Reno Reshuffles Top Posts at $1.3M Combined
The new appointments are paid from the general fund and the sewer, street, and building enterprise funds.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in People
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Reno's five newly restructured city leadership posts carry combined annual salaries of $1,292,742, according to an internal email from City Manager Jackie Bryant to staff on Thursday. The reshuffle moves Ashley Turney into the top job at the Reno Redevelopment Agency and fills the gaps she leaves behind in the City Manager's office.
Why it matters
For Renoites who pay attention to city hall, the restructuring is a clear look at how the city is staffing its growing redevelopment work and its infrastructure and development departments. The salaries come from the general fund and from the sewer, street, and building enterprise funds, so the cost lands on more than one part of the city budget.
The five appointments add up to $1,292,742 a year, with two posts at $310,939 and three between $216,000 and $227,000. The source material does not compare these figures with what the same positions paid before the restructuring.
The players
Jackie Bryant
Reno City Manager who announced the restructuring of five city leadership appointments.
Ashley Turney
Former assistant city manager who was appointed executive director of the Reno Redevelopment Agency.
Chris Pingree
Appointed Assistant City Manager, Infrastructure, filling the vacancy left by Turney.
Angela Fuss
Appointed Development Services director in the restructuring.
Khalil Wilson
Appointed Public Works director in the restructuring.
The details
Bryant announced the changes in an internal email to employees on Thursday. Ashley Turney now leads the Reno Redevelopment Agency at $310,939 a year, a move that followed the June council vote giving Bryant authority to appoint the agency's leader. Turney's exit from the Assistant City Manager office opened a vacancy that Chris Pingree filled at $310,939.20, which in turn opened Development Services, where Angela Fuss was named director at $227,271. Khalil Wilson became Public Works director at $216,320, and Monica Kirch remains Human Resources director at $227,271, paid from the General Fund.
Timeline
June: Council voted to give Bryant authority to appoint the Redevelopment Agency leader.
2023: A third assistant city manager position was added under then-City Manager Thornley.
November 2025: An agency memo listed Turney as assistant city manager.
November 5, 2026: Voters elected Kate Marshall as Reno's next mayor.
November 6, 2026: Bryant announced the restructuring in an internal email.
The Truckee Meadows View
The restructuring builds on the third assistant city manager post the city added in 2023 under Thornley. It also comes as the Redevelopment Agency, after 16 years of limited activity, has taken on a wider portfolio, including its first capital project at the Amtrak station.
If you pay city utility bills or follow the Amtrak station project, the reshuffle puts new names in charge of the offices that run them. Watch for council discussion of how the Redevelopment Agency's expanded work is funded and staffed.
The takeaway
The reshuffle shows how the city is staffing redevelopment and infrastructure as the agency takes on more projects. Keep an eye on council agendas for how these salaries are funded and reviewed.
Further reading
For more on the city officials and staff shaping Reno's government, see our People coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by This Is Reno.
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