Appointment. The primary difference between city or town managers and mayors is how they get their positions. A city or townâs general population votes a mayor into office but has little to no say about hiring a manager.
Definition of deposition for English Language Learners. 1  law : a formal statement that someone who has promised to tell the truth makes so that the statement can be used in court; especially : a formal statement that is made before a trial by a witness who will not be present at the trial.
1 Deposition is the dropping, or depositing of sediment by water, wind or ice. 2  Deposition builds up new land on Earthâs surface, like a delta at the end of a river or the pile up of a sand dune in the desert. 3  Shells on the beach are deposition by the ocean waves.