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city manager
noun
- a person not publicly elected but appointed by a city council to manage a city.
city manager
noun
- (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs See also council-manager plan
Word History and Origins
Origin of city manager1
Example Sentences
If we were not a city, we would not be paying for a mayor, a council, a city manager.
The city manager has scrapped plans to hire internally and announced an open recruit process last month.
Oceanside has a city manager form of government, meaning the top administrator plays a significant role in shaping and influencing policy.
The report included email communications from a top city manager and the Real Estate Assets Department — both of whom were forced out of their jobs over this ongoing scandal — acknowledging the price disparity.
A high-level city manager tasked with coordinating the city’s coronavirus response abruptly left his post last month and city officials aren’t explaining why.
I understand then that the chief of police is appointed by the city manager completely?
Could you describe briefly for us the relationship between the mayor and the council and the city manager?
In other words, the city manager really has the detailed administration of city affairs?
Does the council make any other appointments than the appointment of the city manager?
No; the city manager is appointed by the council, by council action.
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