Decision details

That a new role of Policy and Scrutiny Officer be created.

That 2.47 FTE positions of Democratic Services Officer be deleted.

That 2.0 FTE posts of Committee Officer be created.

That new 1.6 FTE positions of Member Support Officer be created.

That the 0.6 FTE position of Administrative Assistant (Chairman and Leaders) be deleted.

That 1.0 FTE positions of Members Secretary be deleted.

That the Chairman and Leaders Secretary assumes management responsibility of member support.

That the Senior Democratic Services Officer be redesignated as Senior Democracy and Business Support Officer and assumes line management for the Business Support Team.

That job descriptions and pay bands within the Business Support Team are consolidated and the two support staff currently part of the Enterprise and Resources directorates are transferred to this central team.

In the event that officers are not successful in securing a position in the new structure or through redeployment, that any redundancy costs will be met from service budgets in the first instance but if this is not possible, that a report be brought to Cabinet seeking funding from reserves.