Central Goldfields Shire announced on Tuesday morning that at a special council meeting, a resolution was passed to appoint Ms Roffey to the role of chief executive officer.

Ms Roffey joined Buloke Shire in February when she was a non-executive director of Coliban Water, a member of the Castlemaine Health audit committee and an executive director at Mount Alexander Shire Council.

“She is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand recently receiving recognition for 25 years in the profession and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors,” a Buloke Shire statement said at the time.

The Central Goldfields Shire entered administration in August after the state government sacked the councillors.

Former Lowan MP Hugh Delahunty was appointed as one of the shire’s administrators.

The council’s former permanent chief executive officer, Mark Johnston, is also facing 67 charges related to obtaining financial advantage by deception, false accounting and conflict of interest.

The state government is looking into allegations that millions of dollars of flood recovery money for Central Goldfields was unaccounted for.

Central Goldfields Shire chair of administrators Noel Harvey said he and his fellow administrators were delighted with the appointment of Ms Roffey as chief executive.

“Ms Roffey’s appointment is a result of thorough and rigorous process to find the most appropriately qualified and experienced candidate to lead Central Goldfields Shire,” he said

“With demonstrated success in bringing strategy, leadership and transformation to organisations we are confident that Ms Roffey has the skills to lead us through a period of significant transformation as we deliver on the Organisation Reform Program, re-engage with our community and provide stable and visionary leadership in dealing with the many challenges that we have.

“I’d also like to take the opportunity acknowledge our outgoing interim chief executive Vince Haining and thank him for his significant contribution to the organisation since being appointed on July 31.

“Vince brought with him a wealth of experience and knowledge about Local Government and has provided leadership, stability and guidance to the organisation during a difficult period of transition.”

A Central Goldfields Shire statement said the municipality expected Ms Roffey to start when a transition period is finalised with Buloke Shire.