Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 19 July 2018.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 19 July 2018 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interests they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations of interest were made.

No urgent decisions were reported.

To consider whether it is in the public to exclude the public during consideration of agenda item 5 which contains information “not for publication by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to the financial or business affairs of the any particular person (including the authority), the disclosure of which would not be in the public interest, would not be fair and would be in breach of Data Protection principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of agenda item 5 (see minute 5 below)

To consider a report of the Chief Executive.

The Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) proposing new senior leadership arrangements which included both the Corporate Leadership Team, Statutory Officers and additional wider senior leadership capacity.

RESOLVED - (1) That the senior leadership arrangements be confirmed on a permanent basis as follows:

·         Chris McLoughlin as Director of Children’s Service in a role of Service Director.

·         Michael Cullen as Borough Treasurer in a role as Service Director.

·         Mark Fitton as Director of Adult Social Services in a role as Service Director.

(2) That the changed lines of reporting be confirmed as follows:

·         Deputy Chief Executive – Adult Social Services

·         Corporate Director of Place – Public Heath

(3) That a post of Service Director: Strategy and Commissioning be created and that the Chief Executive be requested to make arrangements to undertake the process of recruitment.

(4) That the regrading of the two Strategic Head of Service posts to a Service Director Grade be undertaken as follows:-

·         Strategic Head of Service Place Management regraded to Service Director Place Management.

·         The role of Strategic Head of Service Growth regraded to Service Director Development and Regeneration.

(5) That the Chief Executive be requested to clarify the Appointments Committee responsibilities.