city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
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The last council meeting saw some of the same vitriol when the council voted to appoint Bessie M. Scott as Antioch’s new city manager.
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
Paxton sent a letter on Wednesday to interim city manager Kim Bizor Tolbert, warning that the gun ban violates state law because the fairgrounds are owned by the city of Dallas.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
Darlene Hampton, a senior office assistant in the Pasadena city manager’s office, was helping a resident at City Hall when the shaking started.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
However, the Independence city manager’s office declared the first and second floors, along with the basement, condemned due to smoke and fire damage.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
Paxton sent a letter on Wednesday to interim city manager Kim Bizor Tolbert, warning that the gun ban violates state law because the fairgrounds are owned by the city of Dallas.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
Darlene Hampton, a senior office assistant in the Pasadena city manager’s office, was helping a resident at City Hall when the shaking started.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
However, the Independence city manager’s office declared the first and second floors, along with the basement, condemned due to smoke and fire damage.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
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“City manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20manager. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
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