Decision - Senior Officers Structure

(1)         That the departure of the Chief Executive and 3 Strategic Directors in the coming weeks and the appointment of Catherine Vaughan as Acting Chief Executive with effect from the 10^th September, 2012 be noted;

(2)         That the need to make changes to the officer structure be noted and the general approach set out in the report, which seeks to balance the need for making changes now, with the need not to unduly fetter the discretion of the incoming permanent Chief Executive, be agreed;

(3)         That subject to (4) below, the proposed changes set out in Appendix 1 and the changes to the Scheme of Delegations set out in Appendix 2 to the report be agreed;

(4)         That the proposed changes set out in Appendices 1 and 2 be agreed in principle, as they relate to the 5 proposed service areas under the Strategic Director; Place, (Housing; Transport; Planning and Public Protection; City Clean and City Parks; Economic Development, Regeneration, Major Projects and Sustainability); and that the Acting Chief Executive be authorised to implement the proposals, subject to any modifications as she considers necessary, following the completion of the consultation process;

(5)         That the transitional arrangements regarding financial management, performance monitoring and budgetary process set out in the financial implications paragraph of the report be agreed;

(6)         That the Acting Chief Executive be authorised to take all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of the proposals as set out in the report, including the power to make any transitional arrangements she considers necessary;

(7)         That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make amendments to the relevant parts of the Constitution to reflect the changes resulting from the foregoing paragraphs and make any necessary consequential amendments;

(8)         That it be agreed that the changes come into force on the 10^th September, 2012, subject to any transitional arrangements and modifications referred to in paragraphs (5) and (6) above and subject to paragraph (9) below; and

(9)         That to the extent that any proposals involve changes to functions currently carried out by the Strategic Director; People, they shall not come into effect until the new Interim Director of Children’s Services takes office and any changes relating to the proposed Place functions shall come into force on the 1^st October, 2012 or after completion of the consultation process, whichever is later.