Dan Peters 12 August 2025

Council tight-lipped over monitoring officer departure

Council tight-lipped over monitoring officer departure image
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Hertfordshire's Three Rivers DC has declined to comment on whether it paid a financial settlement to its departed monitoring officer, Stephen Rix.

A spokesperson for the council confirmed Rix, who was associate director for legal and democratic services, had left to ‘pursue other opportunities' after two years but said they were unable to comment on whether or not there was a deal for him to leave the organisation.

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