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SUGGESTIONS: IF DEMANDS ON A CITY GOVERNS/lENT <br /> ARE INCREASING, THAT MAY ACTUALLY BE A SIGN <br /> THAT TI-IE COUNCEL WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO <br /> SPEND MORE TIME ON LONG RANGE STRATEGIC <br /> PLANNING TO SHAPE THE CITY'S FUTURE AND TO <br /> BETTER RESPOND TO INCREASING OR CHANGING <br /> DEMANDS FOR SERVICE.) <br /> IiF VOTERS ADOPT THE CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT, <br /> WHAT CHANGES COULD WE EXPECT TO SEE? <br /> <br />A. AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, RESIDENTS WOULD PROBABLY NOT <br /> NOTICE ANY CHANGE. THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES IS <br /> NOT LIKELY TO CHANGE. NOR IS THE QUALITY OF SERVICES <br /> PROVIDED LIKELY TO cHANGE. <br /> <br />B. THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF PLAN A AND PLAN B CITIES <br /> DIFFERS VERY LITTLE. HAVING SERVED AS A CITY <br /> ADMINISTRATOR, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE IS LITTLE <br /> DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SERVING AS A CITY ADMINISTRATOR <br /> VS. SERVING AS A CITY MANAGER. INCREASINGLY, CITY <br /> COUNCILS RELY ON CITY ADMINISTRATORS TO PERFORM <br /> MOST ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS AND MAKE A WiDE RANGE OF <br /> ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS. THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE <br /> COMES IN THE HIRING AND FIRING OF CITY PERSONNEL. <br /> COUNCIL RATIFIED HIRING DECISION. FOR KEY POSITIONS, <br /> <br /> <br />