Tenterfield Shire Council is now on the search for a new chief executive officer, after Terry Dodds handed in his resignation on Tuesday to Mayor Peter Petty.
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Mr Dodds and wife Fiona will be heading in the new year to the Riverina for Mr Dodds to take up the CEO position on the Murray River Council.
"Terry took over the reins as our chief executive in October 2017 and has successfully led the administration through an extremely challenging period," Cr Petty said.
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"Terry managed the changes to not only the organisational structure, but more importantly linked the accountabilities of all the staff to the 4 Year Delivery Plan, which as of today's date sits at a remarkable 94 per cent delivered.
"Council was in dire trouble with our timber bridge fleet, we'd endured a water crisis which required emergency bore installations, survived four bush fire emergencies, and contamination of our water supply from the soot and ash when it finally did rain, then COVID.
"Despite the curve balls, council has achieved a wonderful level of delivery and service improvement in Terry's time here. We've never built so many new bridges in such a short time, nor sealed so many kilometres of road.
"Tomorrow Council will review tenders for the replacement Water Filtration Plant, we now have EPA sign-off for our new waste cell, and have completed a great many building alterations in less than two years.
"This hasn't been because we've employed twice as many people, it's because everyone is aligned to what they need to deliver as part of their individual contribution."
Cr Petty said the strategic planning that has been achieved behind the scenes will hold Tenterfield Shire in good stead for many years to come.
"Because I respect the man as an individual and respect the job he's done as our chief executive I've regrettably accepted his resignation and sincerely wish him and Fiona well in the future. Murray River Council's gain will be our loss."
Council will appoint an Acting Chief Executive on Wednesday at the Ordinary Council Meeting, and early in the new year start the recruitment process for a new chief executive.
