Agenda item

7.1

On the motion of Councillor Julie Dore, seconded by Councillor Penny Baker, and with contributions from three other Members, all expressing thanks to Charlie Adan (Interim Chief Executive) for her service to the City Council, it was:-

RESOLVED: That this Council:-

(a)      places on record its thanks for the service provided to the Council by Charlie Adan in the role of Interim Chief Executive during such a challenging time, and extends to her its best wishes for the future;

(b)      notes the interim arrangements put in place to cover the Chief Executive’s responsibilities and provide strategic leadership for the Authority during the three month period from 8^th October 2020 to 3^rd January 2021, as described in the report now submitted;

(c)      designates the Executive Director, People Services, as the Council’s Head of Paid Service, and approves a change to the list of Statutory/Proper Officers, as set out in Part 7 (Management Structure and Statutory/Proper Officers) of the Council’s Constitution, to reflect this re-designation;

(d)      notes that the changes to the Proper Officer designations within Part 7 of the Constitution, approved by the Council on 4^th December 2019, upon the appointment of the Interim Chief Executive, are to remain in force, but that further changes are expected to be made once the new Chief Executive is in post; and

(e)      notes that all references to the Chief Executive in the Constitution are to be read as referring to the Executive Director, People Services, or the Executive Director, Resources, in their capacities as covering those responsibilities.