town manager

noun

: an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government

Examples of town manager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In rescinding the two elements of the of the 2040 General Plan, the council allowed the community design and land use standards of the 2020 General Plan to remain in effect, outgoing town manager Laurel Prevetti said. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024 The town picked its top choice from 10 locations, town manager Ryan Spitzer and David Lucore, Pineville’s electric services manager and a systems manager for ElectriCities of North Carolina, said at the January meeting. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2024 Assistant town manager Katy Nomura recommended that council members remove extreme heat as a factor because the Los Gatos Library already serves as a cooling center in the summer. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024 The county manager has met with town managers, etc. Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024 The request came twice, though the woman did not respond with any photographs, Mars Hill town manager Nathan Bennett told The News-Record & Sentinel of Clark's conduct. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2024 Sue Pelfrey, town manager, said the town’s wood chipper was stolen from the locked outdoor public works garage in 2020, just after the pandemic began. Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023 Even with state and federal help, the scale of the disaster has overwhelmed these small towns that were not prepared to deal with so many problems at once, said Chris Holley, former interim Fort Myers Beach town manager. Curt Anderson, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023 Alex Morse, town manager in Provincetown, said that 500 sandbags had been distributed to residents on Thursday to help shore up structures and sea walls. Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of town manager was in 1912

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“Town manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20manager. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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