Decision details

To seek Cabinet approval for an amended senior management structure in line with the new Administration’s statement of priorities – Capital Ambition - and the pending retirement of the Director of Social Services.

RESOLVED: that

1.   having considered the summary of responses received as part of the consultation process, the new Tier 1 and Tier 2 Senior Management Team structure as set out in Appendix 3 to the report and the proposed details of services covered by each Director role as set out in Appendix 4 to the report be approved

2.   the matter of the statement of the duties required for the new posts; the required qualifications or qualities to be sought in the person appointed; the terms & conditions and remuneration of the new posts be referred to the Council’s Employment Conditions Committee on 22 November 2017 for determination as appropriate;

3.   the proposed creation of the new post of Corporate Director People & Communities and advertisement of the post be referred to Full Council on 30 November 2017; and

4.   subject to recommendation (3) above, authority be delegated to the Head of Paid Service, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance, to implement the new Tier 1 and Tier 2 Senior Management Team structure and to allocate managerial resources during the transitional process, as appropriate, in accordance with the principles set out in this report.

Consultation has been undertaken with Senior Managers, Trade Unions and Scrutiny