In the commission system, each commissioner runs one aspect of government. In the council-manager system, the city manager

In a council-manager system, the elected city council sets policy and appoints a professional city manager. The manager handles the city’s day-to-day operations, such as supervising departments and carrying out the council’s decisions. Therefore, the correct choice is “runs the day-to-day operations of a city.”

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