The details
According to a city news release, Simmons was selected following a nationwide search. Earlier this year, she filled the role of assistant director in the FWLab, which leads the integration of comprehensive planning, capital programming, budgeting, performance management and data analytics.
Quote of note
“Christianne will continue leading our effort to blend and bring together important work within the city of Fort Worth,” City Manager David Cooke said. “She is an outstanding problem solver with fiscal and project management experience in both the public and private sectors."
A closer look
The news release states that in her new role, Simmons will concentrate on the following initiatives:
- Enterprisewide collaboration
- Data-driven decision making
- Performance management
- Protecting the taxpayer as the city continues to grow
- Fiscal management
- Strategic planning
- Capital and facilities planning
- Creation and reporting of key performance indicators and performance metrics
- Operational program management