Culture czar takes up new Brighton and Hove City Council role (From The Argus)
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Culture czar takes up new Brighton and Hove City Council role
8:10am Thursday 21st March 2013 in News
A culture czar has been appointed to a top city job.
Paula Murray is the first assistant chief executive at Brighton and Hove City Council.
She takes up the newly created post after almost 14 years in a range of roles in relation to the city’s cultural portfolio and also economic development.
Her most recent role as commissioner for culture covered commissioning activity in the arts, heritage and tourism.
A spokesperson for the council said: “She has been a key player in the development of Brighton and Hove’s vibrant and successful creative cultural sector, which is seen as an essential element of making the city attractive to inward investors.
“The cultural and creative industries, employing about 11% of the city’s workforce, have also played an important role in broadening the local economic base, which has helped the city weather the economic downturn since 2008.”
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Comments(17)
Crystal Ball
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8:37am Thu 21 Mar 13
Totally laughable. And I don't mean the film.
mimseycal
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8:41am Thu 21 Mar 13
PETE OF QUEENS PARK
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9:26am Thu 21 Mar 13
Morpheus
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9:26am Thu 21 Mar 13
mimseycal
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9:31am Thu 21 Mar 13
Morpheus wrote:You know what they say ... a trouble shared is a trouble halved.
When things are going wrong - appoint more senior managers.
This is even more relevant when it comes to organisations. The more desks there are, the more hidden drawers for the buck to pass to ... and get lost in ;-)
mustaphaLeeko
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9:33am Thu 21 Mar 13
Typical of Council waste with their dictats to create more toadying lackeys to bolster their Green ideals I would imagine.
14 years doing the same job, and now they have to create a job title for it, as Del Boy would say, "that's a nice little earner".
Lady Smith
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9:41am Thu 21 Mar 13
mimseycal
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9:46am Thu 21 Mar 13
DC78
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10:18am Thu 21 Mar 13
Lady Smith wrote:I think it would have been helpful if the Argus had actually given details of her salary and what exactly she is supposed to do for the city?
Oh, some of the 'commentators' on here do make me laugh - but not in a good way...apparently, you seem to think local government just runs itself and doesn't need Chief Execs or senior managers or heads of departments. Or indeed anyone who might actually have been doing a good job for many years and deserve their salaries, for which they have to work WAY over the '9-5' hours that their job descriptions state. Well done all of you for being sucked in by the Murdoch-led 'bash council employees' headlines.
mnairb
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10:41am Thu 21 Mar 13
mtmoocher
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10:47am Thu 21 Mar 13
Lady Smith wrote:The question is that in these times of austerity why does a relatively small organisation such as BHCC need more expensive management. Remember the administration only serves about 250,000 people after all. To any sane individual, it would appear that someone isn't pulling their weight (& yes, attending all those out of hours functions must get tiring,) or the system is top heavy.
Oh, some of the 'commentators' on here do make me laugh - but not in a good way...apparently, you seem to think local government just runs itself and doesn't need Chief Execs or senior managers or heads of departments. Or indeed anyone who might actually have been doing a good job for many years and deserve their salaries, for which they have to work WAY over the '9-5' hours that their job descriptions state. Well done all of you for being sucked in by the Murdoch-led 'bash council employees' headlines.
Bt'n-breezy
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1:21pm Thu 21 Mar 13
PorkBoat
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3:07pm Thu 21 Mar 13
Valerie Paynter
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4:55pm Thu 21 Mar 13
She was responsible for most of the public art choices on our streets and in the parks over a few years...
She was, I believe, a dancer, some years ago now...before she became a council officer.
She is arts focussed.
PorkBoat
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5:03pm Thu 21 Mar 13
Valerie Paynter wrote:So what does she actually do then?
Paula has a lot of determination and whilst this raises my eyebrows just a tad, she must be given her due.
She was responsible for most of the public art choices on our streets and in the parks over a few years...
She was, I believe, a dancer, some years ago now...before she became a council officer.
She is arts focussed.
mimseycal
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5:08pm Thu 21 Mar 13
Sorry, I am not convinced and think it an ill timed appointment.
heartthrob says...
8:29am Thu 21 Mar 13