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RESOLVED (a) That Council be recommended to approve the following: (i) To delegate to the Chief Executive the decision to reallocate the Election Service and any responsibilities from the Corporate Operations & Resilience area across the Senior Leadership Team as deemed appropriate; (ii) The revised organisational structure with the structure updated to reflect the role title of Deputy Chief Executive; (iii) The advertisement of and recruitment to the post of Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Place on existing terms and conditions (Director scale) at the earliest opportunity; (iv) That the Chief Executive oversee the Place Directorate during any gap of Director. (b) That the proposed changes are cost neutral, with no additional financial implications arising from the reallocation of responsibilities, at this stage be noted. (c) That the Chief Executive will continue to review the operating model and organisational structure and will make further recommendations in due course, be noted
Councillor Di Clements was substitued this meeting only by Councillor Rhys Jordan.
There were no declarations of interest made.
Councillor Tessa Hodgson Moved the Recommendation to exclude the public; Seconded by Councillor Jon Harvey. The vote, undertaken by way of a roll call, was carried. The votes were recorded as follows: For the Motion: Councillors Jon Harvey, Tessa Hodgson, Rhys Jordan, Paul Miller, Vanessa Thomas and Anji Tinley [6] There were no votes against or abstentions. 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; and involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12 and 13 of 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.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED (a) That Council be recommended to approve the following: (i) To delegate to the Chief Executive the decision to reallocate the Election Service and any responsibilities from the Corporate Operations & Resilience area across the Senior Leadership Team as deemed appropriate; (ii) The revised organisational structure with the structure updated to reflect the role title of Deputy Chief Executive; (iii) The advertisement of and recruitment to the post of Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Place on existing terms and conditions (Director scale) at the earliest opportunity; (iv) That the Chief Executive oversee the Place Directorate during any gap of Director. (b) That the proposed changes are cost neutral, with no additional financial implications arising from the reallocation of responsibilities, at this stage be noted. (c) That the Chief Executive will continue to review the operating model and organisational structure and will make further recommendations in due course, be noted
The Committee convened in private session under the terms of Paragraphs 12 and 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 to consider this item of business. The Chief Executive introduced the report and outlined the options available to the Committee regarding the recruitment of the Assistant Chief Executive and Director of Place. Clarification was sought from Members regarding costs surrounding the role, to which the Chief Executive responded accordingly. The Committee discussed a proposal for the title to be changed from “Assistant Chief Executive” to “Deputy Chief Executive” to encourage clarity on the chain of command and to ensure proper delegation of work in any absence of the Chief Executive. Councillor Paul Miller Moved the Recommendations outlined in the report with the addition of amending the title of Assistant Chief Executive to the Deputy Chief Executive; Seconded by Councillor Tessa Hodgson. The vote, undertaken by way of a roll call, was carried. The votes were recorded as follows: For the Motion: Councillors Steve Alderman, Jon Harvey, Tessa Hodgson, Rhys Jordan, Paul Miller, Vanessa Thomas and Anji Tinley [7] There were no votes against or abstentions. RESOLVED (a) That Council be recommended to approve the following: (i) To delegate to the Chief Executive the decision to reallocate the Election Service and any responsibilities from the Corporate Operations & Resilience area across the Senior Leadership Team as deemed appropriate; (ii) The revised organisational structure with the structure updated to reflect the role title of Deputy Chief Executive; (iii) The advertisement of and recruitment to the post of Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Place on existing terms and conditions (Director scale) at the earliest opportunity; (iv) That the Chief Executive oversee the Place Directorate during any gap of Director. (b) That the proposed changes are cost neutral, with no additional financial implications arising from the reallocation of responsibilities, at this stage be noted. (c) That the Chief Executive will continue to review the operating model and organisational structure and will make further recommendations in due course, be noted
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