The Asheville City Council will make one of its most consequential decisions when it hires its next city manager, a powerful administrator with broad authority for most aspects of city government. To inform its search, the Council is gathering input from residents.
![Jaime Joyner, assistant director of the city’s Human Resources Department, explains the role of the city manager in a public input meeting at the Skyland Fire Department in South Asheville.](https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jaime-joyner-330x186.jpg)