Agenda and minutes

To receive disclosures of personal interest from Members in accordance with the Code of Conduct

Note:

1.     Members are requested to identify the item number and subject matter that their interest relates to and signify the nature of the personal interest: and

2.   Where Members withdraw from a meeting as a consequence of the disclosure of a prejudicial interest they must notify the Chairman when they leave.

In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct, there were no declarations made pertaining to the agenda.

An apology for absence was received from County Borough Councillor A Morgan.  The Committee were advised that Councillor A Crimmings was acting as substitute member for Councillor Morgan, as in accordance with Council Procedure rule 22.1.

The Chairman welcomed County Borough Councillor R Williams to the membership of the Committee and also extended a welcome to Councillor Crimmings.

To receive the minutes of the previous meeting of the Appointments Committee held on  20/11/2021

It was RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the 20^TH November, 2020 as an accurate reflection of the meeting.

“That the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section

100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 (as amended) for the next

item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of

exempt information as defined in paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule

12A of the Act.”

Members Resolved that the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 (as amended) for the next item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule

12A of the Act.

To receive the Joint Report of the Chief Executive and Director of Human Resources.

The Director of Human Resources provided the Committee with a summary of the report before them, which provided details of the recent Senior Management restructure agreed by Cabinet on the 24^th  June 2021 and sought to obtain the Committee’s approval of relevant appointments emanating from those changes. 

Members were advised of a minor alteration in appendix 2(iii) a reporting structure chart, listed within the report and a revised version had been circulated to Members for information.

The Director advised that if Committee supported the recommendations within the then consequential changes would be required to the Council’s Constitution which would need Full Council’s approval.

Members RESOLVED:

1.    To note that the revised directorate structures shown at Appendices 2(i), 2(ii) and 2 (iii) be implemented from the 1^st August 2021 and structure at 2(iv) be implemented from the 1^st October 2021. Furthermore, the structure shown at Appendix 3(i), will be implemented from the 1^st May 2022. This will provide an overall estimated reduction in annual management costs at the Senior and Associated Management grade levels of £250,000 (inclusive of on-costs).

2.    To note that emanating from the revised directorate structures outlined in 2.1.1 of the report, Cabinet authorised the amendment of the following posts:

i)           the amendment of the post Director – Corporate Estates (Director Level 2) to Director – Corporate Estates (Director Level 1);

ii)          the amendment of the post of Head of Corporate & Management Accounting (Head of Service Level 1) to Service Director – Corporate & Management Accounting (Service Director Level 2);

iii)         the amendment of the post of Head of Education & Financial Reporting (Head of Service Level 1) to Service Director – Education & Financial Reporting (Service Director Level 2);

iv)        the amendment of the post of Head of Community & Childrens Finance (Head of Service Level 1) to Service Director – Community & Childrens Finance (Service Director Level 2);

v)          the amendment of the post of Head of Organisational Development (Head of Service Level 1) to Service Director – Organisational Development (Service Director Level 2);

vi)        the amendment of the post of Head of Employee Relations (Head of Service Level 2) to Head of Employee Relations (Head of Service Level 1);

vii)       the amendment of the post of Service Director – Pensions, Procurement & Transactional Services (Service Director Level 2) to Service Director – Pensions, Procurement & Transactional Services (Service Director Level 1);

viii)      the amendment of the post of Head of Revenues & Benefits (Head of Service Level 2) to Head of Revenues & Benefits (Head of Service Level 1);

ix)        the amendment of the post of Head of Accommodation Services (Head of Service Level 2) to Head of Accommodation Services (Head of Service Level 1);

x)          the amendment of the post of Director – Education & Inclusion Services (Director Level 2) to Director – Education & Inclusion Services (Director Level 1);

xi)        the amendment of the post of Head of 21^st Century Schools (Head of Service  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.