Policy And Resources Committee - 16/04/2001

At a MEETING of the PERSONNEL AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 16th April, 2001.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor LETFORD, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 12th March, 2001 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - ESTABLISHMENT OF FIXED TERM POST

On a reference to Article I of the minute of meeting of the Neighbourhood Resources and Development Committee of 8th January, 2001 the Committee approved the establishment of the post of Interpreter (Urdu/Punjab), graded AP3 (6338-6974 for 141/2 hours per week) for a two year fixed term period.

It being noted that the cost of this post would be 7,261 - 8,034, inclusive of employer's costs, and funded by Social Inclusion Partnerships (SIPS).

II ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - CHANGES TO ESTABLISHMENT

It was reported that the Director of Economic Development and the Director of Personnel and Management Services had reviewed the structure of the Estates, Policy, Business Development and Administration Sections.

The Committee approved the recommendations that:-

(a) Estate Team

(i) one vacant post of Surveyor, graded AP5/PO1-4 (21,036 - 25,746), be deleted;

(ii) one vacant post of Section Leader (Property Inspector), graded Tech 5 (21,036 - 22,959), be deleted;

(iii) one post of Senior Building Surveyor, graded PO5-10 (26,301 - 29,823), be established;

(iv) one post of Trainee Surveyor, graded AP1-5, (13,164 - 22,959), be established;

(v) the post of Property Inspector, graded Tech 4 (18,378 - 20,397), be redesignated Health and Safety Officer, with no change to the grade.

(b) Policy Team

(i) one post of Marketing Assistant, graded AP1/4 (13,164 - 20,397), be established;

(ii) one vacant post of Information Assistant, graded AP1/4 (13,164 - 20,397), be regraded AP1/2 (13,164 - 15,717), with no change in designation;

(c) Business Development Section

(i) the post of Team Leader (Company Development and Finance), graded PO11-14 (30,504 - 32,724), be redesignated Team Leader (Company Development and Inward Investment), with no change to grade;

(ii) one post of Team Leader (Trade and Investment), graded PO11-14 (30,504 - 32,724), be redesignated Team Leader (Economic Projects), with no change to grade.

(d) Administration Section

the post of Team Leader (Keyboard Services) graded AP1 (13,164 - 14,118), be redesignated Team Leader (Keyboard Services/Reception), with no change to grade.

It being noted that the financial implications of these changes to establishment would be met from the Economic Development Department's Revenue Budget.

III PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT - ESTABLISHMENT OF POSTS

It was reported that the Council's success in Public Transport fund bids would require a considerable amount of new road/junction design to be carried out over the next three years, for which the Council would receive guaranteed income. The work would be additional to ongoing maintenance and traffic schemes, both revenue and capital, and would require staffing at Senior Technician level.

The Committee agreed that:-

(i) one post of Technician, graded Tech 2-4 (13,740 - 20,397) be created; and

(ii)one temporary post of Senior Technician graded Tech 5 (21,036 to 22,959) be created for a period of 3 years to be filled from within the present Roads and Transportation establishment.

It being noted that the financial implications of these changes would be met from the Public Transport Fund allocation, and that both posts affected by these proposals had been budgeted for in the Planning and Transportation Department's 2001/02 Revenue Budget.

IV SCOTTISH CHURCHES INDUSTRIAL MISSION

Reference was made to the minute of meeting of the City Council of 3rd April 1996, wherein the appointment of the Reverend Erik Cramb as Industrial Chaplain to the Council was approved. It was noted that the Director of Personnel and Management Services had received a request from the Scottish Churches Industrial Mission asking that the Council consider making a contribution to the Trust which supports Chaplains.

The Committee agreed that a contribution of 550 be made to the Trust, and that this would come from the Revenue Budget of the Personnel and Management Services Department.

JOHN LETFORD, Convener.