What's left for the CEO to do?

Our Shire Council has placed an employment ad, looking for someone to fill the following role: "Executive Manager, Corporate Services: principally responsible for the financial management and reporting of the Shire... oversee the management of its records management, administration and customer service, as well as contributing to governance functions.... Salary: up to $123,000.''

You could be forgiven for thinking they were looking for a new CEO, as that is a pretty good description of most of the CEO's responsibilities (and a CEO-sized salary).  But it seems they are simply hiring someone to help the CEO perform these functions. Recently a new position was created to take care of human resources management at the Shire, which is another of the CEO's responsibilities.

But hang on, isn't there already a Deputy CEO to help him do these things?  And doesn't he already have a executive assistant?  What tasks remain for the CEO to actually do himself? 

Shire staff numbers continue to grow while businesses in the Shire struggle and rates continue to rise far in excess of the rate of inflation.  It is a juggernaut that must be stopped.

While they continue to create $100,000 per annum-plus jobs in the administration office (and then complain there is not enough office space), the Shire says it cannot afford to fix its rural roads.

Only the councilors can stop the madness, but the problem is most of them, notably President Tony Pratico, are held in thrall to the CEO, convinced he is an infallible font of wisdom.