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$330,000 includes branding Manteca
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City Manager Elena Reyes wants to spend $57,500 to brand municipal government so it can better connect with its customers — Manteca taxpayers, ratepayers, merchants, and residents.It is part of a plan to spend an additional $330,621 over the next nine months that the City Council will consider when they meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center, 1001 W. Center St.The request also includes:u$5,000 for the city’s first State of the City event on Jan. 25, 2017 that will be by invitation only and will have a guest speaker from Google.u$253,421 to hire a deputy city manager and an administrative staff technician. That is in addition to the current budget that added an economic development manager and management analyst to the city managers staff.u$5,000 for executive team training and strategic planning sessions for City Council members.u$9,700 for information technology for administrative offices and a conference room as well as essential office equipment. Two walls and two doors would also be installed to create two additional offices including one that will be used primarily by the mayor and council members.The City Council did not include funding for a deputy city manager in the current budget.
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Manteca tames Mustangs to take lead in VOL
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Oakdale-Manteca baseball
Manteca’s Nate Slikker heads to third base on Cameron Jimenez’s RBI single in the third inning. - photo by JONAMAR JACINTO/The Bulletin
Manteca scored three times each with two outs on Friday while getting gutsy pitching efforts from Cameron Jimenez and Jimmy Burns in a 3-1 win over visiting Oakdale that has the Buffaloes leading the pack in a heated race for the Valley Oak League title.
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