{"id":6181,"date":"2020-08-31T18:05:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T08:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.midlandexpress.com.au\/?p=6181"},"modified":"2020-09-08T10:11:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T00:11:19","slug":"council-ceo-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/latest-news\/2020\/08\/31\/council-ceo-resigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Council CEO resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Macedon Ranges Shire Council chief executive officer Margot Stork has today resigned from her position.<br \/>\nMs Stork said she was proud of the many achievements of the past three years while leading the<br \/>\norganisation, including major strategic work on the Statement of Planning Policy and Hanging Rock Strategic Plan, and delivering organisational reform.<br \/>\nThe mayor, Cr Janet Pearce, said council appreciated the energy, commitment and focused work<br \/>\nperformed by Ms Stork in the past three years.<br \/>\n&#8220;We acknowledge Ms Stork&#8217;s leadership as a true innovative and progressive thinker,&#8221; Cr Pearce<br \/>\nsaid.<br \/>\n&#8220;Ms Stork has reshaped council to be a stronger organisation looking to the future, and the breadth and depth of her achievements is a credit to her.&#8221;<br \/>\nMs Stork was appointed to council in November 2017 on a four-year contract.<br \/>\nMs Stork said her decision to leave Macedon Ranges before the expiration of her contract was a personal one based solely on the current circumstances of her family. 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