http://wfae.org en http://wfae.org/post/charlotte-city-manager-ron-carlee-and-mayor-anthony-foxx <p>April 1 marked the beginning of Ron Carlee's tenure as Charlotte City Manager, the first person from out of town to hold the position in more than 30 years. Mr. Carlee brings experience both as a former county manager (Arlington Co., Virginia) and as the COO of the International City/ County Management Association, where he was able to see the operations of cities all over the world. We'll sit down with Mr. Carlee and Mayor Anthony Foxx to talk about how he plans to tackle the city budget, transit and the streetcar debate, the airport situation, and the day-to-day operations of the city, when Charlotte Talks.</p><p> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000 24491 at http://wfae.org Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee And Mayor Anthony Foxx http://wfae.org/post/charlotte-city-manager-walton-retiring <p>The most powerful government employee in Charlotte has announced plans to retire at the end of the year. City Manager Curt Walton says he's ready for a "new adventure" after five years in the position and twenty prior years in other city jobs.</p><p>Charlotte has what's called a "weak-mayor" system of government, which means the city's 6,800 employees and $1.7 billion budget are the city manager's responsibility.</p><p>Aside from hiring good people, Curt Walton says the best thing he's done for the city since becoming manager in 2007 is to make it operate more like a business.</p> Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:20:27 +0000 Julie Rose 12825 at http://wfae.org Charlotte City Manager Walton Retiring