Agenda item

(1)       Mr Carter proposed, Mr A King seconded that the Council:

(a)               agree the deletion of the post of Managing Director from the operating framework

(b)               agree that the Head of Paid Service responsibilities are designated to the Corporate Director of Business Strategy and Support

(c)               approve the revised job descriptions for the Corporate Director Business Strategy and Support; the Corporate Director Customer and Communities; the Corporate Director Human Resources and the Director of Governance and Law

(d)               agree the change of reporting line for the Director of Public Health to the Corporate Director Families and Social Care

(e)               agree that the posts of Director of Education Standards and Director of Education Planning and Access as part of the senior structure in ELS

(f)                 designate the Director of Governance and Law as the Returning Officer

(g)               support a proposal being made to the Lord Lieutenant that the Director of Governance and Law becomes the Clerk of the Lieutenancy for Kent

(h)               note the proposed change in the contracts of employment for the Corporate Director Families and Social Care as described in Section 9 (8)

(i)                 authorise the Monitoring Officer to make any necessary changes to the Constitution as outlined in Section 9 (9) and set out in Appendix 3.

(2)     In response to a question from Mr Christie, the Chairman agreed to put recommendation (a) above to the vote separately (in relation to the deletion of the post of Managing Director), whereupon the number of votes cast was as follows:-

For (55)

Mrs A Allen, Mr M Angell, Mr R Bayford, Mr R Bullock, Miss S Carey, Mr P Carter, Mrs P Cole, Mr N Collor, Mr G Cooke, Mr B Cope, Mr H Craske, Mr A Crowther, Mr M Dance, Mr J Davies, Mr K Ferrin, Mr T Gates, Mr G Gibbens, Mr R Gough, Mr M Harrison, Mr W Hayton, Mr M Hill, Mr D Hirst, Ms A Hohler, Mrs S Hohler, Mr E Hotson, Mr M Jarvis, Mr A King, Mr J Kirby, Mr J Kite, Mr P Lake, Mrs J Law, Mr R Lees, Mr J London, Mr K Lynes, Mr S Manion, Mr R Manning, Mr A Marsh, Mr M Northey, Mr R Parry, Mr K Pugh, Mr L Ridings, Mr A Sandhu, Mr J Simmonds, Mr C Smith, Mr K Smith, Mr M Snelling, Mr B Sweetland, Mr R Tolputt, Mrs E Tweed, Mrs C Waters, Mr J Wedgbury, Mr M Whiting, Mrs J Whittle, Mr A Wickham, Mr A Willicombe

Against (7)

Mr L Christie, Mr G Cowan, Mr D Daley, Mrs T Dean, Mrs E Green, Mr T Prater, Mr M Vye

Carried

(3)       The Chairman then put the remaining recommendations to the County Council, which were approved without the need for a formal vote.

Resolved: that the Council:

(a)       agree the deletion of the post of Managing Director from the operating framework;

(b)       agree that the Head of Paid Service responsibilities are designated to the Corporate Director of Business Strategy and Support;

(c)        approve the revised job descriptions for the Corporate Director Business Strategy and Support; the Corporate Director Customer and Communities; the Corporate Director Human Resources and the Director of Governance and Law;

(d)       agree the change of reporting line for the Director of Public Health to the Corporate Director Families and Social Care;

(e)       agree that the posts of Director of Education Standards and Director of Education Planning and Access as part of the senior structure in ELS;

(f)         designate the Director of Governance and Law as the Returning Officer;

(g)       support a proposal being made to the Lord Lieutenant that the Director of Governance and Law becomes the Clerk of the Lieutenancy for Kent;

(h)        note the proposed change in the contracts of employment for the Corporate Director Families and Social Care as described in Section 9 (8);

(i)         authorise the Monitoring Officer to make any necessary changes to the Constitution as outlined in Section 9 (9) and set out in Appendix 3.