Policy And Resources Committee - 10/01/2005

At a MEETING of the PERSONNEL COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 10th January 2005.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

C D P FARQUHAR

John CORRIGAN

Bruce D MACKIE

Helen WRIGHT

Neil I C POWRIE

Ian BORTHWICK

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI

Joe MORROW

Jim BARRIE

Kevin KEENAN

Helen DICK

Will DAWSON

George REGAN

Nigel DON

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Julia M STURROCK

Bob DUNCAN

Roderick A J WALLACE

Fiona M GRANT

Richard BEATTIE

Charles A WEBSTER

Christopher HIND

Andrew DAWSON

Derek J SCOTT

 

Joe FITZPATRICK

 

 

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 20th December 2004 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I MINUTE OF MEETING OF PERSONNEL APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE OF 20TH DECEMBER 2004

 

The minute of meeting of the Personnel Appeals Sub-Committee of 20th December 2004, a copy of which is appended hereto, was submitted and noted.

 

II PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT - REDESIGNATION AND REGRADING OF POST

 

There was Report No 16-2005 by the Director of Planning and Transportation and Assistant Chief Executive (Management) outlining the proposal to redesignate and regrade the post of Assistant Enforcement Officer to Enforcement Officer within the Planning Services Division of the Planning and Transportation Department.

 

The Committee agreed to:-

 

(i) redesignate and regrade the post of Assistant Enforcement Officer graded Tech 2-4, 15,249 - 22,374, to Enforcement Officer graded Tech 3-5, 17,364 - 25,116.

 

III ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - EXTENSIONS OF FIXED TERM POST

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN4-2005 whereby reference was made to Article VI of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 14th January 2002, wherein approval was given for the establishment of a post of Film Liaison Officer, graded AP5, 23,058-25,116, until 31st December 2004.

 

The Committee was advised that further funding had now been secured and, accordingly, agreed to extend the post until 31st December 2008.

 

It was noted that the costs, including employer's costs, for the post would amount to 7,748 for the financial year 2004/05 and 32,065 for a full financial year. These costs would be met by ERDF funding and equal contribution by the four partners (Dundee City Council, Angus Council, Perth and Kinross Council and Scottish Enterprise) until 31st December 2006. Dundee City Council's contributions would amount to 1,305 and 5,400. Thereafter the costs would be by four equal contributions by the four partners until 31st December 2008.

 

IV EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - ESTABLISHMENT OF POSTS

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN5-2005 whereby reference was made to Article VII of the minute of meeting of the Education Committee of 20th December 2004 when it was agreed to establish a Resourced Location at Mossgiel primary school for primary school children requiring additional support outwith their current school. It was reported that the Assistant Chief Executive (Management) recommended the establishment of the following posts to support the teaching staff within the location:-

 

No of Posts

Post Title

Grade

 

 

 

1

Nursery Nurse

16,041 - 18,984*

1

Classroom Assistant (SEN)

13,167 - 14,631*

 

*pro rata, term time only

 

The Committee approved accordingly having noted that the financial implication of this proposal would be 6,542 in 2004/05 and 27,383 in a full financial year and would be met from the Education Department's revenue budget.

 

V EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - ESTABLISHMENT OF POSTS OF SCHOOL SUPPORT WORKERS

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN6-2005 whereby reference was made to Article VIII of the minute of meeting of the Education Committee of 17th May, 2004 wherein it was agreed to establish a pilot project which appointed temporary school support workers in four secondary schools as a result of a recommendation from the Better Behaviour Better Learning report of the Scottish Executive's Discipline Task Group. Reference was also made to Article VIII of the minute of meeting of the Education Committee of 20th December 2004 which outlined the success of this pilot and committed the Education Department to rolling-out this initiative on a permanent basis to all secondary schools and remitted the Assistant Chief Executive (Management) to bring forward proposals to establish posts.

 

The Committee agreed to approve the permanent establishment of 2 posts of School Support Worker, grade GS2, 13,167 - 13,812 (pro rata term time only), in each secondary school in the city (20 posts in total), having noted that the financial implication of this proposal would be 64,077 in 2004/05 and 277,169 in a full financial year, which would be met from monies allocated by the Scottish Executive to support the recommendations of the Discipline Task Group.

 

VI EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - ROLL OUT OF INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS - ESTABLISHMENT OF POSTS

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN7-2005 whereby reference was made to Article VI of the minute of meeting of the Education Committee of 18th November 2002 whereby approval was given to begin the roll out process of New Community Schools, and to Article VI of the minute of meeting of the Education Committee of 20th December 2004 relative to the continuing process of rolling out the integrated Community School model across all primary and secondary schools in the city.

 

The Committee agreed to approve the full-time permanent staffing establishment changes to allow this initiative to roll out successfully and noted that further changes may be required as the programme develops.

 

No of Posts

Post Title

Grade

 

 

 

1

Integration Manager

PO11-14 (33,195 - 35,574)

2

Area Co-ordinators

PO3-6 (27,024 - 29,421)

1

Clerical Officer

GS1/2 (10,365 - 13,812)

 

The Committee also approved the re-designation of the post title of the Youth Workers, currently deployed in each secondary school to Pupil Support Workers, to more accurately reflect the role.

 

It was noted that the financial implication of these proposals would be 18,846 in 2004/05 and 78,930 in a full financial year, which would be met from the monies received from the Scottish Executive for the roll out programme.

 

VII INLAND REVENUE AUTHORISED MILEAGE RATES - MOTORCYCLES

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN12-2005 whereby reference was made to Article III of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th December 2004 wherein the Committee agreed that the mileage rates payable under the Council's Casual User Car Allowance Scheme be revised to the Inland Revenue authorised mileage rates with effect from 1st April 2005.

 

The Committee agreed that to ensure consistency of approach, employees who used motorcycles on Council business should also receive the appropriate Inland Revenue mileage rate (currently 24p per mile) having noted that the increased cost arising from the introduction of the new rate would be contained within Department's Revenue Budgets.

 

It was reported that the Convener had agreed that the undernoted item be considered as a matter of urgency in view of the timescales involved.

 

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

 

VIII SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT - EARLY RETIREMENT

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN27-2005 seeking agreement for the early retiral of an employee with the Children's Services Division of the Social Work Department, with effect from 31st August 2005 in accordance with the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998 and with maximum enhancement in accordance with the Local Government (Discretionary Payments and Injury Benefits) (Scotland) Regulations 1998.

 

The Committee approved this proposal, having noted the financial implications.

 

 

 

LORD PROVOST, John R Letford, Convener.

 

 

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