Vallejo’s incoming fire chief, Daryl C. Arbuthnott, will earn an annual base salary of $209,108 with the city, which is the top step of the salary range for the fire chief position, City Hall officials confirmed to the Times-Herald recently.
Heather Ruiz, the city’s human resources director, said in an email that the salary range for the fire chief position is between $172,034 to $209,108.
The Vallejo City Council will review a request from City Manager Greg Nyhoff to revise the compensation, leave, and benefits for the unrepresented executive management positions, including fire chief, police chief, assistant city manager, city clerk, public works director, finance director, human resources director, and information & technology director, among others.
“The recommended changes are needed in order to maintain internal equity in salaries and to avoid compaction issues, as well as maintain competitive salary levels for recruitment and retention reasons,” staff wrote in a report to the council.