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What is Council-Manager Government

Chapter 11
Handbook of Research on Strategies for Local E-Government Adoption and Implementation: Comparative Studies
A form of municipal government in which an elected city council is responsible for making policy, passing ordinance, voting appropriations and having overall supervisory authority over city government. The council appoints a city manager or administrator who is responsible for supervising government operations and implementing policies adopted by the council. The manager serves the council, usually with a contract that specifies duties and responsibilities.
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A Comparative Study of Municipal Adoption of Internet-Based Citizen Participation
Stephen K. Aikins (University of South Florida, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-282-4.ch011
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A Comparative Study of Municipal Adoption of Internet-Based Citizen Participation
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