Agenda item

Report of the Chief Executive

The Chief Executive submitted a report (previously circulated) which requested that consideration be given to a revised Senior Management Structure for the Council, and to seek approval to advertise for a new Executive Director of Economy and Public Protection post.

The submitted report presented a revised senior structure which had been developed with input from Cabinet and responded to the recently announced retirement of the Chief Executive Officer and forthcoming planned retirements of the Assistant Director of Community Services, and the Assistant Director of Economic Growth. 

It was stated that the proposal was to replace the retiring Chief Executive (CEX), to replace the retiring Assistant Director of Community Services with an Assistant Director for Environmental Services and Community Safety, and to create the role of Executive Director of Economy and Public Protection following deletion of the Assistant Director Economy role. It was noted that the revised structure aligned to the Council’s priorities.

The submitted report outlined the intention to rename the Group Director titles, in that the Group Director, Operations be redesignated as Executive Director – Resources and Governance, that the Group Director, Services be redesignated as Executive Director – Environment, Highways & Community Services, and for the Group Director, People to be redesignated as Executive Director of People.

RESOLVED - (a) That Council notes that on 10 September 2024, Cabinet approved the Senior Management Restructure, set out in Appendix A of the submitted report, with an implementation date of Spring 2025, subject to the views of Council on 7(b).

(b) That the new post of Executive Director of Economy and Public Protection be approved. 

(c) That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director, Law and Governance to make any consequential changes to the Constitution that are needed.

REASON - To amend the Senior Management Structure.