Townsville City Council has appointed experienced local government executive Joe McCabe as its acting CEO, while a recruitment process is conducted to replace Prins Ralston who resigned last month.
The Townsville Bulletin reported that the council confirmed the interim CEO appointment at a confidential meeting this morning.
Mr McCabe is a local government veteran, having worked in various roles for Gold Coast City Council for over 28 years. More recently he has been consulting and filling interim roles in the local government sector including at Darwin and Alice Springs councils.
Mr McCabe was also Director of Corporate Services at the City of Whittlesea in Victoria during the mid to late 1990s.
Mr Ralston finishes at Townsville City Council this Friday.