We want to call the shots: Council steps up push to recruit CEO

Email After Townsville mayor Troy Thompson’s bid to appoint an interim CEO himself failed early on in his tenure, a pair of councillors are calling for the whole council to have a more active say in the permanent chief executive’s recruitment.

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