Cash-strapped Dundee City Council bosses have launched a massive shake-up of their organisation in a bid to save £400,000.
The local authority is looking to get rid of a number of top posts as it aims to streamline pay over the next 12 to 15 months.
It will look to shed the high-level salaries by what it called “a planned approach” to voluntary redundancy and voluntary early retirement.
The cost-cutting exercise is just one element of a widespread change to the management and departmental structures of the council.
It is hoped that in addition to saving money, the changes will also boost service delivery, provide stronger, more focused leadership and increase opportunities for young people.
Council leader and policy and resources committee convener Ken Guild: “It is vital that the council continues to change and adapt to the wide and varied external and internal factors that influence the best way to deliver services for the people of Dundee.
“These changes will not only make Dundee a city of opportunity for young people, they will also deliver better, joined up and responsive services.
“As we respond to more demands and tighter budgets, the new structure will help us to deliver services more efficiently by reducing management costs, while protecting frontline services and jobs.”
Members of the committee will be asked to approve a number of alterations at a meeting of the committee on June 8.
These include the creation of four new executive director posts for corporate services, neighbourhood services, city development and children and families, supported by 15 heads of service.
There will also be a single pay and grading structure for all staff to provide fairness and transparency and provide “tangible evidence” of the council’s commitment to the living wage.
The report to go before councillors also anticipates the changes will more than double the career development opportunities for council staff aged 25 and under to around 150 by the end of 2016-17.