city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
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However, both the interim city manager and the acting city attorney said the process was not the same, and on Friday, Santana noted that per the agreed upon interview process, the city manager was meant to add items to meetings.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Agendas are usually set by the mayor and city manager, but council members and city committees can also bring items forward.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Encinitas now has a new city manager, a new deputy city manager and new directors of development services, engineering and human resources, Ehlers said.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
But González, a former city manager, and Xavier Suarez, who was first elected 40 years ago in 1985, seemed less sure.
—Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Agendas are usually set by the mayor and city manager, but council members and city committees can also bring items forward.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Encinitas now has a new city manager, a new deputy city manager and new directors of development services, engineering and human resources, Ehlers said.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
But González, a former city manager, and Xavier Suarez, who was first elected 40 years ago in 1985, seemed less sure.
—Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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