Eber Butron has been appointed as Lismore City Council’s General Manager, Lismore City Mayor Steve Krieg announced yesterday.
Mr Butron has been Acting General Manager since the previous General Manager, Jon Gibbons, resigned for personal reasons.
‘I welcome Eber to the role which he has been doing since April. Eber joined Lismore City Council as Director of Partnerships, Planning and Engagement in 2021 before being appointed Chief Community Officer,’ he said.
‘During his time at Council, Jon Gibbons laid the foundations and created the framework to improve the efficiency of Council operations and develop a long-term financial plan to plot a pathway back to financial stability.
‘Eber will now carry on this work as Council embarks on the biggest rebuild this city and local government area has seen. I know Council and the community will be in good hands.’
Mr Butron said he was looking forward to the challenges ahead and on delivering what the community told Lismore City Council they wanted in the recent community sentiment survey.
‘Lismore has a great future and I am looking forward to playing a part in delivering it,’ he said.
LCC has now had seven general managers in as many years. How long will this GM last?
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