Liverpool City Council's chief executive, Colin Hilton, has announced he is retiring, less than two weeks after Labour took control of the local authority.
Mr Hilton has been with the council for 11 years, and has been chief executive since 2006.
The council's appointments committee will meet on 26 May to formally consider his retirement.
Labour councillors regained control of the council from the Liberal Democrats on 6 May.
The group gained nine extra councillors and now has 48 of the 90 seats, thereby, giving the group an overall majority.
‘After careful consideration, I now feel the time is right for me to retire and for someone else to take this wonderful city into the next phase of its development,' said Mr Hilton.
