CORPORATE BUSINESS COMMITTEE

 

THURSDAY, 7 JANUARY 1999 - 2.00 pm

 

Present:  Councillors Clocherty, O’Rourke, Jackson, Nimmo, Mulholland, Rebecchi, Welch and Hunter, Councillor Clocherty, Vice-Convener, in the Chair.

 

In attendance:  The Chief Executive, the Executive Director Resource Services, Mr A S Grant (for the Director of Central Services), the Director of Personnel Services and the Head of Property Services.

 

An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Councillor Sir Simpson Stevenson.

 

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

 

1376      ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEM                                                                                                           1376

 

The Vice-Convener referred to a report by the Head of Property Services on the proposed purchase/let of a property in Ardgowan Street, Greenock.  The Vice-Convener indicated that consideration of the item was urgent to allow the Committee to determine the most appropriate option as soon as possible and moved that the item be added to the Agenda.  This was unanimously agreed in terms of the relevant Standing Order.

 

1377      RESOLUTION:  EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS                                                                  1377

 

On the motion of the Vice-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 items of business on the grounds that consideration of the items involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the respective paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act as are set opposite each item:-

 

Item                                                                                                                           Paragraph(s)

 

Resource Services - Review of Accounting and Budgeting Section                              1

 

Economic Development Services - Review of Post of Graphic Designer                      1

 

Registration Service - Port Glasgow Registration District:  Review of                           1

Staffing Establishment

 

Inverclyde Regeneration Partnership - Review of Post of Co-ordinator                        1

 

Former Church Hall:  Ardgowan Street, Greenock                                                      2, 6 & 9

1378      RESOURCE SERVICES - REVIEW OF ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING SECTION                 1378

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 23 November 1998 by the Director of Personnel Services seeking the Committee’s approval to revisions to the existing structure of the Accounting and Budgeting Section within Resource Services and to the implementation of a grading scheme for posts within the section.

DECIDED:

(a)  That the Committee agree the grading scale as detailed in Appendices 2 and 3 to the report;

(b)  That the revised structure for the Accounting and Budgeting section as detailed in Appendix 4 to the report be approved;  and

(c)  That the request for additional funding of £7,300 be remitted to the Policy and Strategy Committee for inclusion in the 1999/2000 budget.

 

1379      ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - REVIEW OF POST OF GRAPHIC DESIGNER         1379

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 20 November 1998 by the Director of Personnel Services recommending the regrading of the post of Graphic Designer grade Technical Grade 3 within Economic Development Services.

DECIDED:  That no action be taken.

 

1380      REGISTRATION SERVICE - PORT GLASGOW REGISTRATION DISTRICT:  REVIEW               1380

              OF STAFFING ESTABLISHMENT                                                                                                            

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 19 November 1998 by the Director of Personnel Services seeking the Committee’s approval to review the staffing requirements within the Port Glasgow Registration Service.

DECIDED:

(a)  That the staffing establishment for the Port Glasgow Registration Office be set at one post of part-time Registrar (21 hours per week) Grade GS3 (£11,517 - £12,009);

(b)  That the existing post of Registrar Grade GS1/2 (£8,376 - £11,313) and post of Clerical Assistant (19.5 hours per week) Grade GS1/2 (£8,376 - £11,313) be deleted from the establishment;  and

(c)  That the newly established post of Registrar be filled by the existing Clerical Assistant currently employed in Port Glasgow Registration Office.

 

1381      INVERCLYDE REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP - REVIEW OF POST OF                                   1381

CO-ORDINATOR

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 1 December 1998 by the Director of Personnel Services recommending a revised grading for the post of Co-ordinator of the Inverclyde Regeneration Partnership.

DECIDED:  That the matter be deferred for consideration in the 1999/2000 budget.

1382      FORMER CHURCH HALL:  2 ARDGOWAN STREET, GREENOCK                                               1382

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 6 January 1999 by the Head of Property services advising that a number of expressions of interest have been received for the purchase/let of the former Church Hall, 2 Ardgowan Street, Greenock and requesting that the Committee consider the options for the property.

DECIDED:

(a)  That the property be sold to Ardgowan Hospice at a sum to be negotiated by the Head of Property Services in consultation with the District Valuer;  and

(b)  That the missives include a condition which restricts the use of the land to use for hospice associated purposes together with such other terms and conditions as the Executive Director Legal, Information and Support Services considers appropriate.