city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
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Portland is expanding its City Council from five to 12 members, who will be elected by voters in individual districts rather than citywide, and adding a city manager position.
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Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Trump initially made the claim during the ABC News presidential debate last month, but he was fact-checked by co-moderator David Muir, who noted that Springfield’s city manager said that there was no evidence that immigrants were eating people’s pets.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
About 5% of cities in the Bluegrass state have a city manager form of government, according to the Kentucky League of Cities.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, Bryan Heck, Springfield’s city manager, wrote a letter to US Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, requesting additional federal support for the city.
—Chelsea Bailey, Meridith Edwards and Omar Jimenez, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
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Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Trump initially made the claim during the ABC News presidential debate last month, but he was fact-checked by co-moderator David Muir, who noted that Springfield’s city manager said that there was no evidence that immigrants were eating people’s pets.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
About 5% of cities in the Bluegrass state have a city manager form of government, according to the Kentucky League of Cities.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
Earlier this year, Bryan Heck, Springfield’s city manager, wrote a letter to US Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, requesting additional federal support for the city.
—Chelsea Bailey, Meridith Edwards and Omar Jimenez, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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