city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
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Bush said their current situation hasn’t posed any challenges, as Hernandez now answers to the council instead of a city manager.
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Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
He will be formally appointed incoming city manager at the upcoming March 16 meeting of the Independence City Council.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The decision to move the cemetery was made by the property owner using their own resources, assistant city manager Jeff Wells said in an email to The Charlotte Observer.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
The city is already anticipating a roughly $20 million deficit in 2028, in part because that’s when a federal grant that allowed for the hiring of additional firefighters runs out, said city manager Rickelle Williams.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
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Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
He will be formally appointed incoming city manager at the upcoming March 16 meeting of the Independence City Council.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The decision to move the cemetery was made by the property owner using their own resources, assistant city manager Jeff Wells said in an email to The Charlotte Observer.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
The city is already anticipating a roughly $20 million deficit in 2028, in part because that’s when a federal grant that allowed for the hiring of additional firefighters runs out, said city manager Rickelle Williams.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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