Good vibe expected from NEW Modesto city manager (MODESTO) Vernon's sister city has new top Bureaucrab !

By KEN CARLSON Modesto Bee

Greg Nyhoff

• TITLE: Modesto city manager
• AGE: 48
• SALARY: $195,000 a year
• WORK EXPERIENCE: Assistant city manager, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2006 to present, overseeing public works, parks, recreation and cultural services, planning and community development, and a municipal airport; city manager, Fountain, Colo., 1998 to 2006; city manager, Montague, Mich., 1992 to 1998; before that, operations manager at Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District near Denver

WHAT DOES JOB INVOLVE IN MODESTO?

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• They serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
• They are responsible for the operations of city government.
• They recommend public policy to the City Council and carry out policy set by the council.
• They are responsible for more than 1,100 city employees.