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About the City Manager
The City Manager provides administrative direction to the city's organization in aligning our statement of management policy and service delivery systems to correspond with community values and Board of Directors policy priorities. We pledge an informed, professional, effective, and accountable staff to meet community needs. The City Manager's office is constantly exploring new options in order to make government more understandable, effective, and customer oriented.
The City of Texarkana, Arkansas has operated under the City Manager form of government since 1961. The City Manager form of government provides for the hiring of a professional administrator to operate the City on a day-to-day basis. All other department heads and employees work under the direction of the City Manager. This form of government combines the political leadership of elected officials with the managerial experience of an appointed administrator. It consists of a seven-member Board of Directors. The Mayor and Board, as a body, are responsible for setting policy, approving budgets, and determining the tax rate. The City Manager reports to the entire Board of Directors and is responsible for preparing the budgets, directing day-to-day activities, hiring and firing personnel and serving as the board's chief advisor.