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RESOLVED (a) That it be recommended to Council that the VERS application be approved along with the associated cost of £105,644 at current value. (b) That it be recommended to Council that, subject to the approval of the VERS application, the Community Services Directorate and the post of Director of Community Services be deleted from the organisational structure. (c) That it be recommended to Council that the revised structure at Appendix B be adopted with the changes outlined above.
Apologies were received from Councillor David Simpson (the Leader).
There were no declarations of interest.
Moved by Councillor Paul Miller; Seconded by Councillor Di Clements. The vote, undertaken by way of a show of hands, was carried. RESOLVED That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 28 November 2022 be approved as a correct record.
Councillor Paul Miller Moved that the public be excluded from the meeting; Seconded by Councillor Di Clements. The vote, undertaken by way of a show of hands, was carried. RESOLVED That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act; and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. The webcast of the meeting was then stopped.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED (a) That it be recommended to Council that the VERS application be approved along with the associated cost of £105,644 at current value. (b) That it be recommended to Council that, subject to the approval of the VERS application, the Community Services Directorate and the post of Director of Community Services be deleted from the organisational structure. (c) That it be recommended to Council that the revised structure at Appendix B be adopted with the changes outlined above.
The Committee convened in private session under the terms of Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 to interview applicants for the post of Director of Social Care and Housing. The Committee considered a report by the Chief Executive regarding a Chief Officer Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme application and a potential consequences restructure. The Chief Executive introduced the report and outlined the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme Application and explained the financial business case in regards to approving the application. He also highlighted the proposed revised organisational structure along with the cost savings. Councillor Paul Miller Moved the Recommendations; Seconded by Councillor Tessa Hodgson. [Councillor Elwyn Morse joined the meeting at this juncture]. Councillor Jacob Williams stated his support but sought clarification as to whether Directors were content with no remuneration for taking on extra responsibilities. In response, the Chief Executive gave assurance that Directors and Heads of Service were happy to take on the extra responsibilities and stated that the initial review of potential remuneration, highlighted that the extra roles came under the current grading. Councillor Di Clements sought clarification as to whether the Council would lose out financially in the long term by removing the post of Director of Community Services. In response, the Chief Executive did not believe this to be the case and stated that the cost saving by removing the post would be significant. Councillors Neil Prior and Elwyn Morse stated their support for the Recommendation. The vote, undertaken by way of a show of hands, was carried. The votes were recorded as follows: For the Motion: Councillors Paul Miller, Di Clements, Tessa Hodgson, Elwyn Morse, Neil Prior andJacob Williams [6] There were no votes against or abstentions. RESOLVED (a) That it be recommended to Council that the VERS application be approved along with the associated cost of £105,644 at current value. (b) That it be recommended to Council that, subject to the approval of the VERS application, the Community Services Directorate and the post of Director of Community Services be deleted from the organisational structure. (c) That it be recommended to Council that the revised structure at Appendix B be adopted with the changes outlined above.
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