Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor C Thorley.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda

No declarations of interest were made.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the Committee.

Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.  It is not required to give notice of the intention to make use of public speaking provision, however, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours notice is encouraged.

There were no members of the public present.

The reports relating to the remaining items on the agenda have been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be determined with the press and public excluded.

The Committee may decide that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involved the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing this information.

To consider a report on the changes to the Cheshire East Corporate Management Structure and agree appointment of Senior Officers to the new structure.

Consideration was given to the report of the Chief Executive on the changes to the Corporate Management Structure and sought agreement for the appointment of Senior Officers to the new structure.

RESOLVED:

That

(1)       the appointments be made to the posts of Strategic Director (Places and Organisational Capacity), Strategic Director (Children, Families and Adults) and Director of Finance & Business Services.

(2)       the mutual termination of employment of two Senior Officers be noted.

(3)       the appointment and possible dismissals (arising from redundancy) of Officers at the third tier (Deputy Chief Officers) be delegated to the Chief Executive.

(4)       the relevant parts of the Constitution be amended to reflect the proposed changes and transfers of responsibility resulting from this review.

(5)       a report be made to Council for the information of Members.