Issue - meetings

Report CSD19110

The report set out key proposals following a review of the corporate leadership structure to ensure an appropriately robust and effective leadership and management structure was in place to deliver the transformation agenda. The key reasons for reviewing the structure were to identify and address current and future business requirements to create a sustainable and fit for purpose leadership structure, and to reconfigure complementary functions/services to improve organisational performance.

The Leader stressed the importance of enabling the Interim CEX to structure his SMT in a manner which best helped to ensure that the Transformation agenda was delivered in a timely and effective manner.

Cllr Wilkins requested that any staff changes to senior posts be relayed to her. The interim CEX confirmed that this would be accommodated.

The report had been scrutinised at the Executive, Resources and Contracts PDS Committee meeting on 3rd July 2019 and the Committee supported the proposals, making one additional recommendation.

RESOLVED that

(1) The report be noted.

(2) The Leader agrees to the consequential name changes of officer titles for the Scheme of Executive Delegation to reflect the corporate leadership structure and Council be recommended to agree the necessary consequential officer name changes for the Non-Executive Scheme of Delegation and descriptive text in the Constitution. 

(3) Prior to finalising the 2020/21 budget, the Executive ensures that there is adequate contingency to meet the Council’s core capacity requirements to deliver services and key transformation challenges.