tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post4658755151808597591..comments2024-03-28T19:20:52.408+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Brent Council set to appoint Kim Wright, presently of Lewisham Council, Brent's new CEOUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-51114019590242355012023-01-22T16:14:38.505+00:002023-01-22T16:14:38.505+00:00The appointment of a Chief Executive is one of the...The appointment of a Chief Executive is one of the few powers which can be exercised Full Council meetings, rathe than the Cabinet. That is why there will be a special Full Council meeting tomorrow evening.<br /><br />Strange then that Council Officers (presumably with the approval of the Council Leader), on 19 January, issued a press release with the headline: "Council to appoint Kim Wright as Chief Executive."<br /><br />Lewisham Council have also announced that Kim Wright will be leaving them to take over as Chief Executive of Brent Council from May.<br /><br />I know that, in practice, it is a foregone conclusion that at least a majority of Brent councillors will rubber stamp the recommendation made by the appointments committee chaired by Cllr. Muhammed Butt at the Full Council meeting on 23 January.<br /><br />Perhaps the Council Leader and Brent's Corporate Communications team, who prepare the Council's press releases, should be reminded by the Council's top legal officer (now known as the Corporate Director of Governance) of what she has written in the "Legal" section of her report to the Full Council meeting:<br /><br />'The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) Regulations 1993, as amended and the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001 as applied by the Council’s Constitution make clear that it is for full Council to determine any appointment to the contractual post of Permanent Chief Executive and to designate an officer of the Council as the Council’s Head of Paid Service under section 4 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.'Philip Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216646114377430489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-11199158425513280142023-01-21T11:05:16.745+00:002023-01-21T11:05:16.745+00:00Will Ms Wright have the capacity to deal with Bren...Will Ms Wright have the capacity to deal with Brent's financial black hole and bullied staff? Will she deal with the strange decision making that goes on in Brent that favours some groups more than others. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-33490201245821480292023-01-20T00:23:24.460+00:002023-01-20T00:23:24.460+00:00Wow she is happy to break the glass ceiling! Don’...Wow she is happy to break the glass ceiling! Don’t make me laugh, well she worked for all other labour controlled boroughs, sing the tune girlfriend, from the same hymn book of all your previous jobs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-15286437528111491772023-01-19T17:16:32.543+00:002023-01-19T17:16:32.543+00:00Shame we can't change Butt the council leader ...Shame we can't change Butt the council leader and his useless councillor supporters and family members who keep him in power.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com