Voting record
Council, Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 2.00 pm
Item: Appointment of a Permanent Chief Executive Officer (Head of Paid Service), Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer
To approve the Recommendation of the Performance and Appointments Committee:
Resolution status:
Carried
Council RESOLVED to:
1. Appoint Jane Portman to the role of permanent Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 January 2026 on an annual salary of £140,000 with an additional one-off allowance of up to £8,000.
2. Appoint Jane Portman as the Council’s Head of Paid Service for the purposes of Section 4 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 with effect from 1 January 2026.
3. Appoint Jane Portman as the Council’s Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer for the purposes of Section 35 of the Representation of the Peoples Act (1983) and Regulation 4 of the Parish & Community Meeting (Polls) Rules (1987).
| Vote | Councillors | Count |
|---|---|---|
| For | Blomefield, Bloomer, Brassington, Bridges, Coleman, Corps, Cunningham, Dale, Evemy, Fowles, Hall-Wilson, Harris, Harris, Hodgkinson, Ind, Jenkinson, Judd, McKeown, Neill, Pellegram, Slater, Spivey, Stowe, Theyer, Turner, Vann, Wareing, Watson and Wilkins | 29 |
| Against | None | 0 |
| Abstain | None | 0 |
| Conflict Of Interests | None | 0 |