	{"id":47793,"date":"2021-01-07T00:14:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T14:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=47793"},"modified":"2021-01-06T08:19:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T22:19:02","slug":"shire-seeking-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/shire-seeking-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief task: Shire council still seeking its new CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Surf Coast Shire is still looking for its new chief executive officer, and expects to appoint a recruitment agency this month.<\/p>\n<p>The shire\u2019s previous CEO, Keith Baillie, announced in June 2020 that he would resign from the role after five years.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Baillie\u2019s last day as CEO was July 31, and he became the new chief executive officer of Geelong not-for-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/gforce.org.au\/\">Gforce Employment Solutions<\/a> about a month later.<\/p>\n<p>The previous Surf Coast Shire council appointed the shire\u2019s general manager of infrastructure and governance Anne Howard to be the acting CEO from August 1 until the new CEO was appointed.<\/p>\n<p>Finding a new chief executive officer for the shire will be one of the biggest tasks for the new council, which was elected less than three months ago.<\/p>\n<p>The councillors have not yet considered their options but have slightly over six months to make their decision, as a Surf Coast Shire spokesperson confirmed this week that Ms Howard\u2019s term as acting CEO needed to conclude before August 1 this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouncil\u2019s CEO Employment Matters Committee, comprising all councillors, met in December 2020 to commence the CEO recruitment process,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouncil plans to appoint a recruitment agency in January. 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