city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
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Michael Hart, city manager for La Junta, also shared a similar sentiment with Lamar’s mayor.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The vote follows a months-long search for a leader to replace Marlene Best, Santee’s longtime city manager who left unexpectedly in April.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
This focus is not the result of a philosophical bug that’s somehow spread to the brains of city managers everywhere.
—Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
The loan, which was proposed by Isleton’s city manager to help starve off a potential city bankruptcy or disincorporation, would have spanned across 10 years and gone toward a $500,000 bridge loan and other debts the city has to pay back.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The vote follows a months-long search for a leader to replace Marlene Best, Santee’s longtime city manager who left unexpectedly in April.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
This focus is not the result of a philosophical bug that’s somehow spread to the brains of city managers everywhere.
—Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
The loan, which was proposed by Isleton’s city manager to help starve off a potential city bankruptcy or disincorporation, would have spanned across 10 years and gone toward a $500,000 bridge loan and other debts the city has to pay back.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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