To consider the submitted report on a review of the Council’s Senior Management Team.

The Monitoring Officer addressed Members on research undertaken by the Executive Head of Finance as to the role of the Section 151 Officer in Senior Leadership Teams.

Members considered the submitted report which set out proposals for the restructure of the Senior Leadership Team, in order to reduce the size of the Team to make budgetary savings and re-align services within the organisation to meet future demands.

It was proposed by the Mayor and seconded by Councillor McPhail:

(i)              that the proposal to introduce a new Senior Leadership structure focussed on two teams, namely a Joint Commissioning Team and Joint Operations Team, reducing the number of Executive Heads and re-aligning services be noted;

(ii)             that the Executive Director of Operations and Finance be authorised to progress the proposed deletion of the post of Director of Place and Planning from the structure, subject to the outcome of further consultation; and

(iii)            That in reducing the number of Executive Heads, the Executive Director of Operations and Finance be authorised to progress the proposed deletion of the post of Executive Head of Finance, a post that currently fulfils the role of Section 151 Officer, subject to the outcome of further consultation.

On being put to the vote, the motion was declared carried unanimous.

(Note:  Prior to consideration of the item in Minute 170, Anne-Marie Bond, Caroline Dimond, Kevin Mowat, Caroline Taylor, Charles Uzzell and Richard Williams declared a personal interest as part of the Senior Leadership Team.)