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Concerns were raised at last night's Scrutiny Committee, after it was revealed that under the plans for a combine Fire Authority, Hampshire would own the Island's 11 fire stations.
John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe has been at the Isle of Wight council since 1997. He held the position of Deputy Managing Director prior to being appointed Chief Executive Officer to the Isle of Wight council on 2nd December 2015.
His LinkedIn profile states that he was ‘Head of Leisure Services’ at Chester-le-Street District Council prior to that, spending eleven years there.
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When the Isle of Wight council Cabinet were questioned last week over a missed £700,000 saving on the PFI contract, the Cabinet member's (Ian Ward) response appeared to be contradicted by the CEO. OnTheWight has been digging to seek clarity.
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Cllr Neil Oliver reports back from the Cowes Town Council meeting which saw both the Leader and CEO of the Isle of Wight Council attend to answer questions about the floating bridge. He declared the performance of the leader as "truly disappointing".
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The Cowes floating bridge is scheduled to reopen to the public this coming Monday (11 December) as part of an extended trial period that will take place this month.
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East Cowes' Councillors say actions of the Isle of Wight council leadership show "a complete lack of duty of care" and slam them for breaking promises to consult, saying suspension of floating bridge will isolate the two towns.
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It’s currently unclear why the new council Leader has cancelled all future meetings of the Group Leaders, but opposition councillors say it's at odds with Conservative's 'cross-party' claims.
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With both the Leader and his deputy resigning today - the question arises - 'What next?' The council has just laid out what follows.
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The Isle of Wight council admit that whilst they've been very effective in making savings in response to cuts from Government funding, they've not focused enough on increasing their income. A proposal to address this, with the creation of new Regeneration posts has just been published.
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Some have pointed to the Isle of Wight council's £46m Reserves - asking why they can't be used with budget shortages. After annoyance at the public meeting, the council has now broken them down.
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Isle of Wight Council’s Chief Executive, John Metcalfe, has written to the Government asking them to urgently clarify how it will judge that any council: “has reached the ‘tipping point’ where it has insufficient resources available to meet its legal obligations”.
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Dave Burbage announced he was going to be leaving the Isle of Wight council at the end the year, but he's agreed to stay on until the end of the financial year. OnTheWight explains why.
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After a long search and selection process, the council have this evening voted in a new Chief Executive to run Isle of Wight council, effective 1st December 2015.
