Three Town Hall chiefs leaving

THREE Town Hall chiefs at Warrington are leaving the borough council, arising from an ongoing review of senior management post which aims to save the authority £450,000 a year.
They are Yvonne Bottomley, strategic director of corporation services, Roger Millns, head of service for mental health, learning disabilities and corporate social services, and Peter Moffatt, a senior officer in environment services.
The three join a number of other officers who have left, or are shortly to leave the authority including former strategic director for community services Helen Sumner, strategic director of children’s services, finance chief John Hayes and former head of the legal services team Cecilia Wraith.
The latest resignations come as the council announces a number of appointment to the new senior manage team.
Andy Farrall will become executive director, environment and regeneration and David Boyer will become head of service, sustainable transport.
Pinaki Ghoshal will be head of service, improvement and inclusion and Sue Cockerill will be head of service, community support services.
Ann McCormack will be head of service, business, planning and resources and David Johnston will be head of service, safeguarding.
Chief executive Diana Terris, (pictured) in a message to staff, said during consultation on the new organisational structure, several people expressed a desire to use the restructuring as a chance to pursue new opportunities away from Warrington.
She would like to thank them all for their outstanding achievements over the years and wish them all the best for their future careers.
Pam Smith is currently undertaking an interim director role in community services and David Cruickshank, currently head of finance, is taking on a similar interim director role in corporate services.
Mrs Terris said: “This will ensure stability and continuity as we progress the recruitment to the new executive director neighbourhood and community services and assistant chief executive posts.”
Yvonne Bottomley said she had really enjoyed working with the council for the past 11 years, particularly the last five years as corporate services director.
She said she was “immensely proud” of the contribution she had made to the council’s excellent services and status.
Mrs Terris added: “I would like to thank Yvonne for the significant personal contribution she has made to the transformation of council services, leading on financial arrangements and enabling Warrington to be recognised as an excellent council.”