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For first time in 12 years city manager lives in Manteca
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Tim Ogden has kept his word. Manteca now has a city manager who actually calls Manteca home for the first time since 2006.Ogden’s family is moving today from Modesto to a home in Manteca.The last city manager to reside in Manteca was Bob Adams who retired in 2007.The city manager not living in Manteca has been a sore point with a number of people who believe a city manager is more effective if they also reside in the community. None of the three city managers before Ogden — Steve Pinkerton, Karen McLaughlin, or Elena Reyes — lived in Manteca.