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| | City of College Station - Type Of Government |
 | | The manager is hired to serve the council and thus, the community by bringing the benefits of his or her professional training, education and experience in administering local government projects and programs on behalf of the governing body, the city council. |
 | | Local governments have found that overall costs have been reduced with competent management. Savings come in the form of reduced operating costs, increased efficiency and productivity, improved revenue collection, or effective use of technology. |
 | | No. In fact, it is not restricted to cities, It is used by counties as well. Currently, 3,625 cities operate under this form. Additionally, 529 counties indicate that they operate under the county administrator form. They vary greatly in size and characteristics, including independent cities, center cities, suburbs and counties. |
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