City Manager’s Office

The City Manager’s Office (CMO) provides overall guidance to all City operating departments and is responsible for the administration of City programs.

City Manager Raymond Lee III stands in front of a stylized topographic map of Greeley

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City Manager – Raymond C. Lee III

Raymond C. Lee III was appointed as City Manager, the city’s chief administrative officer, by the City Council in January 2022, after serving as interim for the previous five months. As city manager, he manages the day-to-day operations of the City of Greeley, which has a growing population of 116,000-plus residents, approximately 1,200 full-time employees and 600-plus seasonal and hourly, and an operating and capital improvement budget of $586 million.

Raymond joined the City of Greeley as deputy city manager in 2021, after previously serving as the Director of Public Works for the City of Amarillo. Before that he served in leadership positions in multiple departments within the City of Dallas, including street services, the library human resources and risk management.

He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration from Henderson State University and the University of Kansas. In addition, he completed the Harvard Kennedy School Certificate Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government, the Brown University Certificate Leader as Coach Program, the Cornell University Certificate Financial Management Program, and the Cornell University Certificate Labor Relations Program.