The mayor of Christchurch hopes an announcement about the future of council chief executive Tony Marryatt will be made in the next few days.
A council meeting was held on Friday morning to discuss Mr Marryatt's employment. It lasted an hour.
Councillors were tight-lipped afterwards, with one saying the discussions were complex.
Mr Parker said he can't say anything because it is an employment matter.
"It's been a very amicable, useful, discussion. It's just part of this employment process, it is complex. What we wish to achieve is finality as soon as possible.''
Mr Parker said a decision should be days away rather than weeks.
Mr Marryatt has been on paid leave for two months during an investigation into the role he played in the building-consents affair.
The council's consents accreditation has been revoked and a Crown manager is working to get it reinstated.
