Sumter Local Government Consulting is pleased to be assisting Villa Rica, GA, in conducting a recruitment for their next City Manager. The City of Villa Rica is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and visionary executive to serve as its next City Manager. Reporting directly to the Mayor and City Council, the City Manager serves as the chief administrative officer of the organization and is responsible for leading all day-to-day municipal operations while helping guide the city through a period of continued growth and organizational advancement.

The City Manager oversees the implementation of Council policies and strategic priorities while ensuring efficient, responsive, and transparent municipal service delivery across all departments and functions of city government.

Core responsibilities include:

- Organizational leadership
- Budget development and administration
- Financial oversight
- Personnel management
- Capital project coordination
- Operational planning
- Policy implementation
- Economic development support
- Intergovernmental relations

The position requires a leader capable of balancing strategic vision with operational execution. The next City Manager must effectively manage a growing organization while maintaining strong communication and working relationships with elected officials, staff, residents, developers, business leaders, regional partners, and community stakeholders.

Adecuado Candidate:



The City of Villa Rica is seeking a collaborative, emotionally intelligent, and strategically focused leader who can successfully guide a growing organization while fostering trust, professionalism, and accountability throughout the community. Stakeholders consistently emphasized the importance of selecting a City Manager who is approachable, relatable, and genuinely invested in the long‑term success of the organization and the residents it serves. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a leadership style that is compassionate toward employees, engaged with the community, and capable of inspiring confidence among elected officials, staff, residents, and business leaders. The successful candidate should possess mature judgment, sound decision-making ability, and the humility to lead collaboratively while confidently addressing complex organizational and community challenges. Villa Rica seeks a consensus builder who can foster a strong collaborative culture and maintain productive relationships across all levels of the organization. The next City Manager should be a first‑hand executive with strong operational and management skills, capable of identifying talent, building effective teams, and balancing day‑to‑day operational needs with long‑term strategic planning.

Salary Hiring Range: $200,000 – $215,000

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