Public Information Specialist

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, September 21, 2026

Workdays &

Hours:

Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm; weekends and holidays off. When necessary, work hours may require flexibility in order to process large public information requests in a timely manner.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Public Information Specialistjob is available with the City of Fort Worth Police Department / Internal Affairs Section. This position will contribute to the City’s strategic goals, mission and vision by processing public information requests involving Police Department records. The incumbent will also act as liaison to the City’s Legal Department and withhold records considered not releasable to the public.

Strong computer skills are required to handle the heavy workload, as the Police Department is one of the largest Departments in the City with more than 2,000 sworn and civilian employees. The majority of the assigned duties are completed in GovQA, Microsoft Excel and Word

• Associates’ degree from an accredited college or university
• Two (2) years of directly related experience in records management, processing requests, or related field preferably in a local government environment

• Higher levels of clerical experience as it relates to this vacancy
• The ability to maintain confidentiality of records
• Training or experience in Records Management in a Local Government setting
• Working knowledge of the Texas Public Information Act or Federal Freedom of Information Act procedures
• Experience processing subpoenas and Court Orders
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and Adobe Professional software, and the ability to learn and use multiple other software programs
• Organizational, multi-tasking and independent decision-making skills
• Ability to multitask a large, complicated workload

• Process requests for records made under the Texas Public Information Act; respond to phone calls from the public and the City Secretary’s Office concerning public information request
• Respond to phone calls from the City Attorney’s Office relating to matters involving the Fort Worth Police Department
• Process subpoenas for department records, and appear in court as the Custodian of Records for the City of Fort Worth Police Department
• Act as liaison to the City’s Legal Department
• Arrange for personnel records to be viewed in person by outside agencies and monitors the viewing process
• Handle records retention and destruction of documents (IAD investigation records)
• Perform other related duties as required
• Adhere to assigned work schedule as outlined in the Department and City attendance policies and procedures; ensure all behaviors comply with the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and…