New rental laws are coming soon. There are big changes that landlords and tenants need to know about. Read our Landlords guide to the Renter's Rights Bill for more information. 

Employee structure and salaries

The Council is made up of three directorates.  Currently these are:

Place and Prosperity
  • Environmental Health
  • Licensing 
  • Planning 
  • Land Charges
  • Building Control Partnership 
  • Asset Management 
  • Asset Development Programme
  • UKSPF
  • Levelling Up
  • Planning Policy
  • Planning - Development Control
  • Planning Enforcement 
  • Tourism
  • Economic Development
  • Town Centre Management 
  • BID and business support 
  • Public Conveniences 
  • Car Parks
  • Cattle Market 
  • Private Sector Housing 
  • Industrial Estates 
  • Allotments 
  • Community Centres 
Corporate Services
  • Finance
  • Procurement
  • Audit
  • Governance and Risk
  • Revenues and Benefits
  • Democratic and Member Services
  • Legal 
  • Elections 
  • Project management 
  • HR 
  • Training and development 
  • Organisational Development 
  • Communications 
  • Website
  • Complaints
  • ICT and Cyber Security 
  • FOI / SAR / GDPR
Housing and Communities
  • Housing and Landlord Services
  • Housing Development 
  • Waste and street cleansing contract management
  • Cemeteries and closed churchyards
  • Maintenance of parks and open spaces
  • Community Support Hub
  • Customer Services
  • Rural Food Hub
  • Work and Skills 
  • Housing options and homelessness (Housing Register )
  • Leisure centres and contract management 
  • Private Lifeline
  • Community Grants 
  • Lightbulb / Disabled Facilities Grants
  • Community and Parish Liaison 
  • Lottery
  • Anti-social behaviour, CCTV and Enviro-crime
  • Health and Safety
  • Safeguarding
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Care Leavers
  • Equalities 
  • Health, Wellbeing and Physical Activity 

As at the end of September 2025  we employed 220 people (195 full time equivalents) 

The day to day management of the council and its services is carried out by the Senior Leadership Team

Senior Leadership Team

Edd de Coverly - Chief Executive

Email: edecoverly@melton.gov.uk

Michelle Howard - Director for Housing and Communities (Deputy Chief Executive) 

Email:  Mhoward@melton.gov.uk

Lydia Rusling - Director for Place and Prosperity

Email: Lrusling@melton.gov.uk 

Dawn Garton - Director for Corporate Services (Section 151 Officer)

Email: Dgarton@melton.gov.uk

Clive Tobin - Assistant Director for Governance and Democracy (Monitoring Officer)

Email: ctobin@melton.gov.uk 

Pay Policy Statement

Our Pay Policy Statement sets out what our policy is on pay.  The policy is approved at Full Council every year and applies to both the lowest and highest paid employees at the Council.

Salaries

We publish the salaries of our senior officers who receive basic pay over £50,000 per year.

  • Chief Executive - Salary range £114,961 to £126,841
  • Director for Housing and Communities, Deputy Chief Executive - Salary range £84,880 to £96,758
  • Director for Corporate Services - Salary range £79,324 to £91,202
  • Director for Place and Prosperity - Salary range £79,324 to £91,202
  • Assistant Director for Governance and Democracy - Salary range £64.833 to £67.203 plus MO allowance of £7k
  • Assistant Director for Housing, Quality,Development and Landlord Services  - Salary range £64,833 to £67,203
  • Assistant Director for Resources - Salary range Salary range £64,833 to £67,203 plus D151 allowance of £4k
  • Assistant Director for Customers and Communities - Salary range £64,833 to £67,203
  • Assistant Director for Organisational Development - Salary range  £64,833 to £67,203
  • Assistant Director for Growth Regeneration and UKSPF Delivery - Salary range £64,833 to £67,203
  • Assistant Director for Planning - Salary range Salary range £64,833 to £67,203 
  • Legal Services Manager - Salary range £55,654 to £58,958
  • Development Manager - Salary range £55,654 to £58,958
  • Welland Procurement Manager - Salary range £55,654 to £58,958
  • Housing Development Manager - Salary range £55,654 to £58,958
  • Waste and Environmental Services Manager - Salary range £55,654 to £58,958
  • Housing Asset Manager - Salary range £55,654 to £58,958
  • Tenancy Services Manager - Salary range £55,654 to £58,958
  • Corporate Property and Asset Manager -Salary range £55,654 to £58,958
  • Senior Estates Surveyor - Salary range £51,356 to £54,495
  • Revenues and Benefits Manager - Salary range £51,356 to £54,495
  • Deputy Head of Welland Procurement - Salary range £51,356 to £54,495
  • Local Plans Manager - Salary range £51,356 to £54,495
  • Environmental Health and Licensing Manager - Salary range £51,356 to £54,495
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