Archived decisions

Decision Maker:

Executive Member for Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs

Date of Decision:

9 July 2009

Decision Title:

Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs Department - Management Review

Decision Reference:

816

Report From:

Director of Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs

Contact name:

Stuart Dorward

Tel:

01962 846110

Email:

[email protected]

1) The Decision:

1.1. That the Executive Member for Culture Communities and Rural Affairs:

i. Endorses the outcomes from the Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs Department management review

ii. Endorses the priority themes for the Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs Department set out in paragraph 4.3 of the report

iii. Approves the senior management structure set out in Appendix 3 to the report

iv. Approves the recruitment to the three Assistant Director posts

v. Approves the selection for the three Assistant Director posts and Head of Community and Adult Learning by a formal member appointment panel in accordance with Section 41 of the County Council constitution

vi. Approves the recruitment to the posts of Head of Community and Adult Learning and Head of Arts, Museums and South East Museums Hub for the reasons set out in paragraph 9 of the report

vii. Approves continuing consultation on the operational management and support service proposals

viii. Endorses the timetable for completion and implementation of the review.

2) Reasons for the decision

2.1. The existing service-based management structure of the Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs Department is largely unchanged from that put in place when the Department was formed, as Recreation and Heritage, in 2002. Since then, there have been significant changes in the national and corporate context within which the Department works. The time was ripe to assess the relevance and effectiveness of the current management approach in the Department and decide whether any changes might be needed to meet the challenges it will face in the future

3) Other options considered and rejected:

3.1. Not applicable

4) Conflicts of Interest:

4.1. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker:

None

4.2. Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive Members consulted:

None

5) Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee:

None

6) Any reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent :

None

7) Statement from the Decision Maker:

Approved by:

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Date:

9 July 2009

Executive Member for Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs

Councillor Mrs. M. Snaith