city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
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In 2023, the city hired Huth as interim deputy city manager due to personnel changes within the city manager’s office.
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
The commission voted 3-2 to terminate him, falling one vote short of the super-majority needed to oust a city manager.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The new council might want to hire a different city manager.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Case in point: Gastonia eliminated parking minimums in recent years — a move that made the 200-unit Fairhaven Place workforce housing development more financially viable, according to assistant city manager Quentin McPhatter.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
The commission voted 3-2 to terminate him, falling one vote short of the super-majority needed to oust a city manager.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The new council might want to hire a different city manager.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Case in point: Gastonia eliminated parking minimums in recent years — a move that made the 200-unit Fairhaven Place workforce housing development more financially viable, according to assistant city manager Quentin McPhatter.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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