Interim council chief executive appointed
Scarborough Council has appointeditsdeputychiefexecutive and council director Nick Edwards as the authority’s interim chief executive.
The appointment of Mr Edwards as interim CEO was decided at a cross-party meeting of Scarborough councillors and senior officers on Monday October 10.
He will officially be taking over in early November when current CEO Mike Greene leaves his position and will be in charge for the final few months of the borough council’s existence before the local government reorganisation takes effect.
Mr Greene announced his intention to step down from the most senior role in the authority to take up a new position as the managing director of Stockton-on-Tees Council.
Members of the public were excluded from the appointments committee meeting, but the decision will need to be ratified at the next full meeting of the authority which is scheduled for Monday November 7.
Mr Edwards said: “It will be a great privilege and honour to represent my home borough as its last council chief executive.
"There are exciting – and challenging – times ahead as we prepare for the transfer of powers to the new North Yorkshire Council in just five months.”
Mr Edwards said that in the role he wants to continue providing “the excellent services in our local communities that we know residents value and appreciate”.
He added: “I also want to forge ahead with our ambitious investment programme to regenerate our borough.”
Local authorities are legally required to have a chief executive to “ensure that all the authority’s functions are properly coordinated".