The chief executive of Stafford Borough Council is to cut his working week down to four days, in a move that will save the council £21,000 a year.
The council has approved Ian Thompson’s request for flexible retirement, and he will formally step down in May 2015.
Leader of the council, Mike Heenan, said: ‘We welcome the fact that Mr Thompson has made his intentions known which gives us plenty of time to plan for his replacement. There are significant advantages for the council in what is being proposed – we retain the services of an experienced chief executive at a time when we have important and significant issues, while saving £21k a year at a time when councils are facing continual financial pressures.
‘We have already said we will be reducing our senior management costs further. But any decision on appointing a new chief executive will be a matter for the new administration following the borough council elections in May 2015.’