Expenditure on staff salaries

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Request for Information Ref: 09/183
Please list the 40 highest paid posts at Hastings Borough Council and
specify the annual salary and the hours in respect of each post. Where an
individual holds more than one post and the individual's aggregate salary
totals more than the 41st highest paid post, please provide details of
each post held by the individual and the salary and hours for each of the
individual's posts. Please include in the above information (in addition
to employees of the Council) all contract or agency staff where the post
has lasted or is expected to last more than 6 months. Please name all of
the above individuals.

Post Title Postholder
Name Hours Remuneration
Chief Executive Mawford
Roy 37 106,765.00

Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Corporate Resources Dart
Neil 37
Corporate Director Environmental Services Homewood
Richard 37
Corporate Director Regeneration and Planning Hubbard
Simon 37
Corporate Director Community Wellbeing Peters
Richard 37
Head of Resort Services & Amenities Gilbert
Virginia 37
Executive Manager Financial Services Grace
Peter 37
Borough Planning Officer
Cookson Timothy 37

Head of Destination Management & Marketing Boorman
Kevin 37
Borough Solicitor and Monitoring Office Butters
Jayne 37
Head of Environmental Health Hepworth
Michael 37
Head of Housing Services Palmer
Andrew 37
Head of People & Organisational Development Connolly
Verna 37
Head of Information Technology Bourne
Mark 37
Head of Regeneration Adams
Acton Monica 37
Head of Projects Rogerson
Adrian 37
Head of Policy Partnerships & Sustainability Hartnell
Jane 37
Head of Parking & Highways Shahilow
Rasoul 37
Head of Waste & Recycling Mee
Colin 37
Chief Auditor Davies
Gwilym 37
Head of Leisure Services
Etchells Martin 37
Post 22
37
Post 23
37
Post 24
37
Post 25
37
Post 26
37
Post 27
37
Post 28
37
Post 29
37
Post 30
37
Post 31
37
Post 32
37
Post 33
37
Post 34
37
Post 35
37
Post 36
37
Post 37
37
Post 38
37
Post 39
37
Post 40
37

The numbers of these posts within the following remuneration ranges are:
£40,000 - 49,999 13
£50,000 - 59,000 17
£60,000 - 69,999 4
£70,000 - 79,999 3
£80,000 - 89,999 2
£90,000 - 99,999 0
£100,000 and over 1

Please note:
Hours are contracted hours and actual hours worked are usually
significantly more. Additional hours worked are not remunerated.

Remuneration comprises salary, telephone allowances, plusages, standby
payments, value of lease car, and returning officer fees.

We are not prepared to release remuneration details for any post other
than that of the Chief Executive.
We are not prepared to release post names and corresponding postholder
names for post levels below that of Heads of Service.

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regard the information in question to be exempt information under S40(2)
of the Freedom of Information Act because that information is personal
data the disclosure of which would contravene the data protection
principles set out in the Data Protection Act 1998 and that the exemption
conferred under s40(2) is an absolute exemption.

What is the Council's current budget deficit?
There is no budget deficit - the 2009/10 budget is balanced.
End of Request for Information Ref: 09/183

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