Agenda item

SENIOR MANAGEMENT RESTRUCTURE - PROCESSES AND DECISIONS (E1)

To review the individual consultation feedback received from Chief Officers and to look at matters arising from this feedback.

Minutes:

Tracey Lee (Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service) submitted a report on the selection process for the establishment of the new posts which had been agreed by the City Council on 16 September 2013 following her report on the senior management structure.  The report to the City Council had also identified existing Chief Officer roles to be amended and those to be deleted.

 

The report detailed –

 

(a)

recommendations for slotting and ringfencing to the new structure;

(b)

recommendations for selecting those in a ringfence;

(c)

the current role profiles of the existing posts in the senior management structure;

(d)

the draft role profiles for the new structure;

(e)

indicative grading for each position compared with the existing senior management team;

(f)

the appointments timetable;

(g)

the appeals process;

(h)

the equality impact assessment for the senior management structure.

 

The panel noted the council’s policies on reorganisations and the duties as an employer.

 

The panel agreed –

 

(1)

the ringfence recommendations as set out in the report;

(2)

the selection process for Chief Officers as set out in the report. Additionally that if an applicant wishes to be considered for more than one role, they will need to attend one interview for each role they express an interest in (not a single interview covering multiple roles);

(3)

the new role profile for the role of Assistant Chief Executive subject to the following:

 

·          

to amend the legislation titles in the ‘experience, knowledge and qualifications’ to ‘the Housing and Local Government Act 1989 and the Localism Act 2011’;

 

·          

to add in the following text to the ‘skills and technical competencies’ section:  ‘Political acumen; ability and to build and maintain positive working relationships with Members.’

(4)

the new role profile for the role of Head of Legal Services subject to the following:

 

·          

to amend the legislation titles in the ‘experience, knowledge and qualifications’ to ‘the Housing and Local Government Act 1989 and the Localism Act 2011’.

 

·          

to add in the following text to the ‘skills and technical competencies’ section:  ‘Political acumen; ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with Members.’

 

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