Decision details

The report of the Head of Housing Services was submitted seeking approval to the restructure of the Housing Unit’s Tenancy Services team to create a new neighbourhood management team. The Director Community and Environment reported a small decrease in the reported overall cost of the new team structure.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at its meeting on 9 November 2010 and the support of members was noted.

Members supported the proposed restructure and urged that all Council officers with neighbourhood responsibilities worked collaboratively and involved ward Councillors.

RESOLVED that:-

(1)     the new structure of the Tenancy Services Team be approved as shown in Appendix 2 to the report, including the creation of 2 Neighbourhood Manager posts, a Voids and Lettings Co-ordinator post, a Neighbourhood Assistant post and a new Neighbourhood Support Officer post, subject to the completion of staff consultation on both the restructure and any resultant redundancies; and

(2)     subject to full and proper consultation, the employment of the holders of the posts of Tenant Participation and Liaison Officer (CE06176) and Tenant Liaison Officer (CE06180) be terminated on the grounds of redundancy on the 31 December 2010 in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19 of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 2007; with compensation being paid to the holders of the posts in accordance with the discretion exercised by the Council under the provisions of the Local Government (Early Termination) (Discretionary Compensation) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006; a payment of compensation be made in respect of the notice/unexpired period of notice to which the employees would otherwise be entitled under their contracts of employment and the posts be deleted from the establishment of the Council.

(Report circulated to Members)