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Our Corporate Management Team

The team provides strategic direction to the council and deals with key corporate issues and strategic service issues. It makes managerial decisions on how the council operates, applying policy that has already been agreed but it does not set new policy which is the role of elected councillors.

Mark Smith
Chief Executive

The Chief Executive of the Town Council, is the council’s most senior officer and responsible for the overall management of the council’s staff and responsible for advising the council on strategy, policy and making recommendations to the council.

Commencing as a local authority manual worker, Mark has worked in local government for all of his career and has held chief officer level positions for the last twenty-five years, working at county, unitary and district level. Mark holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration, a Honours Degree at Law, a Diploma in English Law, a postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies, and the Certificate in Local Council Administration. He is also a Chartered Manager and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.

Mark is also a Non-Executive Director at the Wiltshire and Swindon Sports Partnership.

msmith@chippenham.gov.uk
01249 446699
Twitter @ChippenhamCEO

Director of Community Services Matt Kirby

Matthew Kirby
Director of Community Services

The Director of Community Services is responsible for a wide range of community focused services, including the Neeld Community & Arts Centre, Stanley Park Sports Ground, Chippenham Museum, Environmental Services and development of the Chippenham Neighbourhood Plan.

The Director of Community Services is the lead officer for the council’s Planning, Environment &Transport Committee and the Amenities, Culture & Leisure Committee.

The role also has designated deputy status for the Chief Executive.

mkirby@chippenham.gov.uk
01249 446699

 

 

 

 

Director of Resources, Nick Rees, grey suit, white shirt, patterned tie and glasses

Nick Rees
Director of Resources

The Director of Resources is the council’s designated Responsible Finance Officer RFO and Section 151 Officer and has responsibility for the management and proper administration of all the Council’s financial and other resourcing affairs.

The Director of Resources is lead officer for the Council’s Strategy & Resources Committee and the Human Resources Committee.

The role also has designated deputy status for the Chief Executive.

nrees@chippenham.gov.uk
01249 446699

01 May 2021

Tier 1, 2 and 3 staff structure chart HERE
Director of Community Services staff structure chart HERE
Director of Resources staff structure chart HERE

 

Four employees receive a salary of more than £50,000 per annum, the Chief Executive, Director of Resources, Director of Community Services and Head of Environmental Services. The Chief Executive and Directors also receive a car allowance of £103.25 per month.

A pay multiple is defined as the ratio between the highest paid taxable earnings for the given year and the median earnings figure of the whole of the authority’s workforce. Chippenham Town Council’s pay multiple is 4:1.