Agenda item

Establishment Changes

(LGA 1972 Sch 12A Paragraph 1 – Information relating to an individual)

Minutes:

(LGA 1972 Sch 12A Paragraph 1 – Information relating to an individual)

 

The report of the Management Team presented for approval a number of establishment changes arising from the ongoing operational management of the Council’s services.  Members noted that whilst generating an overall saving of £42,948, this would not all contribute to a reduction in the anticipated savings target to be achieved in 2016/17 due to the loss of income arising from the cessation of a number of Tonbridge and Malling Leisure Trust service level agreements for which some compensatory savings were identified in the report.

 

RESOLVED:  That the following proposals and establishment adjustments be endorsed with immediate effect: 

(1)                                        post DF0405 Payroll Assistant (37 hours, scale 3/4) be deleted;

(2)                                        post DF0509 Senior Benefits Officer (scale 6/SO, 28 hours) be transferred to Exchequer Services Team and re-designated Payroll Officer (scale 6/SO, 28 hours);

(3)                                        payroll temporary staff provision in the sum of £3,100 be deleted;

(4)                                        the hours of post DF0407 Senior Exchequer Assistant (scale 4/5) be reduced from 37 to 30 hours;

(5)                                        post DA0207 Administration Support Officer (scale 2/3) be deleted;

(6)                                        post DA0211 Administrative  Assistant (scale 2/3) be deleted;

(7)                                        the hours of post DB0003 (scale 3/4) be reduced from 24 to 23 per week;

(8)                                        the reduction of the overtime budget for Legal Services by £2,000 be noted;

(9)                                        the proposed agreement with Kent County Council for the provision of management support for the Internal Audit and Fraud functions be noted;

(10)                               post DF0803 Senior Internal Auditor (scale 6/SO, 37 hours) be deleted from the establishment;

(11)                               the addition of post DF0805 Internal Auditor (scale 2/4, 37 hours) be formalised on the establishment;

(12)                               the adjustment of the grade of post DF0804 Internal Auditor (37 hours) to scale 2/4 from scale 3/4 be formalised;

(13)                               a new post of Senior Technical Support Officer at grade SO/M8, 37 hours be created;

(14)                               the hours of post DN0212 Help Desk Administrator (scale 3) be increased from 19 to 37 hours;

(15)                               the placement of an undergraduate student for a 12 month period through the Kent IT Alliance be noted;

(16)                               a new post of DJ0314 Senior Planning Policy Officer (grade M9, 37 hours) be created;

(17)                               the hours of post DJ0309 Conservation Officer grade M8 be reduced from 37 to 14 per week;

(18)                               the post of DJ0313 Technical Assistant (scale 3/4, 22.5 hours) be deleted;

(19)                               the increase in hours of post DJ0125 Development Control Admin Support scale 5/6 from 30 to 37 per week (as previously approved by General Purposes Committee of 29/6/15) be noted;

(20)                               the hours of post DJ0303 Planning Assistant/Senior Planning Officer grade 4/M9 be reduced from 24 to 20 per week;

(21)                               the hours of post DJ0312 Senior Planning Technician scale 5/6 be reduced from 37 to 21 per week;

(22)                               the deletion of post DJ0215 Building Control Officer (grade M9, 37 hours) be noted; and

(23)                               the extension of the contract of the supernumerary post of Welfare Adviser up to 24 December 2015 be noted.

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