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The search for the City of Melbourne’s new CEO is on in earnest with advertisements appearing in major newspapers from October 19.
Recruitment firm Davidson has been appointed to find a replacement for Ben Rimmer who leaves the council in December after a four-year term.
An employment committee of four councillors, chaired by independent consultant Jude Murno, is expecting to short-list and interview candidates before the Christmas break and make an appointment in the new year.
The councillors on the committee are Lord Mayor Sally Capp, Deputy Lord Mayor Arron Wood, Nicholas Reece and Beverley Pinder.
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