POLICY AND STRATEGY COMMITTEE

 

WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 1999 - 3.00 pm

 

Present:-  Councillors Calvert, Robertson (A), Morrison (M), O’Rourke, Jackson, Rebecchi and Mitchell, Councillor Jackson, Convener, in the Chair.

 

In Attendance:-  The Chief Executive, the Depute Chief Executive, the Executive Director Community and Protective Services, the Executive Director Education Services, the Executive Director Legal, Information and Support Services, the Executive Director Resource Services, the Executive Director Social Work and Housing Services and the Director of Personnel Services.

 

An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Councillor McGhee.

 

   940      RESOLUTION:  EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS                                                                    940

 

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 as amended, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the undernoted item of business on the grounds that consideration of the item involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

 

   941      COUNCIL MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE                                                                                          941

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 8 September 1999 by the Chief Executive requesting the Committee to consider revisals to the present management structure and appending responses received from the Educational Institute of Scotland and Unison relative to the review.  It was noted that a further submission from Unison had been separately issued to Members.  There was also circulated to the Committee, a submission received from MPO subsequent to the writing of the report.

Following a general discussion with particular regard to the arrangements for preservation of salary of employees affected, all Officers in attendance, with the exception of the Chief Executive, withdrew from the meeting.

DECIDED: 

(a)  That the proposals detailed in sections 8 to 15 inclusive of the report be approved;

(b)  That it be remitted to the Chief Executive to alter the titles of posts within the revised structure, as appropriate;

(c)  That requests for voluntary severance be invited in terms of the ongoing scheme approved by the Council;

(d)  That agreement be given to 3 years personal preservation of salary for employees remaining in post in cases where the job has not materially changed and that it be remitted to the Chief Executive in consultation with the  Director of Personnel Services to agree 3 years personal preservation of salary in other cases as appropriate;

(e)  That there be further consultation with employees and Trade Unions regarding the proposals and that thereafter, the appointment and severance processes be undertaken within the most appropriate timescale;

(f)  That the timing of service moves be remitted to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Trade Unions and employees; and

(g)  That an interview panel be established comprising 5 Members, 3 from the Majority Group and 2 from the Minority Groups, with each Member having the right to nominate a substitute if necessary, and that the Minority Groups’ representatives be Councillors Calvert and Blair with Councillors Rebecchi and Mitchell as substitutes.