Decision details

A report to consider the means by which additional staff resources can be redirected to the service to help release senior management capacity to take forward the Council’s regeneration priorities .

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Hanson)

Cabinet received a report from the Head of Regeneration and Planning to respond to Cabinet’s request that senior management capacity in the Regeneration and Planning Service be reinforced following the disestablishment of the post of Deputy Chief Executive.  The report was exempt from publication by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment and officer preferred option, were set out in the exempt report.

Councillor Hanson proposed, seconded by Councillor Bryning:-

“That the recommendations as set out in the exempt report be approved.”

Councillors then voted:-

(6 Members (Councillors Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Hanson, Sands and Smith) voted in favour, and 1 Member (Councillor Hamilton-Cox) abstained.)

Resolved:

(1)        That Cabinet agrees to fund the creation of a new post of Senior Planning Officer graded at SCP36-41 (Grade 6) from savings made through the deletion of the Deputy Chief Executive post, with the General Fund Revenue Budget being updated accordingly.            

(2)        That Cabinet agrees to review funding for any ongoing need for the temporary post referred to in the exempt report.

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

Head of Regeneration & Planning

Head of Financial Services (Resources)

Reasons for making the decision:

The Corporate Plan includes economic growth, support for the Energy Coast and major infrastructure projects, housing regeneration and developing the visitor economy as its priorities.  The decision will enable senior management capacity in the Regeneration and Planning Service to be reinforced following the disestablishment of the post of Deputy Chief Executive.  Cabinet were satisfied that the proposals represented sound use of some of the budgetary savings arising from the latest changes to senior management structure and the proposals fit with the approved Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS).