These managers are usually referred to as mayors ("bæjarstjóri/borgarstjóri") in the mostly urban municipalities but "municipal manager" ("sveitarstjóri") in the rural or mixed municipalities.
A estos se les considera alcaldes ("bæjarstjóri / borgarstjóri") en los municipios urbanos y "gerentes comunales" ("sveitarstjóri") en las áreas rurales o mixtas.