News / Search on for new chief executive
RECOMMENDATIONS for a new chief executive for Shetland Islands Council could be made as early as May this year.
A seven strong panel appointed by the council last month met for the first time yesterday (Thursday).
The panel’s remit is to liaise with local authority umbrella group CoSLA in hand picking an interim chief executive prepared to be in post until at least November 2012, six months after the next local authority elections.
Earlier this year, the SIC parted company with chief executive of nine months, Dave Clark, following a series of high profile fall-outs between Mr Clark and elected members.
Mr Clark is said to have received a £250,000 tax free pay-off in a deal that could have cost the local authority near to half a million pounds.
Yesterday, the selection panel conferred via videoconference with CoSLA chief executive Rory Mair to discuss the next steps in the process of finding a new head of the paid service.
Last moth, a meeting of the full council agreed to appoint an interim chief executive to help steady the ship after months of upheaval.
Convenor Sandy Cluness said: “It is good to see this moving ahead promptly, we are optimistic that we will identify a number of high quality candidates for this important role.”
He added that it was hoped to make a recommendation to a meeting of the full council in early May.
The members of the selection panel are: Convener Sandy Cluness plus Robert Henderson, Florence Grains, Cecil Smith, Bill Manson, Allan Wishart and Gary Robinson.
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