San Antonio City Manager

February 24, 2009 3:47 PM

How is the city manager of San Antonio selected?
posted by iconjack to law & government (4 comments total)

If the first Google result for your question is correct, the Mayor and City Council interview and pick one.

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/news/2008/cm_semifinal.htm
posted by talldean at 3:48 PM on February 24

That article describes the process for Austin but I believe San Antonio's process is the same - there is a nationwide search for candidates, followed by interviews before the city council/mayor select the Manager.
posted by muddgirl at 4:13 PM on February 24

When I lived there years ago, the process was as described above. Here's a news story about the selection of Sheryl Sculley in 2005.
posted by Robert Angelo at 4:27 PM on February 24

what muddgirl said is pretty standard in my experience. (urban planning, not quite the same thing but still in city gov't administration)
posted by desjardins at 8:14 PM on February 24