Issue - meetings

The Chief Finance and Section 151 Officer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, to present the proposed Financial Services restructure to the Joint Consultative and Safety Committee following consultation with affected employees and trade unions, and to seek JCSC’s approval of the proposed changes and formal closure of the consultation process.

The restructure will provide the capacity, resilience, technical expertise and segregation of duties required for the Council to meet its statutory financial responsibilities and progress the financial planning, due diligence, systems, data and transition work arising from Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). Following consideration by JCSC, the proposal will be submitted to the Head of Paid Service for final approval and sign-off before implementation.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the proposed changes to the Financial Services structure, as set out in this report.

2)    Formally close the consultation process, having considered the feedback received from affected employees.

3)    Recommend that the Head of Paid Service give final approval and sign-off to the proposed Financial Services restructure, enabling implementation in accordance with Council policies.