John Andrejic has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer of Cairns Regional Council.
Mr Andrejic previously served as the Council’s CEO before resigning in 2020.
The interim CEO role is for a minimum of three months, extendable to six months if necessary.
The Cairns Post has reported that lawyers for the council attempted to prevent the publication of an article about the appointment ahead of the meeting on Wednesday morning.
The council’s lawyers issued an “urgent demand” not to publish “confidential information”, threatening to seek an urgent injunction.
The Cairns Post refused to comply and published the story as planned including concerns held by some councillors about a conflict of interest in the appointment.
Mayor Amy Eden told the Post that Mr Andrejic is a professional associate who was an unpaid volunteer for her mayoral campaign.