New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) chief executive Craig Stevenson has resigned.
A statement published on the NPDC website on Friday says a complaint had been received about Stevenson.
"New Plymouth District Council received a complaint about the Chief Executive's conduct. Mr Stevenson has resigned."
Prior to taking up the position of CEO of NPDC nearly five years ago, Stevenson had been CEO of South Taranaki District Council for 14 years.
Last week it was reported Stevenson was on leave after a secret emergency meeting was held via Zoom on Thursday June 23, dealing with what was described as an employment issue. The public-excluded meeting, for which no agenda had been published before it took place, was to deal with "the terms of reference for an investigation subcommittee" according to an agenda posted online afterwards. All other details were withheld.
Today's statement contains very little detail, mainly repeating comments made by Mayor Neil Holdom earlier this week.