The chief executive of one of Sydney's largest municipalities — Parramatta City Council — has been sacked, after months of infighting.
Mark Stapleton started the role in July last year, after previously holding the position of director of property and significant assets at the organisation.
But the council voted to suspend Mr Stapleton in September, after claims were published in the Sydney Morning Herald questioning the accuracy of some of the references on his resume.
He was still being paid his $450,000 annual salary during the suspension.
Mr Stapleton has previously denied any wrongdoing.
Earlier this month, Parramatta Council was presented with the findings of an independent investigation into the now-sacked CEO.
The report was not released to the public due to "legal and confidentiality reasons", but found some unspecified "anomalies" in his CV.
"It found that there were some anomalies in his references, and a lot of it that was true," Labor Councillor Pierre Esber said at the time.
Council resolved to allow the Lord Mayor Andrew Wilson, and Acting-CEO Sue Coleman, to go into negotiations with Mr Stapleton "in relation to his employment contract".
He had since taken the organisation to the Supreme Court twice to try and prevent his axing, but was unsuccessful.
In a statement, the Parramatta City Council said it made the decision to terminate Mr Stapleton "after careful consideration".
"Council would like to reassure the community that it will continue its commitment to providing the highest level of service, and represent their interests whilst achieving great outcomes for out City," it said.
Mr Stapleton has been contacted for comment.
