A Cumbrian council has announced it could make over £1.75 million of cuts to its senior leadership team.
Westmorland & Furness Council pays 21 members of staff over £100,000 a year.
Pressure group The Taxpayers Alliance revealed the Town Hall Rich List earlier this week.
Now, the authority said it was in a consultation to reshape and reduce its senior leadership team, with a forecast saving of £1.75m yearly.
It said it was to ensure the council remained financially sustainable.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service asked the authority if the consultation meant there would be redundancies or salary cuts.
A spokesman for Westmorland and Furness Council said: “A consultation on a reshape and reduction of our senior leadership team began in March with the aim of a new structure being implemented from July 2026.
“Three years after being formed as a new unitary council, and following the successful achievement of a number of key milestones, this review will reshape the senior leadership structure to align to the council’s transformation plan and support our commitment to remaining financially sustainable.
“The budget setting meeting in February laid out the council’s financial challenges, with the need to bring in a range of cost-saving and revenue-raising plans to offset a substantial loss in core funding brought about by a change in government funding priorities.
“Other staff-related actions to reduce costs include a voluntary redundancy scheme and continued reshaping of services.”
Westmorland & Furness Council’s entries in the Town Hall Rich List were:
- Chief executive Sam Plum £182,391 pension £31,554
- Angela Jones Director of thriving places £150,564
- Paul Robinson Director of enabler services £142,607
- Cath Whalley Director of adult social care £142,607
- Steph Cordon Director of thriving communities £142,607
- Milorad Vasic Director of children’s services £141,025
- Pam Duke Director of resources (s151 officer) £141,721
- Linda Jones Chief legal and monitoring officer £120,330
- Alison Hatcher Assistant chief executive £120,318
- Katrina Stephens Director of public health £118,606
The council did not disclose the names of two people paid £117,500, one person paid £112,500, one person paid £107,500 and seven people paid £102,500.
Ms Plum retired in December.
To see Cumbria’s full Town Hall Rich List, which includes Cumberland Council, click here.
