00861pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002100040245012500061260000900186300001300195362000800208520044500216650002100661773004500682180718b2008   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAmmons, David N.  aCity manager and city administrator role similarities and differences: perceptions among persons who have served as both  c2008  ap.24-40.  aMar  aThe 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. - Reproduced.  aLocal government  aAmerican Review of Public Administration