10.2190/C70B-7N5K-QJD1-2WJX C70B7N5KQJD12WJX 0 AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CITY MANAGER'S ROLE IN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=C70B7N5KQJD12WJX 4 PETER A. VEGLAHN AND STEPHEN L. HAYFORD To provide insight into the manner in which city managers are dealing with public employee collective bargaining, interviews were conducted with sixteen managers in Iowa, focusing on: the methods used to prepare themselves for bargaining; their bargaining roles; and the organizational structures being developed. The authors conclude that collective bargaining and labor relations expertise is an attribute that most all contemporary city managers will soon find to be of critical importance.