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He came to Lismore after a posting with Townsville City Council, where he also held the role of acting chief executive.<\/p>\n
He has worked in Sydney, Adelaide, the Whitsundays, the Pilbara region and the South West Coast of Western Australia.<\/p>\n
“In terms of my career goals, I was attracted by the professional challenge of coming to Lismore and taking on a directorship with the council, and from a lifestyle perspective I enjoy living in the Northern Rivers having previously worked at Tweed and Richmond Valley councils,” Mr Butron said.<\/p>\n
Jon Gibbons, John Walker (interim) Michael Donnelly, Shelley Oldham and Scott Turner (interim) have all held the general manager role since 2018.<\/p>\n
Gary Murphy had the longest stint, finishing in 2018 after seven years in the role.<\/p>\n
He resigned to take on the chief executive position at the Central Coast Council.<\/p>\n
Butron formally starts as acting general on Monday, May 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LISMORE City Council has appointed Eber Butron as acting general manager as it moves to recruit a full-time replacement over the next 12 months. Mr Butron takes over from Jon Gibbons, who stepped down just two years into a five-year contract due to family reasons. Lismore City mayor Steve Krieg said the decision was unanimous […]<\/p>\n