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Council and councillors

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Rutland County Museum, Catmos Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HW

Contact: Governance  Email: governance@rutland.gov.uk

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Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

 

There were apologies from Cllr Burrows, Cllr Blanksby, Cllr Coleman and Cllr Webb.

2.

CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Minutes:

 

There were no announcements from the Chairman.

 

3.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE LEADER, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET OR THE HEAD OF PAID SERVICE

Minutes:

 

There were no announcements from the Leader, Members of the Cabinet or the Head of Paid Services.

4.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

In accordance with the Regulations, Members are invited to declare any disclosable interests under the Code of Conduct and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this Agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

Minutes:

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

5.

PETITIONS, DEPUTATIONS AND QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

To receive any petitions, deputations or questions received from members of the public in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 28. The total time allowed for this is 30 minutes.  Petitions, deputations and questions will be dealt with in the order in which they are received and any which are not considered within the time limit shall receive a written response after the meeting.

Minutes:

 

There were no Petitions, Deputations and Questions from Members of the Public.

 

6.

QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

To receive any questions submitted from Members of the Council in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rules 30 and 30A.

Minutes:

 

There were no questions from Members of the Council.

 

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Mr Andrews left the meeting before the discussion on the next item began.

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7.

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To receive Report No.73/2021 from the Monitoring Officer.

Minutes:

 

Report No.73/2021 was received from the Monitoring Officer. The purpose of the report was to seek Council approval of the appointment of Mr Andrews as Chief Executive Officer (Head of Paid Service). The Council was asked to note that the role would commence immediately if the recommendation was approved

 

Cllr Hemsley, Leader of the Council and member of the Chief Officer Appointment Panel, recommended the appointment to Council and commended Mr Andrews on the way in which he had led the Council over the past year during an especially challenging time.

 

The Chairman put the recommendation to Council and the vote in favour was unanimous.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That Mr Andrews be approved as Chief Executive Officer (Head of Paid Service).

 

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Mr Andrews returned to the meeting and thanked Members for their support over the past year. He was honoured to take up the position and looked forward to working together to tackle the challenges that lay ahead.

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8.

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To receive Report No.72/2021 from the Chief Executive.

Minutes:

 

Report No.72/2021 was received from the Chief Executive. The report sought the approval of permanent arrangements at Director level for the posts leading the People Directorate.

 

It was recommended that Council approve the deletion of the Strategic Director and two Deputy Director posts in the People Directorate and support the appointment process to two Director posts.

 

The Chairman put the recommendations to the Council and these were unanimously agreed.

 

Cllr Waller asked for it to be noted that in relation to recommendation 3 she would ask that Mr Andrews did indeed use the budget where necessary as properly resourced departments could bring about additional savings in the long run. 

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.    That the disestablishment of the following posts be approved:

-       Strategic Director People

-       Deputy Director Children Services

-       Deputy Director Adult Services

 

2.    That the recruitment to and establishment of the following two Director posts be approved:

-       Director Adults and Health

-       Director Children’s and Families

 

3.    That the Chief Executive be authorised to utilise residual budget to determine resources where needed, in line with the Chief Executive delegations outlined in the Council’s Constitution.