city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
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Allen previously served as deputy city manager and before that as the city’s director of development services.
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
The agreement also includes an 18-month feasibility period to allow the developer to obtain funding and work with a hotel partner to bring a package to the council for approval, assistant city manager Mark Wood said.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2025
Chi has served as Irvine’s city manager since December 2021.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
Platt was fired as city manager this spring after the city lost a lawsuit filed by former communications director Chris Hernandez.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
The agreement also includes an 18-month feasibility period to allow the developer to obtain funding and work with a hotel partner to bring a package to the council for approval, assistant city manager Mark Wood said.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2025
Chi has served as Irvine’s city manager since December 2021.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
Platt was fired as city manager this spring after the city lost a lawsuit filed by former communications director Chris Hernandez.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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