Senior Management Review At Derbyshire County Council
In a bid to save more than £300,000 a year on management costs Derbyshire County Council has approved a proposal to do without the role of Chief Executive and to reduce its top management team.
Detailed plans were presented to a special meeting of Full Council on 26 July and a debate was held by councillors before the proposals were approved by a vote.
The plans will result in two existing top-tier posts being abolished, the Assistant Chief Executive and the Strategic Director of Corporate Resources, in addition to that of Chief Executive.
A single new post, a Strategic Director of Commissioning, Communities and Policy, will be created to focus on making sure the council provides quality services which are good value for money.
Councillor Barry Lewis, Leader of Derbyshire County Council, said: “It’s our public duty to constantly look for savings to balance the council’s books.
“That sometimes means being bold and doing things differently – it’s the right thing to do because every saving we make helps us to carry on providing quality frontline services for the people of Derbyshire.
“We have been as open and transparent as we can possibly be, given that individual employees are affected. But I want to be absolutely clear that, whilst the legal rights of the employees will of course be respected, there is no intention of making any “golden handshake” payments.”
He added: “As well as cutting costs on senior managers, we’ve also reduced the allowances paid to our councillors holding positions on Cabinet by around 12%, saving the council just under £29,000 a year.”
The council is currently consulting with affected employees and it is expected that the new management structure will be implemented towards the end of the year.
More News From Amber Valley Info
Mobile speed camera locations in Derbyshire during May 2024 Derbyshire Casualty Reduction Enforcement Support Team (C.R.E.S.T) will be carrying out mobile safety camera enforcement read more | |
Travel Survey Launched For Belper, Glossop And Ilkeston How do you get around town if you live in Belper, Glossop or Ilkeston? And what improvements do you think should be made to m read more | |
Call Out for Hobby Horse Riders to Take Part in DCG Fundraiser for Brave Ex-Student Derby College Group (DCG) is staging a Hobby Horse Charity Event at Broomfield Hall for Libby Dod read more | |
Unique stone cottage with a twist revealed at Derbyshire development A century old stone building that stands opposite woodland, has now been given a complete make-over in Derbyshir read more | |
Opportunities To Provide Refreshments At Countryside Sites Are you looking for a business venture? Derbyshire County Council is looking for caterers to serve refreshments at several read more | |
The Amber Valley Info Noticeboard
Cold Callers claiming to be working on behalf of Derbyshire County Council Policehave seen and increase in reports of 'cold callers' where people are claiming to be working on behal read more | |
Subscriptions For Amber Valley Borough Councils 2024 Garden Waste Service Are Now Open The garden waste collection service is available to all residents in Amber Valley except for r read more | |
Mobile networks are being improved in Ripley Mobile networks are being improved in Ripley boosting the speed, performance and coverage of mobile services in the area. read more | |
Trent Barton Buses - Extension Of The £2 Single Fare Cap Trent Barton Buses have confirmed their participation in the extension of the £2 single fare cap until the end o read more | |
Crich Tramway Village Looking For An Engineering Manager The successful candidate for this post will have excellent management skills gained whilst working in a practical workshop e read more | |