Sharing a Chief Executive

Sandwell Conservatives believe that talks should start with regards to sharing agreements with other local boroughs.

Sandwell blogger said

We have an excellent opportunity at the moment to share the post of the

Chief executive, which is currently an interim post.

This could be followed by an appraisal of the councils Publicity department,

scrapping the "Sandwell herald" and a range of other functions saving the council £M’s , which could then be directed to front line services and front line council jobs.

Other boroughs are already well advanced in this process to share management costs

and then use bulk cross borough purchase powers to drive down costs even more.

Sadly we hear some authorities have banned paper clips.

     

In a letter to All Chief executives on the 20^th Oct 2010

The Rt Hon Eric Pickles said

Local innovation

But at the same time, the onus is very much on councils themselves to make the most of this unprecedented freedom and flexibility to focus all efforts and resources on protecting hard working families, vulnerable people, and front line services. That must mean;

·         Fundamentally re-examining every aspect of the way that councils work;

·         Eliminating all traces of waste by becoming more transparent and improving
  procurement practice

·         maximising efficiency and productivity, drawing on the lessons of the LGA-led
  productivity programme;

·         sharing departments, officers and back office services between different local
  authorities; and

·         bringing excessive senior pay under control.

Lets wait and see what SMBC do ?