Full Time
City of Dixon
Posted 3 weeks ago

City of Dixon

The City of Dixon invites your interest for the position of Fire Chief.

Salary: $190,000-$225,000 DOQ

The City of Dixon

The City of Dixon is a growing community located on Interstate 80 in eastern Solano County, approximately 21 miles southwest of Sacramento and 65 miles east of San Francisco. Our location offers convenient access to the San Francisco Bay area as well as the recreational opportunities in the Sierras. The population of the community is approximately 20,000.

Dixon is a full service City providing Administrative, Public Works Maintenance, Development, Engineering, Recreation and Public Safety services. The City provides domestic water service to a portion of the City, sewer service throughout the City, and transit services as enterprise operations. The City has a full time workforce of 135 employees and a General Fund Budget of approximately $31 Million.

Home prices remain affordable compared to many areas of the state and the City is experiencing growth and new development. The University of California at Davis, one of the nation’s finest public universities, and California State University at Sacramento are both within a short commute. Recreational facilities also abound within the City as well as the immediate surrounding areas.

The combination of all these factors truly makes Dixon an ideal place to work, live and play.

City Government

The City of Dixon is a General Law City and is governed by a five-member City Council including a separately elected Mayor. The Council and Mayor are selected city-wide. Dixon is a full service City operating under a Council Manager form of Government. Further information on the community can be found on the City’s website at www.cityofdixonca.gov.

The Fire Department

The Fire Department is highly respected, and provides a full range of services to the community. The staff includes 25 employees and a group of dedicated volunteers at a modern Fire Station and Administration complex with excellent training facilities and equipment.

The Position

The Chief will have responsibility for the overall operation of the City of Dixon Fire Department and Dixon Fire Protection District. Training, mentorship and departmental integration will be key priorities for this assignment.

Additional responsibilities include:

Managing regional relationships with other fire entities including local Fire Districts
Ensuring the City’s emergency preparedness status
Maintaining a close dialogue and relationship with the city management team, the department and the community

The Ideal Candidate

The City is looking for a Chief who will be a decisive, collaborative, and innovative leader who thinks “outside the box” and brings broad experience, displays a high level of transparency and honesty, has strong work and moral ethics, and a track record of being an independent thinker and effective communicator.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience working at a Battalion Chief classification or higher; California experience is strongly preferred.

A Bachelor’s degree is required. A Master’s degree is preferred. Chief Officer Certification with the State of California is required.

The successful candidate must establish residency within 45 minutes of the closest City of Dixon Fire Station.

Compensation & Benefits

This position is an “at-will” position and hired with an Employment Agreement. It has an attractive benefit package including, medical, dental and vision benefits, vehicle, CalPERS Retirement Plan, deferred compensation, accidental death insurance, paid leave and other competitive benefits. The current salary for this position is between the range of $190,000 to $225,000 per year DOQ.

The benefits program includes:

CalPERS Retirement: There is no participation in Social Security. CalPERS will determine if the employee is considered a Classic” or “New Member” under Government Code section 7522.04 and the employee shall contribute an amount based on the enrolled tier.
Monthly Benefit Allowance: In addition to salary, the City contributes up to 70% of the CalPERS Region 1 family rate (currently $2,025) towards a CalPERS Medical Plan. If no medical plan is chosen, the City pays $600/mo.
Benefit Plan Choices: Choose from CalPERS health plans, Delta Dental PPO or DHMO, VSP vision plan, supplemental life insurance plan, and serval AFLAC Products. (City covers cost of employee for Dental DHMO and VSP vision and a $50K basic life insurance policy).
Deferred Compensation Plan (Traditional or Roth): The employee may defer a portion of salary via a voluntary payroll deduction. The City will contribute a percent of the employee match; to be negotiated.
Vacation: Vacation with pay accrues at the rate of 12 days per year. Advancement of vacation hours may be negotiated. Prior experience from other qualifying agencies may determine eligibility for increased vacation accrual rates; to be negotiated.
Holiday: Twelve paid holidays per year plus 2 floating holidays per year are provided.
Sick Leave: Earned at the rate of one day per month, with unlimited accrual. Upon retirement or resignation, an employee may be compensated for a percentage of unused sick leave.
Administrative Leave: 120 hours per year (may cash out a percentage once per year).
Long Term Disability: Provides income protection of 2/3 of salary after 60 days for injury or illness. Premiums paid for by the City.
Vehicle: Leased vehicle provided.
Incentive Pay: Incentives available for Bilingual (Spanish), Longevity and Education.
Severance Package: To be negotiated.

How to Apply

To be considered for this exciting career opportunity, please submit the following items to Rachel Ancheta, Human Resources Director at hr@cityofdixonca.gov: