howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 January 2011
19:1188803just caught a bit on the local news about dover and shepway councils are merging whatever the thread title means.
did anyone get full details?
no doubt reg hansell will be celebrating though.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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13 January 2011
19:1388806Yes Howard Ive got full details and I will have it on the frontpage tomorrow with a picture of Paul Watkins himself...its scheduled up tomorrow. Just getting it ready.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 January 2011
19:1588809will look forward to seeing what it actualy means paul.
t.v. just gives a catchy headline and put no flesh on the bones.
i seem to remember a lady being employed at d.d.c. to facilitate shared services.
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13 January 2011
19:1688810You should have had a press release Howard.
This is not new but following up on a statement we issued about 3 months ago.
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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13 January 2011
19:1988812Yes Paul I have it here...Howard I have read through it but Im not sure Im following it myself, but readers will be able to check it for themselves tomorrow anyway.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 January 2011
19:2588813i thought the statement 3 months ago was about shared rubbish collections.
look forward to deciphering it paul.
Keith Sansum1
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13 January 2011
20:0288818I hope that Reg and paulw will comment further as the mercury article gives a different view.
they are ap;pointing ANOTHER high paid officer to over see the merger?
no mention of slimming dowen officers
is there a reason why the 2 chief executives earning over £150,000 could not do this job?
are we to see one or both of these to disappear in this merged services
or are we just yet another high paid officer to oversee something that the present two could do between them
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Unregistered User
13 January 2011
20:4288833The Shared services officer is not employed by Dover but run between three councils.
I'll leave you to see the press release when posted.
Watty
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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13 January 2011
20:4888835I will watch out paulw for the press release i presume from what you say that the mercury has got this story wrong of appointing a new officer to over see the merger
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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13 January 2011
21:1588840I know I can be a bit thick at times Paul but if the Shared Services Officer is run by three councils surely those councils split the cost three ways, therfore he/she is partly employed by Dover as they are one of the councils.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 January 2011
21:2888844the way i see it is that there is an extra employee whose dosh is spread over 3 local authorities, but their remit is to cut employees over the 3 by merging operations.
with the cuts in funding, councils have little choice.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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13 January 2011
21:3888849at the moment it looks like we have one extra [post
we will see how many top level jobs go(if any)
merged services
and reg's unitary council
are vastly different
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 January 2011
21:5988852point taken keith, that is the current situation, i hope that some of the high earners go and that the workers at the coal face do not take the brunt.
they must have dispensed with our local street cleaner already, the priory area is awash with litter and dog toffee.
hope that is not the case, he is highly diligent and an interesting conversationist.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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13 January 2011
22:0388853howard
i would like to share your view
but at the moment its those COAL FACE that are going
(if any)at the top
the merging of services ideal time to do so
lets see
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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14 January 2011
09:0988877Press Release on this topic now on frontpage..complete with picture of PauliW himself.
(wonder if you can guess where that one was taken Paul?)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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14 January 2011
10:5188884the meat of the press release is in item 3.
i am reading it that once everything is up and running then some top jobs will go.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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14 January 2011
11:1388889And so they should.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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14 January 2011
12:4988895seems clear that two chief executives face the order of the boot.
probably a few officers too.
