THREE top bosses together cost Herefordshire Council well over £400,000 in salaries, fees, allowances and pension contributions over 2014-15.
The three were chief executive Alistair Neill (£161,441 including pension contributions), director for children’s well-being Jo Davidson (£121,175 including pension contributions), and director for economy, communities and corporate Geoff Hughes (£133,767 including pension contributions).
All told, the three took £416,383 made up of salary, fees, allowances, and pension contributions - £43,693 less than they collectively earned over 2013/14.
The council is waiting on confirmation of two new “top job” appointments to top jobs, joining director of resources Peter Robinson appointed last month on a £98,000 salary.
A new director – adults and wellbeing would be on £120,000 as approved by full council, and a new assistant director (commissioning) adults and wellbeing gets £80,132.
Latest figures show the extent to which the council has consolidated senior management positions.
From 2013/14 the council paid out a total of £132,458 to four former top bosses as compensation for loss of office.
Those titles involved were assistant director – law, governance and resilience (£34,952 – left April 2013), head of service – adult services (£28,506 – left April 2013), head of special projects (£30,000 – left December 2013), and director of public health (£39,650 – left June 2014).
The council had a deputy chief executive leave in June 2013 having been paid £30,522 for the 2013/14 financial year, a chief officer – finance and commercial went in September 2013 d paid £54,951 over the financial year, and an assistant director – safeguarding and early years left in November 2013 paid £57,199 over the financial year.
All the totals include pension contributions.
In May last year, an assistant director – people, policy & partnerships left having received £7,898 over the relevant financial year – again, including pension contributions.
Beyond the chief executive, director for children’s well-being and director for economy, communities and corporate, the council’s other big earning roles over 2014/15 were:
* Assistant director – governance - £97,525
* Assistant director – economic, environment and cultural services - £88,672
* Assistant director - education and commissioning - £88,644
* Assistant director – place based commissioning - £88,641
* Assistant director – homes and community services - £87,991
* Head of community and customer services - £78,136
* Head of safeguarding and transformation - £75,816
Against these figures, 104 compulsory and other redundancies made over 2014/15 cost the council £1,174,831.
This figure includes exit packages agreed in the year but not yet actioned at the year’s end.
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