Perth Voice Interactive

THE search for the new CEO of Vincent is on, with the council offering between $200,000 and $300,000 for the right candidate.

The council is looking for a new CEO after it voted 7/1 not to renew John Giorgi’s contract.

The job offer was posted on Seek on April 24 and mayor John Carey says there’s already been a lot of interest.

When Mr Giorgi’s contract wasn’t renewed, former councillor John Little said the council would be lucky to get a new CEO given amalgamations were looming and the appointee could soon be out of a job.

Lots of interest

“Contrary to that view that we’d struggle to get people, we are getting lots of interest,” Mr Carey says.

The contract is for up to two years, and Mr Carey believes a CEO would likely retain a senior position in any merged Vincent/Perth, assuming mergers go ahead.

The job ad says the council is looking for “innovative, energetic and smart leadership”.

The seven-page selection criteria notes the council wants someone who “fosters and drives a culture of innovation,” “in particular reviewing and improving all aspects of town planning”. The juicy pay packet is set by the WA salaries and allowance tribunal, based on the size of the council.

by DAVID BELL