Chief Executive

(Source BDBC website 28/11/2016)

Senior staff, led by the Chief Executive, advise councillors, who take the key decisions, on possible actions.

The council is a large organisation with a total turnover of the order of £170 million. It is responsible for providing or commissioning a significant range of services. Recognised as one of the best district councils in the country, a survey of residents in 2014 found that 84% were satisfied with council services and 96% were happy with the borough as a place to live.

Chief Executive - Mel Barrett

Melbourne Barrett was appointed as Chief Executive in December and took up the post on 7 April 2015.

Key responsibility
Officers run the council on a day to day basis and, as head of paid service, the Chief Executive is responsible for the strategic leadership of the organisation, acting as an ambassador for the borough and the organisation, while ensuring the successful and effective delivery of all council services, ensuring that the council’s resources are deployed and managed effectively.

The council’s work ranges broadly across the life of the borough and matters referred personally to the Chief Executive by residents may be delegated to specialist staff.

Biography
Mel is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and holds a BSc(Hons) in Land Management and an MBA from City University. He is experienced in the management of large scale customer facing services, the management of organisational change and transformation, and in the delivery of large scale regeneration and development projects. Prior to joining Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Mel has held Executive Director posts at both the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Oxford City Council, as well as being a previous Director of the London Development Agency.