city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
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The council kicked off 2024 with a series of meetings to identify a firm to conduct the search for longtime city manager James Lindsay’s replacement.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
Edgar Cisneros, the former city manager of Commerce, also pleaded guilty in the plot in which local officials allegedly took bribes to hand out permits for marijuana businesses.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Another witness, former Austin assistant city manager Bruce Mills, said the fallout from the DeSilva shooting has put officers in a difficult situation because the department found Taylor’s actions were above-board and yet he was still convicted by a jury.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
What's next: A ban enforcement date has not been set, assistant city manager Malcolm Hankins tells Axios.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
Edgar Cisneros, the former city manager of Commerce, also pleaded guilty in the plot in which local officials allegedly took bribes to hand out permits for marijuana businesses.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Another witness, former Austin assistant city manager Bruce Mills, said the fallout from the DeSilva shooting has put officers in a difficult situation because the department found Taylor’s actions were above-board and yet he was still convicted by a jury.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
What's next: A ban enforcement date has not been set, assistant city manager Malcolm Hankins tells Axios.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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