Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Leader

Forward Plan Ref: 2016/127

Contact: Steve Munn, Chief HR Officer Tel: (01865) 815191

Report by County Director (CA11)

This report asks Cabinet to consider the views of Members on the Senior Management Review and to approve the proposed recommendations including a new structure.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

(a)          endorse the Senior Management Review recommendations and proposed structure:

(b)          agree in principle that the post of County Director should be made permanent and re-designated Chief Executive; and

(c)          agree that pending a permanent appointment as discussed in paragraph 9 above Peter Clark is redesignated from County Director  to Interim Chief Executive

Recommendations agreed.

Cabinet had before them a report on the conclusions of the Senior Management Review and seeking approval of the proposed recommendations including a new structure. Cabinet also considered the views of members from an all Member Briefing, full Council and Audit & Governance Committee as set out in the addenda. Steve Munn, Chief Human Resources Officer attended for this item.

Councillor Liz Brighouse, Chairman of Performance Scrutiny Committee, who had chaired the scrutiny session of all members, commented that the main issues had been around the titles of posts and the specific wording used. On the whole councillors had been supportive of the work done by Penna.

Cabinet thanked Councillor Brighouse for her note of the session and Councillor Hudspeth commented that the all member briefing had been a very good idea, although it was a shame not all members were there.

Steve Munn, Chief Human Resources Officer, introduced the contents of the report and summarised the views of members as set out in the addenda.

Councillor Hudspeth, Leader of the Council, Cabinet commended the structure and moved the recommendations. During discussion Cabinet endorsed the process and supported the recommendations.

RESOLVED:             to:

(a)          endorse the Senior Management Review recommendations and proposed structure:

(b)          agree in principle that the post of County Director should be made permanent and re-designated Chief Executive; and

(c)          pending a permanent appointment as discussed in paragraph 9 above, and following the full Council decision Cabinet endorses Peter Clark’s re-designation from County Director  to Interim Chief Executive.