 The city manager implements the board's policies and manage’s the city's day-to-day operations, including hiring, managing and firing the heads of city government departments.A total of 999 full-time and 215 part-time employees work for the various city agencies in Dothan, including police, fire, clerical, judicial, finance, public works and utilities.As of 2017, the office of mayor was held by Mark Saliba, while the city manager was Mike West.