The last of the pre-Ombudsman report City of Ballarat directors has fallen, with former acting CEO and long-serving department head Neville Ivey choosing to leave in September.
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Interim CEO Janet Dore announced Mr Ivey's decision not to apply for any of the new director positions on Tuesday afternoon.
Ms Dore paid tribute to Neville Ivey in her statement, acknowledging he had worked for the City of Ballarat for over a decade.
"In that time, he has served as Director of his Division, as acting CEO and, importantly, as head of the City of Ballarat's Pandemic Taskforce," Ms Dore wrote.
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"In his time with the City of Ballarat, Neville has been instrumental in lobbying state and federal governments to secure funding for projects such as Ballarat's award-winning Victoria Park Inclusive Play Space.
"Neville has also worked diligently with the community to develop crucial infrastructure for Ballarat in the area of sports, libraries and early years. These initiatives include Mars Stadium, Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility, Sebastopol Library, Lucas Community Hub, Bonshaw Early Learning Centre and the Girrabanya Integrated Children's Centre, to name a few."
His time at the City of Ballarat was not without controversy however, with the revelation Mr Ivey was linked to a price-fixing operation among car hire outlets in Alice Springs in the mid-1990s. Mr Ivey was fined $50,000 for his involvement.
Mr Ivey was also among the executive leadership team which stood down council workers at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to union outrage.
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