Gunnedah shire could have new leadership depending on how upcoming elections pan out.
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Councillors will vote at Wednesday's meeting for the shire's mayor and deputy mayor for the next year, with some already throwing their hat in the ring.
Incumbent mayor Jamie Chaffey has accepted a nomination to remain in the role, and current deputy mayor Rob Hooke is hoping to maintain his position, too.
"It's an incredible honour to serve our community in the position of mayor, one I've taken very seriously for the last four years, and it's certainly my desire to continue that for as long as I have the support," Cr Chaffey said.
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Cr Hooke said he had "unfinished business" he wanted to see through.
"There's so much on; a lot to do with our new open space strategy [and] trying to get affordable housing off the ground because we assume there'll be a potential increase in demand as more employment comes into town," he said.
Cr Colleen Fuller said she might be putting her hand up for the role of deputy mayor as well.
"I just need to think about it [but] I've done it before and I want to see someone that knows the job and is willing to do it, but it is what it is and we'll see what happens," she said.
If only one councillor is nominated for a role, that councillor is elected.
If more than one councilor is nominated, the council will decide whether the election will proceed by preferential ballot, by ordinary ballot or by open voting.
The two chosen councillors will remain in the roles for the next 12 months, when the postponed local government elections will occur on September 4, 2021.
Cr Murray O'Keefe, Cr John Campbell, Cr David Moses and Cr Owen Hasler told the NVI they weren't aiming for either role.
Cr Ann Luke said she hadn't decided as yet.