Part 7 - Management Structure

(a) The senior management structure of the Council comprises the Council Manager, Assistant Council Manager/Monitoring Officer, Assistant Council Manager/Town Clerk and Heads of Service. Each of the Council Manager and Assistant Council Managers has a portfolio of responsibilities which may include statutory responsibilities, service areas, corporate themes and strategies and specific projects.

(b) The composition of each portfolio may change from time to time to reflect the needs of the Council and the skills and experience of individual chief officers.

(c) The number of Chief Officers and Heads of Service may vary from time to time, but at 1^st January 2008 is the Council Manager, Assistant Council Managers and 7 Heads of Service.

(d) The allocation of responsibilities as at 1^st January 2008 is as follows:-

COUNCIL MANAGER

Overall corporate management and operational responsibilities as Head of the Paid Service; Provision of professional advice to all parties in the decision making process; Together with the monitoring officer, responsibility for a system of record keeping for all the Council’s decisions; Representing the Council on partnership and external bodies (as required by statute or the Council).

Direct line management of Leisure and Community Development, Theatre and Arts, Public Amenities, Environmental Health, Planning, Building Control and Destination Shrewsbury; To oversee the work of the other services not directly line managed by the Assistant Council Managers; To oversee delivery of the Big Issues; To progress the Management of Succession; As appropriate to support the Leader of the Council and Cabinet: To ensure Partnership Protocols are established and operational; To operate as a member of the Corporate Management Team.

ASSISTANT COUNCIL MANAGER/ MONITORING OFFICER

To deputise as appropriate for the Council Manager, to act as Monitoring Officer and Head of Legal Services.

Direct line management of Democratic, ICT and Customer Services, Legal, Personnel and Housing.

To act as Returning Officer.

ASSISTANT COUNCIL MANAGER/ TOWN CLERK

To deputise as appropriate for the Council Manager and to act as Town Clerk.

Direct line management of Finance, Policy, Engineering and Technical Services, Parking and Transportation, Licensing, Community Safety and Street Scene.