Issue - meetings

This report seeks Council’s approval of the appointment to the new position of Chief Operating Officer and the appointment of an Interim Monitoring Officer.  It also provides Council with an outline update on the proposed senior management structure for the future.

The Council considered a report seeking approval for various posts within the senior management structure of the Council, on a recommendation from the Restructuring Implementation Committee.

In introducing the report, Councillor Dine Romero formally thanked Maria Lucas, Monitoring Officer and Director of Legal and Democratic Services, for her service with the Council and wished her well for her retirement.

The other Group Leaders and the Chairman endorsed these comments and thanked all the candidates.

On a motion from Councillor Dine Romero, seconded by Councillor Paul Myers, it was unanimously

RESOLVED to

1.  Approve the appointment of Chief Operating Officer to Ms Mandy Bishop on a salary of £120,000 per annum with a start date of 13 November 2020;

2.  Approve the appointment of Interim Head of Legal and Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer to Michael Hewitt on a salary of £80,108 pro rata per annum from 1 December 2020 to 31 March 2021 in the first instance.