PHOTO: ODT FILESInvercargill City Council chief executive Clare Hadley has denied proposed changes mean the deputy mayor will effectively be taking over from Sir Tim Shadbolt as mayor. Changes to the deputy mayor role were suggested in a damning review which highlighted a leadership void and said Sir Tim was struggling to perform significant aspects of his role. However, she denied any changes would mean the deputy mayor would replace Sir Tim as mayor. "For any one councillor — which is what the deputy mayor is — to receive more remuneration, others would need to receive less," Mrs Hadley said. Earlier this week, Sir Tim criticised the report and described it as flawed, but Mrs Hadley said that would not change its outcome.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 25, 2020 15:32 UTC