Decision details

To seek the approval of the Chief Executive under delegated authority to implement a new staffing structure as detailed in the JCSC report of 12 August 2104 subject to a Cabinet decision on 11 September 2014 on the funding of the restructure.
To enable the implementation of the new proposed structure in the Community Leisure, Planning and Housing services.

To give approval, under authority delegated to the Chief Executive, to implement the staffing arrangements in respect of Community Leisure, Economic Development and Housing in line with the amended management proposal considered by JCSC on 12 August 2014 and consulted on between 5/6/14 and 17/7/14. There are several changes made in the final proposal from those contained in the original report dated 17 June 2014 presented at the commencement of the formal consultation. These changes are being proposed following extensive feedback during the period of formal consultation.

To enable officers to implement the new staffing arrangements within Community Leisure, Economic Development and Housing and achieve the £139,700 saving target expected to be delivered by restructuring services within Community Leisure Services.

The recommendation to JCSC on 12 August 2014 was that, following consultation, the original proposals put forward on 17 June 2014 be amended.
The amendments proposed are as a result of careful consideration of alternative options put forward by various staff directly affected by the proposals.
The saving target of £139,700 was approved at Full Budget Council in January 2014 and it is not an option to achieve the target. The amended proposals result in a shortfall in achieving the saving target by £14,000.
This shortfall is as a result of the creation of a Service Manager post for Community Relations. In the original budget proposals there was a creation of a band 10 manager post to manage some aspects of community leisure that remained following the restructure to achieve the saving target of 139,700. It is now proposed that community services in other service areas are also brought together under the responsibility of one manger hence with the range and breadth of services that band 10 post has been job evaluated at Service Manager Band 12+5%.
Summary
It is recommended that the amended staff structure proposals be approved and implemented subject to a report being taken to Cabinet on 11 September to seek to seek approval for additional budget of £14,000.