North Lanarkshire Update
The BBC reports that Gavin Whitefield, chief executive of North Lanarkshire Council, is to retire, early I presume as the outgoing CEO is only 59-years old.
Now I dearly hope that additional public money has not been spent on enhancing the chief executive's retirement package, by adding extra years to his pension entitlement for example.
Because if you ask me the chief executive and other chief officials have done extremely well for themselves in recent years, while the lowest paid employees in the council have had to fight tooth and nail for just their basic right to equal pay.
So before Gavin takes a final bow and exits the stage, I think I will submit another FOI request to the Council asking for the financial details of the CEO's retirement package to be made known to the public.
North Lanarkshire Council chief executive Gavin Whitefield to retire
Gavin Whitefield said the "time was right" for him to retire
Gavin Whitefield is to retire as chief executive of North Lanarkshire Council.
The 59-year-old, who has held the post since 2000, will step down in October.
In an email to staff at the council, Mr Whitefield said he had been "enormously proud to have had the privilege of serving" in the position.
He said: "The last two years have been particularly demanding and having resolved a number of major issues over that period, the time is now right to pass responsibility to my successor."
Mr Whitefield entered local government in 1976 with Clydesdale District Council.
He joined Motherwell District Council as assistant director of housing in 1989 and became director of housing when North Lanarkshire Council was formed in 1996.
He was awarded the CBE in 2011 for services to local government in the Queen's birthday honours list.
Gavin Whitefield is to retire as chief executive of North Lanarkshire Council.
The 59-year-old, who has held the post since 2000, will step down in October.
In an email to staff at the council, Mr Whitefield said he had been "enormously proud to have had the privilege of serving" in the position.
He said: "The last two years have been particularly demanding and having resolved a number of major issues over that period, the time is now right to pass responsibility to my successor."
Mr Whitefield entered local government in 1976 with Clydesdale District Council.
He joined Motherwell District Council as assistant director of housing in 1989 and became director of housing when North Lanarkshire Council was formed in 1996.
He was awarded the CBE in 2011 for services to local government in the Queen's birthday honours list.
