After years of groundwork by ICMA México-Latinoamérica and ICMA’s members, the governing council of Navolato, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, created the position of municipal administrator as a nonpartisan, nonpolitical council appointee. This was a significant step in a country where all government chief executives are strong mayors and virtually all management positions are held by the mayor’s political allies.

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