Stoke-on-Trent City Council to discuss £132k 'assistant' plan
STOKE-ON-TRENT: A council chief executive's plans to appoint an assistant on a salary of up to £132,000 will be discussed today.
The Sentinel revealed last week that Stoke-on-Trent City Council top boss John van de Laarschot wants to bring in a second-in-command after two years in the job.
The proposal is due to be discussed in a behind-closed-doors meeting at the Civic Centre today where internal applications will be reviewed.
It comes after the council made more than 750 workers redundant in 18 months.
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The council claims the new role would incorporate the work of a number of other senior posts as part of its restructuring plan to save £24 million in 2012/13.
Mr van de Laarschot was paid £198,000 in salary, benefits and allowances in 2010/11.
His assistant would earn between £120,000 and £132,000.
BARLASTON: A new oatcake shop is set to open in a town centre.
Richard Clowes, of Barlaston, has won planning permission to turn a former mortgage broker building, in Longton, into a takeaway selling the North Staffordshire favourite.
The building on The Strand was previously vacant.
The shop will open from 5am to 2pm Monday to Saturday.
First floor office accommodation in the building will be sealed off.
The planning application said: "The extraction system will be at the back of the premises and causes no disruption or effect on the neighbouring businesses."
Stoke-on-Trent City Council passed the plans with conditions.
Comments
by Gobowen46
Saturday, November 10 2012, 6:22PM
“JVDL declared on appointment that he would NOT need an Assistant CEO. Why has he suddenly changed his mind. Is he now incapable of holding down the job to which he was appointed??”
by aelthric
Saturday, November 10 2012, 4:09AM
“With bus subsidies being axed those of us who rely heavily on buses (After all we aren't all earning £132,000 to afford taxis) find ourselves now effectively subject to an impromptu curfew of 7PM whilst this disgusting excuse for a council play Nero building new council offices which are not needed, building a new Hanley bus station which is not needed (And isn't that a laugh when bus services are going to be cut after 8th December) and generally proving to all that they are the untrustworthy and habitual misappropriators of city funds that we have all come to expect.
This city's council and councillors should be facing criminal charges for their misappropriation of city funds away from vital services and into useless projects and as for this position being created with an annual income of £132,000 I feel sure that again this is just another example of nest lining and another blatant pilfering of city funds by the old pals club.”
by Davejjohnson
Friday, November 09 2012, 9:12PM
“Time wasting, money wasting amateurs who should be sacked. The local government system in this country is shot. Freeloaders who are in it for what they can get for themselves.”
by 1957SE
Friday, November 09 2012, 8:36PM
“Now that really takes the p--s what next”
by julesKate
Friday, November 09 2012, 9:32AM
“I am not very Politically minded but I am a "Fair" person, I see it how it reads. I watched the BBc 4 programme.
The Conservative Government is not every ones taste but last night proved how the glorious Labour policies work. In short they will wreck this beautiful City , not rebuild it.
The fist waste of money was when they bought the Spode site. A beautiful piece of History created by a great man,, Demolished by the leader of this City. They bought Spode to stop it going in the wrong hands. It did indeed go in the wrong hands.
One man one vision. What fantastic ideas.
Stoke on Trent Council, One vision...He says "One Vision". How wonderful..
1, Demolish a Bus station? How much does it cost and why?
2, Build a new Bus station. How much does it cost and why?
3, Build a new shopping centre on the old Bus station,, This could be to monopolize the shopping centre buildings. How much and why?
4, don't sell any land so the Potteries shopping centre can't extend. Why ( see the above).
5. Buy Spode to stop sheds being built?
6, Sell historic Spode for cash.
Hang on I am carried away here. What about spending money (the money they have not got or as they claim) on the city and the people in the City. Poverty , Police, Hospitals , services, Care homes, Disabled people, Education, ect.
No forget that ..
£1200.00 council tax per year and my waste tubs are full. They could'n even organise for them to be collected yesterday.
He has a wonderful Idea .LETS BORROW A LOAD OF MONEY AND BUILD A BRAND NEW HOUSE
WHAT A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY. Forget everything else. A insult to the people of this wonderful City.
I do not intend to offend any party or individual. I hope I wrote this politely.
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