Policy And Resources Committee - 11/12/2000

At a MEETING of the PERSONNEL AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 11th December, 2000.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor LETFORD, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th November, 2000 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

(a) BUILDING QUALITY SECTION - REVIEW OF ESTABLISHMENT

It was reported that following the appointment of one of the Senior Building Control Officers to the post of Team Leader, the Directors of Planning and Transportation and Personnel and Management Services had reviewed the structure of the Building Control Team.

As a consequence of this review, it was proposed the strengthen the customer responsiveness of Building Control and to increase the emphasis on the vetting and inspection process and accordingly it was recommended that:-

(a) one vacant post of Senior Building Control Officer, graded Tech 5 (19,827 - 21,636) be deleted; and

(b) one post of Building Control Officer, graded Tech 2-4 (12,951 - 19,224) be established.

It being noted that the savings resulting from these recommendations would be 3,100 inclusive of employer's costs in a full year.

(b) REGRADING AND REDESIGNATION OF POST

It was reported that at the request to the Director of Planning and Transportation, the Director of Personnel and Management Services had reviewed the duties and responsibilities of the post of Technical Assistant (Traffic and Transportation Section).

Following the review, it was recommended that the post be regraded from GS1/2 (8,304 - 11,685) to GS1/Tech 4 (8,304 - 19,224) and be redesignated Trainee Technician/Technician.

The Committee approved accordingly, it being noted that the post of Trainee Technician/Technician was covered by a career grade structure which determined salary progression based on qualifications and experience, and that the financial implications of this change would be 800 in 2000/01 and 3,230 in future years, which sum would be met from the Department's Revenue Budgets.

II PERSONNEL AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT - EARLY RETIREMENTS AND CHANGES TO ESTABLISHMENT

The Committee resolved that ER10/00, Team Leader, Management Services, be retired early on the grounds of the efficiency of the service with effect from 31st March, 2001 and that ER11/00, Management Services Manager, be retired early on the grounds of the efficiency of the service at a date no later than 31st March, 2002 in accordance with the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998 and with maximum enhancements in accordance with the Local Government (Discretionary Payments and Injury Benefits) (Scotland) Regulations 1998.

The Director of Personnel and Management Services confirmed that these employees would not be replaced but that upon the retirement of the Management Services Manager the Director would reallocate duties and responsibilities which would result in enhanced roles for the 4 Team Leaders and it was agreed that at that time these posts be regraded from PO11-14 (28,746 - 30,837) to PO15-18 (31,557 - 33,813).

It was further proposed to establish a new post of Health and Safety Assistant, graded API (12,405 - 13,305), within the Department to meet additional demands from Departments and corporately and the person appointed to this post would assist the Council's Health and Safety Officer in a range of duties.

The Committee approved the foregoing recommendations, it being noted that the financial implications of these proposals were as undernoted:-

In year 1 there will be a net saving of 2,000, in years 2 to 5, there will be net savings of 44,900 per annum, in year 6 there will be a net saving of 53,000 per annum, while from year 7 onwards, a net saving of 67,000 per annum will result.

ER10/00

ER11/00

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

It was reported that the Director of Personnel and Management Services had requested approval to establish a fixed term Project Worker Post graded APII/III working 18 hours per week for a 6 month period within the above Department at a cost of 4,220.00, inclusive of employer's costs.

The Committee approved accordingly, it being noted that the initiative would be funded by the Scottish Library and Information Council for the 6 month period of the pilot initiative.

IV OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS LEARNING PROJECT

There was submitted Report No 671-2000 by the Director of Personnel and Management Services relative to the above.

The Committee approved the terms of the report.

JOHN LETFORD, Convener.