Policy And Resources Committee - 12/12/2005

At a MEETING of the PERSONNEL COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 12th December, 2005.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

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

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 14th November, 2005 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I MINUTE OF MEETING OF PERSONNEL APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE OF 21ST, 22ND SEPTEMBER AND 16THNOVEMBER, 2005

The minute of meeting of the Personnel Appeals Sub-Committee of 21st, 22nd September and 16th November, 2005, a copy of which is appended hereto, was submitted and noted.

II FLEXIBLE WORKING

There was submitted Report No 705-2005 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Management) seeking approval for the proposed Flexible Working Policy and Home Working Policy.

The Committee agreed to:-

(i) approve the Flexible Working Policy as outlined in Appendix 1 to the Report; and

(ii) approve the Home Working Policy as outlined in Appendix 2 to the Report.

III ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - REGRADING OF POSTS

There was submitted Agenda Note AN464-2005 whereby reference was made to the minute of meeting of the Recess Sub-Committee of 11th July, 2005 wherein a report by the Economic Development Department - Review of Establishment, was approved, establishing two posts of Property Services Officer, graded AP5, 23,739 - 25,857.

It was reported that following an unsuccessful attempt to fill these posts, the Director of Economic Development and the Assistant Chief Executive (Management) had reviewed the duties and responsibilities and had concluded that these posts should be regraded in order to attract the calibre of applicant required.

Accordingly, the Committee agreed to regrade these posts to AP5/PO4, 23,739 - 28,632 having noted that the additional cost of this proposal would be 6,940, inclusive of employer's costs, in a full financial year and would be contained within the department's Revenue Budget.

IV LEISURE AND COMMUNITIES DEPARTMENT - EXTENSION AND REDESIGNATION OF TEMPORARY POST

There was submitted Agenda Note AN465-2005 whereby reference was made to Article I of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th October, 2001, whereby a report on The Xplore Partnership was approved. Among the proposals was one to establish a temporary post of Youth Forum Support worker, grade CEW, 18,381 - 23,739.

It was reported that it was proposed to redesignate the post title to Consultation Capacity worker as this would better reflect the duties of the post and extend the post until 31st March, 2008. The post was required to meet the need for additional project support workers at the Xplore Partnership.

The cost of implementing the proposal would be 5,400 in the current financial year, 25,810 in financial year 2006/07 and 27,570 in financial year 2007/08, these figures would be inclusive of employer's costs. This funding would be met from the Community Voices allocation to the Xplore Partnership within Community Regeneration external funding.

The Committee approved the proposals as detailed.

V HOUSING DEPARTMENT - EXTENSION OF FIXED TERM POSTS - HOUSING SERVICES UNIT (HOUSINGSUPPORT TEAM)

There was submitted Agenda Note AN466-2005 whereby reference was made to Article III of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th January, 2003 wherein the Committee approved the establishment of the undernoted temporary posts in the Housing Services Unit for a period of 12 months to 31st March, 2004:-

One post of Housing Support Co-ordinator, graded AP5, 24,332 - 26,503

Six posts of Housing Support Officer, graded AP2, 16,928 - 18,324

One post of Assistant Housing Officer, graded GS3, 14,828 - 15,440

The terms of these posts were subsequently extended at meetings of this Personnel Committee on 15th March, 2004 and 13th December, 2004 to 31st March, 2005 and to 31st March, 2006 respectively.

It was reported that funding for this service would be in place from the Supporting People Grant until 31st March, 2007 and accordingly the Committee agreed to approve the further extension of these temporary posts until that date, having noted that all costs including employer's costs of the extension of these temporary posts for the financial year to 31st March, 2007, amount to 184,939 and would be met from Supporting People Grant.

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

VI EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - REVIEW OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

There was submitted Report No 745-2005 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Management) and Director of Education reviewing the Senior Management Structure of the Education Department.

The Committee approved the recommendations contained within the report, insofar as its interests were concerned.

LORD PROVOST JOHN R LETFORD, Convener.

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