PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

THURSDAY 13 MARCH 1997 - 3.00 pm

Present:- Provost Allan, Councillors Calvert, Morrison (D), Clocherty, Jackson, Roach, Welch and Campbell, Councillor Clocherty, Convener, in the Chair.

In attendance:- Mr A S Grant (for the Director of Central Services), Mr C McCrone (for the Director of Finance), the Director of Leisure and Recreation, the Director of Legal Services and the Director of Personnel Services.

Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Robertson (Y) and Hunter.

The following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Committee.

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CAPITAL PROJECTS - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:

ESTABLISHMENT OF POST OF PROJECT MANAGER

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SUBMITTED: Report dated 13 March 1997 by the Director of Central Services advising that the Corporate Resources Committee at its meeting on 11 March 1997 had agreed the funding for the establishment of a post of Project Manager to manage the Information Technology Priority Programme and requesting the Committee to approve establishment of the post and fix the appropriate grade for the post

DECIDED: That the Committee approve the establishment of a post of Project Manager to manage the Information Technology Priority Programme and that in view of the urgency of the matter authority be delegated to the Convener, Vice-Convener and Councillor Calvert to consider the Director of Personnel Services' recommendation on the appropriate grade for the post.

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REVENUE BUDGET 1996/97

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SUBMITTED: Report dated 17 February 1997 by the Director of Finance on the position of the Revenue Budget 1996/97 as at 1 January 1997.

DECIDED:

(a) That the current position of the Revenue Budget 1996/97 be noted; and

(b) That the Department continue to endeavour to make savings wherever possible.

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QUARTERLY JOINT STAFFING WATCH

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SUBMITTED: Report dated 18 February 1997 by the Director of Personnel Services advising of the requirement on the Council to provide details for COSLA/Scottish Office Joint Staffing Watch, together with details of the return submitted by him on behalf of the Council and indicating that reports showing reasons for significant variations between returns will be submitted to the Personnel Committee on a quarterly basis.

NOTED

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JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES: COUNCIL REPRESENTATION

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SUBMITTED: Report dated 28 February 1997 by the Director of Central Services requesting the Committee to consider (i) appointments of representatives of the Council to serve on the Joint Consultative Committees for APT&C Staff and Manual Workers and Craft Operatives respectively and (ii) the appointment of an Officer of the Council to act as Joint Secretary of each Joint Consultative Committee with a view to recommendations being made to the next meeting of The Inverclyde Council.

DECIDED: That the following recommendations be made to The Inverclyde Council:-

(a) That the 11 Members of the Personnel Committee be appointed to serve both Joint Consultative Committees; and

(b) That the Director of Central Services be appointed as one of the Joint Secretaries of both Joint Consultative Committees.

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DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL SERVICES: REVIEW OF CENTRAL TYPING SERVICE

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SUBMITTED: Report dated 29 February 1997 by the Director of Personnel Services outlining proposals for a devolved Typing Service to certain Departments of the Council to replace the service currently provided by the Central Typing Pool.

DECIDED:

(a) That typists from the Central Typing Pool be transferred to Departments as follows:-

Housing and Customer Services (3 typists), Legal Services (3 typists), Finance (1 part-time typist), and that the posts be redesignated as Clerical/Typists Grade GS1/2 (£6,744 - £10,194) with the Department of Central Services retaining the remaining typists to cover the Department's work and to assist other departments as required subject to resources being available;

(b) That it be remitted to the Director of Finance to make the appropriate amendments to Departmental budgets to accommodate the transfer of employees;

(d) That a further review be carried out by the Director of Personnel Services after 12 months to assess the effectiveness of the proposals contained in the report.

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RESOLUTION: EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS

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On the motion of the Convener it was agreed unanimously that, in terms of Section 50(a)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the undernoted items of business on the grounds that consideration of the items involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7(a) of the Act.

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DEPARTMENT OF LEISURE AND RECREATION - STAFFING STRUCTURE FOR WATERFRONT COMPLEX

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SUBMITTED: Report dated 25 February 1997 by the Director of Personnel Services requesting the Committee to approve the staffing structure for the Waterfront Leisure Complex.

DECIDED:

(a) That the Committee approve the establishment of the proposed staffing requirements for the Waterfront Leisure Complex as detailed in the Appendix to the report; and

(b) That all staff currently employed at the Hector McNeill Swimming Pool be offered the opportunity to move to the new Complex on their existing terms and conditions of employment.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SERVICES: REVIEW OF POSTS OF ATTENDANCE OFFICERS

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SUBMITTED: Report dated 20 February 1997 by the Director of Personnel Services seeking approval for the proposed regrading of the four posts of Attendance Officers within the Department of Education Services to reflect additional duties and responsibilities with effect from 1 April 1997.

DECIDED: That the four posts of Attendance Officer within the Department of Education Services be regraded from GS2 (£10,194 - £10,716) to AP1 (£11,373 - £12,198) with effect from 1 April 1997, the costs to be met from within the existing departmental budget.