Resumen de City Manager and City Administrator Role Similarities and Differences: Perceptions Among Persons Who Have Served as Both

David N. Ammons

• The hiring of chief administrative officers, also known as city administrators, in municipalities with the mayor¿council form of government has contributed to the professionalization of these city governments. Although some observers suggest that the role of city administrator is the functional equivalent of city manager, survey responses from 276 persons who have held both jobs note similarities and important differences.