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Recommendation GP 24/15 (9) of the General Purposes Committee of 13 March 2024 in respect of staffing in housing services

Consideration was given to the recommendations of the General Purposes Committee of 13 March 2024 in respect of a number of establishment changes in Housing Services which were supported by the Management Team.    

RESOLVED:  That

(1)             the Housing Solutions Officers (DV0785 and DV0788), Accommodation Officer (DV0786), Homelessness Prevention Officers (DV0789 and DV0790) and Housing Allocations Assistant (DV0791), be permanently established with effect from 1 May 2024; and

(2)             the funding for these posts be provided from the annual Homelessness Prevention Grant Allocations commencing in 2024/25, and it be noted that should future grant allocations cease to provide sufficient funding, a review of resourcing would need to be undertaken.

(Reasons: LGA 1972 - Sch 12A Paragraph 1 and 2 - Information relating to an individual and information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual)

This report sets out for Members’ approval a number of establishment changes recommended by Management Team.  Members should note that, in accordance with adopted conventions, all of the savings/costs referred to in this report reflect the salary at the top of the scale/grade plus associated on costs.

(Reasons: LGA 1972 – Sch 12A Paragraph 1 and 2 -  Information relating to an individual and information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual).

The report set out for Members’ approval a number of establishment changes recommended by Management Team.  Members noted that, in accordance with adopted conventions, all of the savings/costs referred to in the report reflected the salary at the top of the scale/grade plus associated on costs.

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the change in job title of post DJ0182 from Principal Enforcement Officer to Planning Enforcement Manager, be noted;

(2)      the regrading of the Licensing Officer post (DR0406) to scale 6, be noted;

(3)      post DN0201, Technical Support Manager (M6), be deleted with effect from 1 April 2024;

(4)      post DN0110 Technical Architect (M7), be deleted with effect from 1 April 2024;

(5)      a new post of IT Technical Architect and Support Manager (M6), be created with effect from 1 April 2024;

(6)      an additional post of Senior Developer/Analyst (M8), be created with effect from 1 April 2024;

(7)      the IT Applications and Development Team Manager post (DN0101) be regraded from M7 to M6 with effect from1 April 2024; and

(8)      the overall cost implications as set out in paragraph 1.5, be noted.

RECOMMENDED*: That

(i)       the Housing Solutions Officers (DV0785 and DV0788), Accommodation Officer (DV0786), Homelessness Prevention Officers (DV0789 and DV0790) and Housing Allocations Assistant (DV0791), be permanently established with effect from 1 May 2024; and

(ii)      the funding for these posts be provided from the annual Homelessness Prevention Grant Allocations commencing in 2024/25, and it be noted that should future grant allocations cease to provide sufficient funding, a review of resourcing would need to be undertaken.

*Recommended to Council