Council Departments

Finance and Resources

The Finance and Resources Department leads and supports the council in the development of efficient and effective services for our local community.

The department comprises 6 divisions:

Managing and learning from customer complaints
Preparing the council for emergencies and ensuring business continuity planning is embedded
Providing a comprehensive financial service to the council and a number of voluntary bodies
Has corporate responsibility for the democratic processes, the Council Constitution, support to members of the council, corporate policy, partnerships, consultation, marketing and communications
Providing ICT support and solutions for the varied business needs of council departments including the development of e-government
Leading and supporting departments in managing performance, service planning inspections and the Comprehensive Performance Assessment
Coordinating the work to increase efficiency throughout the council
Developing risk management corporately
Providing a fully comprehensive legal service for the council
Ensuring that our managers have good human resource support and all our employees have the chance to develop