city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
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Chan is now an assistant city manager with an annual salary of $340,000.
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Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
William Johnson, assistant city manager for the City of Fort Worth, said a resolution will be presented to the city council on Feb. 11 about the community center’s relocation and its support of the Juneteenth museum.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Mayor Keith Wilson recently announced that roughly 700 city managers and supervisors would be required to work in-office, full time.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Two former top city officials in Commerce and Baldwin Park – Edgar Pascual Cisneros, 42, the former city manager and Tafoya – pled guilty to federal bribery and tax evasion charges in this case.
—Madeline Armstrong | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
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Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
William Johnson, assistant city manager for the City of Fort Worth, said a resolution will be presented to the city council on Feb. 11 about the community center’s relocation and its support of the Juneteenth museum.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Mayor Keith Wilson recently announced that roughly 700 city managers and supervisors would be required to work in-office, full time.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Two former top city officials in Commerce and Baldwin Park – Edgar Pascual Cisneros, 42, the former city manager and Tafoya – pled guilty to federal bribery and tax evasion charges in this case.
—Madeline Armstrong | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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