Agenda item

The Council's Senior Management Structure

To receive the joint report of the Chief Executive and Director of Human Resources.

 

Minutes:

The Director of Human Resources provided Members with an overview of his report which contained exempt information.

 

Following consideration of the report it was RESOLVED :

 

To note that:

 

1.          Cabinet approved the revised directorate structures shown at Appendices 2(i), 2(ii) and 2 (iii) will be implemented from the 1st August 2021 and structure at 2(iv) be implemented from the 1st October 2021. Furthermore, the structure shown at Appendix 3(i), will be implemented from the 1st 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.       Emanating from the revised directorate structures outlined in 2.1.1, 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 & Children’s Services Finance (Head of Service Level 1) to Service Director – Community & Children’s Services 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 21st Century Schools (Head of Service Level 1) to Service Director- 21st Century Schools & Transformation Services (Service Director Level 1);

 

xii)        the amendment of the post of Head of Transformation & Education Information (Head of Service Level 2) to Head of Transformation, Admissions and Governance (Head of Service Level 1);

 

xiii)      the amendment of the post of Head of Achievement Secondary (0.5) (soulbury grade) to Head of Secondary Achievement & Wellbeing (soulbury grade);

 

xiv)      the amendment of the post of Head of School Advisory Support (soulbury grade) to Head of Primary Achievement (soulbury grade);

 

xv)       the amendment of the post of Service Director – Frontline Services (Service Director L1) to Director – Frontline Services (Director L1);

 

xvi)      the amendment of the post of Head of Strategic Investments (Head of Service Level 1) to Service Director – Transportation, Enforcement & Strategic Investments (Service Director Level 2);

 

xvii)     the amendment of the post title of the Head of Operational Property Services (Head of Service - Level 2) to Head of Energy and Carbon Reduction (Head of Service - Level 2).

 

       3.      Emanating from the revised directorate structures outlined in 2.1.1, Cabinet authorised the creation of the following posts:

 

i)            the creation of the post of Head of Technology (Head of Service – Level 1);

 

ii)          the creation of the post of Head of Digital Transformation (Head of Service – Level 2);

 

iii)         the creation of the post of Head of ICT Operations (Head of Service – Level 2);

 

iv)         the creation of the post of Head of Data, IM & Systems (Head of Service – Level 2);

 

v)          the creation of the post of Head of Learning Disability & Mental Health (Head of Service – Level 1);

 

vi)         the creation of the post of Head of Community & Welsh Language Services (Head of Service – Level 2);

 

vii)        the creation of the post of Head of Arts, Culture & Library Services (Head of Service – Level 2);

 

viii)      the creation of the post of Head of Leisure, Sports & Parks Services (Head of Service – Level 2);

 

ix)         the creation of the post of Head of Public Protection & Regulatory Services (Head of Service – Level 1);

 

x)          the creation of the post of Head of Community Protection & Housing Services (Head of Service – Level 2);

xi)         the creation of the post of Head of Planning (Head of Service – Level 1);

 

xii)        the creation of the post of Head of Major Developments & Investments (Head of Service – Level 2);

 

xiii)      the creation of the post of Head of Housing Strategy & Investments (Head of Service – Level 2);

 

xiv)      the creation of the post of Head of Infrastructure Asset Management (Head of Service – Level 2);

 

xv)       the creation of the post of Head of Flood Risk Management and Strategic Projects (Head of Service – Level 2).

 

      4.       To agree to the amendment to the post of Group Director – Community & Children’s Services (Group Director grade) to Deputy Chief Executive & Group Director – Community & Children’s Services (Group Director grade) as recommended by Cabinet;

 

      5.        To note that Cabinet agreed to transfer:

 

i)            Facilities Cleaning from Frontline Services to Corporate Estates;

 

ii)          Countryside Services from Public Health, Protection & Community Services to Frontline Services.

 

      6.       To endorse the following recommendations made by the Appointments Committee at its meeting held on 7th July 2021:

 

 7.        In accordance with the Council’s change management process, due to the strong contractual claim in place, Mr. David Powell be assigned to the post of Director of Corporate Estates (Director Level 1) effective from 1st August 2021;

 

      8.        In accordance with the Council’s change management process, due to the strong contractual claim in place, Mrs. Gaynor Davies be assigned to the post of Director of Education & Inclusion Services (Director Level 1) effective from 1st August 2021;

 

      9.       In accordance with the Council’s change management process, due to the strong contractual claim in place, Mr. Roger Waters be assigned to the post of Director of Frontline Services (Director Level 1) effective from 1st October 2021

 

     10.       That Mr. Paul Mee be formally placed into the role of Deputy Chief Executive & Group Director – Community & Children’s Services (Group Director grade) effective from 1st August 2021;

 

      11.     To give the Director of Legal Services delegated authority to make the consequential changes that are required to be made to the Council’s Constitution as a result of implementation of the above initiatives.

 

(Note: As referenced within minute No.39 County Borough Councillor D R Bevan and Chief Offices in attendance left the meeting when the matter was discussed and voted upon, except the Chief Executive and Director, Human Resources who remained in the meeting to present the report to Members).