AFTER nearly a year away from work following a heart attack, Vincent city council’s community services boss Rob Boardman is back on the job.
Mr Boardman is in charge of the rangers and health compliance, and his absence during recovery marked a troubled year amongst Vincent’s top echelon. For most of the year there was no permanent planning director after the last one quit, while finance boss Mike Rootsey had to fill in as temporary CEO till mid 2014. Mr Rootsey has since retired after significant errors were uncovered in the council’s budget, requiring a scaling back of projects.
The finance job was advertised in December with a maximum $218,000 total package and an eye-boggling 21.5 per cent superannuation. New CEO Len Kosova is specifically looking for “a head for numbers and an eye for detail” and “experience with budgets”. Once that spot’s filled, the council will have a permanent line up of directors for the first time since mid-2013—just in time for amalgamation with Perth.
by DAVID BELL
Perth Voice Interactive 
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