city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
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Calvo said the role, which functioned much like a city manager, is unnecessary in Hialeah’s strong-mayor system and will remain vacant following Ismare Monreal’s resignation.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
They won’t be needed if the city goes back to a real city manager, or even gets a competent mayor.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Commissioners appoint James Reyes city manager In a separate 4-1 vote, commissioners selected James Reyes as Miami's new city manager.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
To capitalize on the financial boom further, downtown Dallas will need to get creative and diversify, former city manager and current University of Texas at Dallas professor Ted Benavides said.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
They won’t be needed if the city goes back to a real city manager, or even gets a competent mayor.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Commissioners appoint James Reyes city manager In a separate 4-1 vote, commissioners selected James Reyes as Miami's new city manager.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
To capitalize on the financial boom further, downtown Dallas will need to get creative and diversify, former city manager and current University of Texas at Dallas professor Ted Benavides said.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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