SALFORD CITY COUNCIL - RECORD OF DECISION
I COUNCILLOR BILL HINDS
LEAD MEMBER FOR CUSTOMER AND SUPPORT SERVICES
in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Paragraph G 7(a) (2)
of the Scheme of Delegation of the Council do hereby approve the establishment of
a temporary post of Legal Services Manager at Local Salary Scale H, SCP
56 to 59 with immediate effect until 31 March 2011, and the subsequent proposals for
the filling of that post.
The reasons are detailed below:
To undertake managerial responsibilities including Leadership Team, Lead Member,
performance management and staff management;
To be the project lead for discussions on the Manchester Shared Service model;
To provide an overview and legal advice on major corporate projects;
To be the Salford representative on the AGMA District Secretary Group;
To undertake Standards Committee liaison;
To provide interim support to the Monitoring Officer;
To be the Strategic Legal link for Crime and Disorder and Housing work.
Options considered and rejected were – no other options were feasible.
Assessment of Risk - failure to establish a temporary post and assimilate at the proposed
Spinal Column Point may adversely impact on service delivery.
The source of funding is Directorate revenue budget
Legal advice obtained - not required - routine operational matter – no legal implications of the
decision
Financial advice obtained.
The following documents have been used to assist the decision process.
(If the documents disclose exempt or confidential information, they should not be listed, but
the following wording shall be inserted :"(The relevant documents contain exempt or
confidential information and are not available for public inspection)" : Not applicable.
Request from Directorate, criteria laid down in personnel manual.
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Contact Officer Debbie Brown
Tel. No. 607 8600
COPY SENT TO LAW AND ADMIN
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PTO
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This matter is also subject to consideration by the Lead Member for/Director of
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Lead Member/Director for a decision
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This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member/Director
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This document records a key decision, but the matter was not included in the Council's
Forward Plan and it has been dealt with under the emergency procedure
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This decision is urgent and is not subject to call-in, in accordance with paragraph 5
of the Decision Making Procedure Rules.
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The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the decision is the Customer and Support
Services Scrutiny Committee
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Signed Councillor Bill HInds
Dated : I November 2010.
Lead Member for Customer and Support Services.
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FOR COMMITTEE SERVICES USE ONLY.
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This decision was published on 1 November 2010.
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This decision will come into force on 9 November 2010
unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules
Updated 10.10.2005
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