Purpose

To provide an update on Senior Management porposals post consultation.

Decision

Senior officers with the exception of the Chief Executive declared a personal although non-pecuniary interest, and left the meeting.

RESOLVED: that

1. having considered the summary of responses received as part of the consultation process, the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Senior Management Team structure as set out in Appendix C to the report be approved;

1. matters relating to the role profile and terms and conditions of the four new posts of Director, Frontline Services; Director, Strategy, Partnerships and Transformation; Assistant Director, City Development; and Assistant Director, Planning and Transport be referred to the Council’s Employment Conditions Committee for determination as appropriate;

1. approval be sought from Full Council to proceed with the recruitment to the existing post of Director, Children’s Services;

1. the proposed creation and advertisement of the new posts of Director, Frontline Services, and Director, Strategy, Partnerships and Transformation be referred to Full Council on 25 September 2025 for approval;

1. subject to recommendation 4 and approval by Full Council, authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance, to implement the new Tier 1 and Tier 2 Senior Management Team structure and to allocate managerial resources during the transitional process, as appropriate, in accordance with the principles set out in this report; and

1. the Single Impact Assessment of the proposals (Appendix D) be noted.