MANLY DAILY 14 JULY 2018
By Robbie Patterson
New council CEO to be announced
for the northern beaches
for the northern beaches
A NEW chief executive officer of the Northern Beaches Council is expected to be announced on Tuesday night.
An extraordinary meeting of the council has been scheduled at the Dee Why chambers for councillors to give their approval on the preferred candidate.
An extraordinary meeting of the council has been scheduled at the Dee Why chambers for councillors to give their approval on the preferred candidate.
Former Northern Beaches Council CEO Mark Ferguson. Picture: Adam Yip
The decision on a replacement for the former boss Mark Ferguson will be made behind closed doors. It follows an exhaustive selection process since Mr Ferguson and the council agreed on a more than 38-week payout of his $480,000 salary on March 7.
More than 100 people applied for the position, advertised through job agency Derwent Executive.
Planning general manager David Kerr, corporate general manager Helen Lever and environment general manager Ben Taylor have been acting in the CEO on a monthly rotation.
A shortlist of six candidates was interviewed by the council’s selection panel — made up of six councillors — three weeks ago. A Mayoral Minute put forward by Mayor Michael Regan at the June 26 meeting was withdrawn at the eleventh hour with the council unable to finalise the selection process.
At that time Cr Regan wrote to all councillors and staff to say: “the process is still continuing” and he was not able to make an announcement.
Mark Horton shared a post.
An extraordinary meeting of the council has been scheduled at the Dee Why chambers for councillors to give their approval on the preferred candidate.
Will this CEO earn nearly as much or more than Australia's Prime Minister? How is this possible and why does this position as an 'unelected local government worker' warrant such a big income?
An extraordinary meeting of the council has been scheduled at the Dee Why chambers for councillors to give their approval on the preferred candidate.
Will this CEO earn nearly as much or more than Australia's Prime Minister? How is this possible and why does this position as an 'unelected local government worker' warrant such a big income?
Answer - Source Wikipedia - On 1 July 2017, the Australian Government's Remuneration Tribunal adjusted the Prime Ministerial salary, raising it to its current amount of $527,852, which was equivalent then to ten times the wage of the average Australian.
UPDATE FROM COUNCIL MEETING 17 JULY 2018
The bulk mailout email sent out at 8.06pm by Northern Beaches Council was obviosuly pre typed and ready to press the send button as soon as Councillors voted.
From: Northern Beaches Council
To:
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 8:06 PM
Subject: Special Update: new CEO announced
To:
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 8:06 PM
Subject: Special Update: new CEO announced
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ray Brownlee as the new Chief Executive Officer of Northern Beaches Council.
Mr Brownlee boasts an impressive 30-year career in local government as an engineer, asset and contracts manager and most recently as General Manager of Randwick City Council since 2004.
He has an incredible breadth of experience, a real focus on customer service and delivery and is an exceptional financial manager.
His proven track record was acknowledged in 2015 when he was awarded a Public Service Medal for outstanding public service in an executive role.
He is extremely highly regarded and well respected within the industry and further afield, with demonstrated ability to influence all levels of government, and we are very fortunate to have someone of his calibre join us.
He is also very down to earth, genuine and people-focused and will be a great fit for our community.
Mr Brownlee will join Northern Beaches Council under a five year contract from 1 October.
You can read more about him in his bio here.
https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/mr-ray-brownlee-psm-mba-be-hons
Mr Brownlee boasts an impressive 30-year career in local government as an engineer, asset and contracts manager and most recently as General Manager of Randwick City Council since 2004.
He has an incredible breadth of experience, a real focus on customer service and delivery and is an exceptional financial manager.
His proven track record was acknowledged in 2015 when he was awarded a Public Service Medal for outstanding public service in an executive role.
He is extremely highly regarded and well respected within the industry and further afield, with demonstrated ability to influence all levels of government, and we are very fortunate to have someone of his calibre join us.
He is also very down to earth, genuine and people-focused and will be a great fit for our community.
Mr Brownlee will join Northern Beaches Council under a five year contract from 1 October.
You can read more about him in his bio here.
https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/mr-ray-brownlee-psm-mba-be-hons