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Dropping chief 'like shooting ourselves in the head and both feet'

A cross-party committee at Arun DC questioned the need to replace outgoing chief executive Nigel Lynn.

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By Martin Ford | 14 October 2021

A councillor has likened dropping the authority's chief executive role to ‘shooting ourselves in the head and both feet at the same time'.

Earlier this week, a cross-party committee at Arun DC questioned the need to replace outgoing chief executive Nigel Lynn and declined to recommend authorising a salary of £125,000 and £8,000 relocation allowance to his permanent successor.

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