Agenda item

(The Head of Paid Service and the relevant Corporate Directors withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.)

(1)               Mr Carter moved and Mr Simmonds seconded the following motion

“The County Council is asked to:

·         Approve the proposed operating framework which sees the deletion of two existing Corporate Director posts and the introduction of two new ones leading to two new Directorates, as recommended by the Personnel Committee. 

·         Approve the new senior level post of Strategic Commissioner reporting to the Head of Paid Service.

·         Approve revision to the pay and grading structure for the Head of Paid Service and three Corporate Director roles.

·         Authorise the Monitoring Officer to make any necessary and consequential changes to the Constitution as outlined in section 4 of this paper.

·         Note the actions and timescale that will result from this decision as outlined in section 8 of this paper.

(2)          Following a debate the Chairman put the motion as set out in paragraph (1) above to the vote and the voting was as follows:

For (60)

Mrs A Allen, Mr M Angell,  Mr R Bird, Mr H Birkby, Mr N Bond, Mr A Bowles, Mr D Brazier, Mrs P Brivio, Miss S Carey, Mr P Carter, Mr N Chard, Mr B Clark, Mrs P Cole, Mr G Cooke, Mrs M Crabtree, Mr A Crowther, Mrs V Dagger, Mr D Daley, Mr M Dance, Mr J Davies, Mrs T Dean, Mr J Elenor, Mrs M Elenor, Mr T Gates, Mr G Gibbens, Mr R Gough, Mr M Harrison, Mr M Heale, Mr M Hill, Mr C Hoare, Mrs S Hohler, Mr S Holden, Mr P Homewood, Mr M Horwood, Mr A King, Mr J Kite, Mr R Latchford, Mr R Long, Mr G Lymer, Mr S Manion, Mr A Marsh, Mrs D Marsh, Mr M Northey, Mr P Oakford, Mr J Ozog, Mr R Parry, Mr C Pearman, Mr L Ridings, Mr J Scholes, Mr T Shonk, Mr C Simkins, Mr J Simmonds, Mr C Smith, Mrs P Stockell, Mr B Sweetland, Mr M Vye, Mrs C Waters, Mr J Wedgbury, Mrs J Whittle, Mrs Z Wiltshire 

Against (14)

Mr M Baldock, Mr M Balfour, Mr C Caller, Mr G Cowan, Dr M Eddy, Mr P Harman, Ms A Harrison, Ms S Howes, Mr B MacDowall, Mrs E Rowbotham, Mr D Smyth, Mr N Thandi,Mr R Truelove, Mr M Whybrow.

Abstain (2)

Mr F McKenna, Mr B Neaves.

Motion carried

(3)               RESOLVED that;

a)    the proposed operating framework which sees the deletion of two existing Corporate Director posts and the introduction of two new ones leading to two new Directorates, as recommended by the Personnel Committee be approved;

b)    the new senior level post of Strategic Commissioner reporting to the Head of Paid Service be approved;

c)    revision to the pay and grading structure for the Head of Paid Service and three Corporate Director roles, as set out in section 6 of the report, be approved;

d)    the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any necessary and consequential changes to the Constitution as outlined in section 4 of this paper; and

e)    the actions and timescale that will result from this decision as outlined in section 8 of this paper be noted.