Following T.C. Broadnax, two top Dallas city officials to take roles with city of Austin

Editor's note: This story was updated with additional information about salaries for the city of Austin's two new hires.

Two of Dallas' top-level city executives will soon be working at Austin City Hall with their former boss, T.C. Broadnax, the former city manager of Dallas who recently took on the same role in Austin.

Jon Fortune, the deputy city manager of Dallas, will be the deputy city manager of Austin starting on June 10, according to a memo sent from Broadnax to Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and the Austin City Council on Monday. Genesis D. Gavino, the chief of staff for the city manager of Dallas, will begin as a special assistant to the Austin city manager on June 3.

The deputy city manager role was created by interim City Manager Jesús Garza but remained vacant during his tenure, and the special assistant position is a newly created role, Michele Gonzalez, a city of Austin spokesperson, told the Statesman.

Fortune's annual salary will be $325,000 and Gavino's annual salary will be $215,800, according to Gonzalez.

Fortune, according to Broadnax's memo which was obtained by the Statesman, has served as both the deputy city manager and assistant city manager overseeing public safety in Dallas. Before that he was an assistant city manager for the city of Denton for 17 years.

"As Deputy City Manager, Jon Fortune will serve and function as the Chief Operating Officer, assuming critical responsibilities in the absence of the City Manager and will oversee the management and direction of city departments and organization-wide initiatives to help ensure the necessary alignment," Broadnax wrote in his memo.

Gavino most recently worked as the chief of staff to the city manager in Dallas and as the city's resilience officer, according to Broadnax's memo. Before that, Gavino was the assistant to the city manager and chief of staff, according to her city of Dallas profile. She also worked for the city of Tacoma, Washington, as a system analyst. Prior to his joining Dallas as city manager, Broadnax was the city manager of Tacoma.

"As Special Assistant to the City Manager, Genesis D. Gavino will play a pivotal role in driving organizational change and advancing the prosperity of Austin through strategic initiatives and partnerships," Broadnax wrote in the memo. "This position provides an opportunity to drive forward-thinking strategies that enhance the city’s ability to withstand and adapt to various challenges while leveraging the strengths of anchor institutions to catalyze positive change."

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Following Broadnax, two Dallas city officials to join city of Austin