Assistant City Manager

Gillian Haen (nee Hayes)

Assistant City Manager	April 2022 to Present
Assistant City Manager (interim)	July 2021 to April 2022
Deputy City Manager (interim)	October 2020 to July 2021
Planning & Development Services Director (revised job offer) Initial job offer	October 2019 to October 2020

Gillian Haen (nee Hayes) was originally hired as the city’s planning & development services director in October 2019 by then-City Manager Greg Nyhoff. She was promoted to the now defunct interim deputy city manager position in October 2020 by Nyhoff. Haen was then promoted to interim assistant city manager in July 2021 by then-Assistant City Manager Anne Cardwell following her elevation to interim city manager. Following the city council’s decision to make Water Director Mike Malone the permanent city manager in April 2022, Haen was made a permanent assistant city manager by Malone at the same time.

Former Assistant City Managers

The city has two Assistant City Manager (ACM) positions, with each ACM overseeing a portfolio of city departments and divisions.

It is the duty of the Assistant City Managers to help plan and oversee the operations of assigned departments; to facilitate coordination among city departments and with outside agencies; to supervise and develop subordinate staff; and to provide support to the City Manager

In early 2022, the Vallejo City Council signed off on the second assistant city manager position by officially funding the position during a mid-year budget discussion, retroactively approving Terrance Davis’ promotion as the second ACM. Following the city council’s decision to make Water Director Mike Malone the permanent city manager in April 2022, Davis was made a permanent assistant city manager by Malone at the same time.