city manager
noun
: an official employed by an elected council to direct the administration of a city government
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Cambridge program is short about 40 part-time staff, despite raising wages to $22-$24 an hour, up from $16-$19 prepandemic, and offering $500 retention bonuses, said Ellen Semonoff, assistant city manager for human services. 
Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 Lagerbloom, a city manager on his way out after taking another job, approved the expense in mid-July, just days before leaving for his new job. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 In a unanimous vote, Cincinnati City Council named Sheryl Long the city of Cincinnati's next city manager Thursday afternoon. Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2022 And Garza — a former city manager in Corpus Christi with a keen sense of public relations — has become a fixture at city meetings. Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Aug. 2022 Reid also noticed irregularities regarding Stowe’s appointment and the qualities the city originally wanted in its city manager. Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 His website argued last year that Harry Black, the city manager hired under Tubbs, should be fired. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 The city expects to generate about $1.3 million in TOT this year at the current rate, said Erika Cortez-Martinez, the city’s assistant city manager. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 For a sleepless stretch of early 2017, Ben Gallegos, Firebaugh’s city manager, did little but watch the river rise and debate whether to evacuate half the town. New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 Lagerbloom, a city manager on his way out after taking another job, approved the expense in mid-July, just days before leaving for his new job. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 In a unanimous vote, Cincinnati City Council named Sheryl Long the city of Cincinnati's next city manager Thursday afternoon. Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2022 And Garza — a former city manager in Corpus Christi with a keen sense of public relations — has become a fixture at city meetings. Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Aug. 2022 Reid also noticed irregularities regarding Stowe’s appointment and the qualities the city originally wanted in its city manager. Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 His website argued last year that Harry Black, the city manager hired under Tubbs, should be fired. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 The city expects to generate about $1.3 million in TOT this year at the current rate, said Erika Cortez-Martinez, the city’s assistant city manager. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 For a sleepless stretch of early 2017, Ben Gallegos, Firebaugh’s city manager, did little but watch the river rise and debate whether to evacuate half the town. New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above