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city manager

noun as in city official

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If we were not a city, we would not be paying for a mayor, a council, a city manager.

The city manager has scrapped plans to hire internally and announced an open recruit process last month.

Oceanside has a city manager form of government, meaning the top administrator plays a significant role in shaping and influencing policy.

The report included email communications from a top city manager and the Real Estate Assets Department — both of whom were forced out of their jobs over this ongoing scandal — acknowledging the price disparity.

A high-level city manager tasked with coordinating the city’s coronavirus response abruptly left his post last month and city officials aren’t explaining why.

I understand then that the chief of police is appointed by the city manager completely?

Could you describe briefly for us the relationship between the mayor and the council and the city manager?

In other words, the city manager really has the detailed administration of city affairs?

Does the council make any other appointments than the appointment of the city manager?

No; the city manager is appointed by the council, by council action.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to city manager, such as: burgomaster, first selectman, lord mayor, maire, mayor, and supervisor.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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