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Council clarify procurement of Dave Burbage's contract
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The BBC's investigative radio programme, File on 4, will tonight (8pm) report on its findings about senior council officials being paid through Limited companies, a la Dave Burbage Consulting Ltd at Isle of Wight council.
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A recruitment campaign to find a new Isle of Wight Chief Executive will be initiated immediately to replace the MD who plans to leave the council in the next six months.
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We question whether there are parallels with the story about the head of the Student Loans company, Ed Lester, and the two stories we ran last year about council employees being paid through limited companies.
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Final grant cut figures have just been released.
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It's not a huge surprise - he'd wanted to promote an internal officer to Chief Exec. Councillors said they'd like to look at fresh talent. Here's what we know so far.
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If approved by the Cabinet, the post held by Dave Burbage will move to an employment contract with PAYE.
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What the residents of Undercliff Drive need now is action. They've waited long enough to get things moving and are hoping the visit today by councillors and officers will see a fast and immediate practical response.
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Independent councillors say a school-boy-error has been made. The possible impact? A £4.8m hole in the County Hall Refurb Budget
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Lots of words that the council's Chief Exec says provides "clarification" and explains the "advantage" of Dave working for IWC this way
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Island MP's partner writes to all council members about his dissatisfaction with Cllr Pugh
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The now-ex Chief Exec of Isle of Wight Council, Steve Beynon, has started selling himself as a "Strong strategic leader with proven track record of addressing under-performance", an "Inspiring communicator" with "Honest and consistent behaviour".
