public meetings.
Ability to collaborate with local, state, and federal agencies to improve regional public safety.
Ability to promote transparency and public confidence through proactive communication.
Ability to assist the City's Emergency Management Coordinator.
Ability to coordinate law enforcement activities during disasters and emergency incidents.
Ability to participate in emergency planning, preparedness exercises, and mutual aid coordination.
Ability to serve within the City's Incident Command System structure during emergencies.
Ability to prepare reports, presentations, and recommendations.
Ability to evaluate emerging trends in policing and recommend operational improvements.
Ability to maintain compliance with TCOLE requirements and applicable regulatory standards.
Ability to perform other duties as assigned by the City Manager.
Must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check including criminal background, driving record, drug testing, and physical examination.
Subject to random drug testing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Business Administration, or related field.
Executive leadership training through recognized law enforcement programs such as: FBI National Academy, Texas Police Chiefs Leadership Series, Leadership Command College, PERF Executive Development, Northwestern School of Police Staff & Command.
Experience in municipal government.
Experience with strategic planning, accreditation, grant administration, or organizational change initiatives.
TCOLE Master Peace Officer Certification.
Experience with TCOLE Chief Administrator License.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic direction for all Police Department operations.
Establishes departmental goals, objectives, and performance measures aligned with City priorities.
Promotes a culture of professionalism, accountability, ethical conduct, and exceptional customer service.
Leads organizational planning, succession planning, and workforce development initiatives.
Coaches, mentors, and develops command staff and future leaders.
Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, City policies, and professional standards.
Directs all police operations including patrol, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, community policing, evidence management, communications, animal control, and emergency response.
Ensures constitutional policing and adherence to accepted law enforcement best practices.
Oversees critical incident response and serves as Incident Commander when appropriate.
Reviews significant investigations, use-of-force incidents, officer-involved critical incidents, and internal investigations.
Ensures appropriate staffing, deployment, and resource allocation.
Develops departmental policies, procedures, and operational directives.
Evaluates operational effectiveness through performance metrics and data analysis.
Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement.
Oversees recruitment, hiring, employee development, discipline, performance management, and succession planning.
Promotes employee wellness and organizational resilience.
Develops and administers the Police Department operating and capital budgets.
Monitors expenditures and ensures responsible stewardship of public resources.
Identifies and pursues grant opportunities.
Oversees procurement, fleet management, facilities, technology, and equipment replacement planning.
Builds strong relationships with residents, businesses, neighborhood organizations, and regional partners.
Serves as the Department's primary representative before City Council, advisory boards, community organizations, and public meetings.
Collaborates with local, state, and federal agencies to improve regional public safety.
Promotes transparency and public confidence through proactive communication.
Assists the City's Emergency Management Coordinator.
Coordinates law enforcement activities during disasters and emergency incidents.
Participates in emergency planning, preparedness exercises, and mutual aid coordination.
Serves within the City's Incident Command System structure during emergencies.
Prepares reports, presentations, and recommendations for the City Manager and City Council.
Evaluates emerging trends in policing and recommends operational improvements.
Maintains compliance with TCOLE requirements and applicable regulatory standards.
Performs other duties as assigned by the City Manager.