Issue - meetings

Resolved (by 41 votes to 0) to:

         i.          Create a new post of Head of Finance which will become the Council’s Section 151 Officer on appointment.

       ii.          Delete the post of Head of Accounting Services.

     iii.          Create a new post of (provisionally titled) Director of Business Transformation.

     iv.          Delete the post of Director of Resources and to approve notice of redundancy being given to the Director of Resources in the event that he is not appointed to another post.

      v.          Delegate authority to the Chief Executive to amend the Council’s Constitution and Scheme of Delegation to reflect these changes.

     vi.          Delegate authority to the Chief Executive to take all steps necessary to implement the new structure (other than those delegated to the Employment (Senior Officer) Committee), including the timetable for implementation of the Director and Head of Service proposals and the final determination of the structure of the Finance service below Head of Service level.

   vii.          Authorise the Chief Executive to designate and make arrangements for the section 151 role and Director role on an interim basis should this become necessary.

 viii.          Make allocation from underspend in the 2012/13 budget to fund one-off redundancy and recruitment costs, should these be required.

Matter for Decision

To consider recommending to Council to make the changes outlined in the report including investing the role of Section 151 officer in a new post of Head of Finance and creating a new post of Director (provisionally called Director of Business Transformation) to replace the post of Director of Resources.

Decision of the Leader

Recommended to Council to support the Chief Executive’s recommendations:

(i)             To create a new post of Head of Finance which will become the Council’s Section 151 Officer on appointment.

(ii)            To delete the post of Head of Accounting Services.

(iii)          To create a new post of (provisionally titled) Director of Business Transformation.

(iv)         To delete the post of Director of Resources and to approve notice of redundancy being given to the Director of Resources in the event that he is not appointed to another post.

(v)           To delegate authority to the Chief Executive to amend the Council’s Constitution and Scheme of Delegation to reflect these changes.

(vi)         To delegate authority to the Chief Executive to take all steps necessary to implement the new structure (other than those delegated to the Employment (Senior Officer) Committee), including the timetable for implementation of the Director and Head of Service proposals and the final determination of the structure of the Finance service below Head of Service level.

(vii)        To authorise the Chief Executive to designate and make arrangements for the section 151 role and Director role on an interim basis should this become necessary.

(viii)      To make allocation from underspend in the 2012/13 budget to fund one-off redundancy and recruitment costs, should these be required.

Reason for the Decision

As set out in the Officer’s report.

Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

Not applicable.

Scrutiny Considerations

The committee received a report from the Chief Executive.

The committee made the following comments on the report

(i)             Supported the restructure proposal and stated this was not a reflection on the individuals concerned.

(ii)            Recognised the proposal offered a more strategic arrangement of the Council’s resources.

(iii)          Agreed the restructure was necessary to move the organisation forward. 

The Committee resolved unanimously to endorse the recommendations.

The Leader approved the recommendations.

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Leader (and any Dispensations Granted)

Not applicable.