Glen Innes Severn Council general manager Craig Bennett has had his contract terminated.
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On Friday afternoon the council sent out a media release which said mayor Rob Banham had today advised that the councillors had unanimously decided to terminate Mr Bennett's contract of employment, effective immediately.
No information was provided to explain the decision, except that the council wished to move in a different managerial direction.
An interim Acting General Manager has been appointed with Dennis McIntyre, who had been serving in the position of Manager, Governance, Risk and Corporate Planning taking on the interim role.
It is expected that council business will continue as usual.
Mr Bennett took over as General Manager in October 2019, taking over from interim council boss Mark Riley at the start of that month. Long-term general manager Hein Basson had resigned earlier this year.
Mr Bennett was the first new permanent general manager in over a decade at the council.
Former GM Hein Basson had been appointed in 2005, briefly after the amalgamation of the Glen Innes and Severn councils.