Ernie Clark. Hilperton Division, Wiltshire Council.

New director appointed.

The timetable for the senior management review and a new (merged) Department of Neighbourhood and Planning took a significant step forward recently with the appointment of the Corporate Director for this service. Further to the meeting of the Officer Appointments Committee and the Senior Officers Employment Sub Committee it has been confirmed that Mark Boden has been appointed to the role of corporate director of Neighbourhood and Planning and that George Batten will be retiring from the council in March.

Mr. Boden took up his new role officially on the 22nd December. Over the next couple of months Mr. Boden and Mr. Batten will be working closely together to ensure that the senior management review and creation of the new department is delivered in accordance with the scheduled timetable.

In the Department of Neighbourhood and Planning there are three new service director posts; Director of Neighbourhood Services, Director of Strategic Services and Director of Waste Management Services. The departments of Housing, Development and Economy and Enterprise remain the same. Within the Directorate of Public Health, managed by Maggie Rae a new service director post will be created called Director of Public Protection.