Policy And Resources Committee - 15/05/2006

At a MEETING of the PERSONNEL COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 15th May 2006.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

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

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 8th May 2006 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DUNDEE CONTRACT SERVICES - REVIEW OF STAFFING STRUCTURE

There was submitted Joint Report No 194-2006 by the Director of Contract Services and Assistant Chief Executive (Management) seeking the Committee's approval to the proposed changes to the staffing structure of Dundee Contract Services.

The Committee approved:-

(a) the deletion of posts as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report;

(b) the establishment of posts as outlined in Appendix 2 to the report;

(c) the redesignation and regrading of posts as outlined in Appendix 3 to the report;

(d) the regrading of posts as outlined in Appendix 4 to the report;

(e) the redesignation of posts as outlined in Appendix 5 to the report; and

(f) the transfer of employees as outlined in Appendix 6 to the report.

II SHELTERED HOUSING WARDENS - TIED HOUSING

There was submitted Joint Report No 284-2006 by the Director of Housing and Assistant Chief Executive (Management) making proposals regarding Housing Department tied housing.

The Committee agreed to:-

(a) end the requirement for Sheltered Housing Wardens to occupy tied housing as a condition of their employment;

(b) employees being eligible to purchase their current homes in accordance with the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001;

(c) employees being offered the secure tenancy of the house they currently occupy or moving offsite to other Council housing through their current housing application;

(d) the following options for Sheltered Housing Wardens as the current system of additional payments and allowances will not be equitable in the event of (b) and (c) above;

a cash buyout based on two years' worth of rent and Council Tax at current values i.e. as at 31st March 2006 for those in tied housing;

or

three years' cash conservation of rent and Council Tax allowances at current values i.e. as at 31st March 2006 for those in tied housing;

(e) employees with a preservation dating from their transfer from Dundee District Council can either accept a cash buyout based on two years' worth of public holiday and weekend working allowances at current values, i.e. as at 31st March 2006;

or

retain their existing public holiday and weekend working allowances frozen at their current values i.e. as at 31st March 2006 subject to review and, where applicable, three years cash conservation following Single Status implementation;

(f) the regrading of 96.5 posts of Sheltered Housing Wardens from GS1/2, 10,671 - 14,220 to GS1/3, 10,671 - 15,063 approved by the Personnel Committee on 20th March 2006 to apply retrospectively from 1st January 2006; and

(g) placing on the GS1/3 scale as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report.

III FINANCE DEPARTMENT - REVENUES DIVISION MANAGEMENT RESTRUCTURE

There was submitted Joint Report No 288-2006 by the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) and Assistant Chief Executive (Management) seeking to review and restructure the Management Team of the Finance Department, Revenues Division in light of the retiral of the Head of Revenues.

The Committee approved:-

(a) the deletion of the post of Head of Revenues, SCP71, 62,313 from the structure;

(b) the establishment of the post of Head of Accounts and Benefits, graded PO19-22, 40,998 - 43,947 and the appointment of the current Revenues Manager, PO11-14, 34,173 - 36,624 to the post of Head of Accounts and Benefits, graded PO19-22, 40,998 - 43,947;

(c) the deletion of the post of Revenues Manager, PO11-14, 34,173 - 36,624 from the structure;

(d) the establishment of the post of Head of Income and Recovery, graded PO19 -22, 40,998 - 43,947, this post to be filled by seeking applications from the three Revenues Division staff who are presently graded PO7 - 10, 31,068 - 33,423;

(e) the regrading of the post of Senior Council Tax and Benefits Manager from PO7-10, 31,068 - 33,423 to PO15-18, 37,461 - 40,098;

(f) the regrading of the post of Training and IT Manager from PO7-10, 31,068 - 33,423 to PO15-18, 37,461 - 40,098;

(g) the deletion of the post of Support Manager, PO7-10, 31,068 - 33,423;

(h) the regrading of the post of Council Tax and Benefits Manager from PO3-6, 27,822 - 30,288 to PO7-10, 31,068 - 33,423;

(i) the regrading of the post of Recovery Manager from PO3-6, 27,822 - 30,288 to PO7-10, 31,068 - 33,423;

(j) the regrading of the post of Fraud/Liaison Manager from PO3-6, 27,822 - 30,288 to PO7-10, 31,068 - 33,423;

(k) the regrading of the post of Income Manager from PO1-4, 26,379 - 28,632 to PO5-8, 29,541 - 31,860;

(l) the regrading of the post of Operations Manager from PO3-6, 27,822 - 30,288 to PO5-8, 29,541 - 31,860;

(m) the proposed new staffing structure for the Finance Department Revenues Division Management Team as detailed in Appendix B to the report.

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 item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as detailed in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

IV EQUAL PAY COMPENSATION - COMPROMISE AGREEMENT

There was submitted Report No 296-2006 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Management) seeking the approval of proposals to address potential equal pay liabilities falling upon the Council in respect of certain job categories by means of compromise agreements with the employees concerned.

The Committee agreed the recommendations in the report.

LORD PROVOST JOHN R LETFORD, Convener.