Policy and Strategy Committee

Wednesday 1 December 2004 at 2.00 pm

Present:  Councillors Blair, Forbes, Fyfe, Hill, Nimmo,  Roach,  Robertson and Snoddy.

Chair:  Councillor Blair presided.

In attendance:  Chief Executive, Depute Chief Executive and Mr G Douglas (for Head of Legal Services).

Apologies:  Provost Rebecchi, Councillors McCabe and McCormick (M).

It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part l of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

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Chief Officers Review

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There was submitted a report dated 12 November 2004 by the Chief Executive (1) requesting the Committee to finalise the grading of 3 Chief Officer posts and (2) to agree that the position regarding the proposed structure of Community Services be dealt with as part of the final determination of the Chief Officers structure, consideration of which had been continued from the meeting of the Committee held on 16 November 2004.

Following a vote it was agreed (1) to finalise the grading of 3 Chief Officer posts and (2) that the position regarding the proposed structure of Community Services be reviewed when the Social Work Services review and the structure of the Corporate Management Team are considered, all as detailed in the appendix.