The leader of Northumberland County Council has said the authority is "very close" to saving £1m from its wage bill - as he promised last year.
Coun Glen Sanderson made the comments at Wednesday's meeting of the council's staff and appointments committee, as a range of appointments were made to some of the council's high-up officer positions.
Following a restructure of the council's senior management team agreed in April, there was a need to fill the roles of several chief and deputy chief officers.
