Employee structure and salaries
The Council is made up of three directorates. Currently these are:
- Planning
- Land Charges
- Waste and street cleansing contract management
- Cemeteries and closed churchyards
- Maintenance of parks and open spaces
- 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
- 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 Landlord Services
- Housing Development
- Environmental Health
- Licensing
- 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 Quarter 2, 2026/27 we employ 208 people (181 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 Rodgers - Director for Housing and Communities (Deputy Chief Executive)
Email: MRodgers@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. You can find a list of senior positions with salaries over £50,0000 in the Downloads panel below.