Information Management - Staffing
To consider the report of the Head of Corporate Customer Services and the Head of IT Services regarding the restructuring of the Information Management service.
Scrutiny Committee – Resources considered the report at their meeting on 25 November 2009 and their comments will be reported.
(Report circulated to Members)
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Decision:
The report of the Head of Corporate Customer Services and the Head of IT Services was submitted, requesting approval to the redundancy of the Information Manager’s post and subsequent severance payments for the current post-holder. The report also noted various other staffing changes to both the Corporate Customer Services and IT Services Units.
Scrutiny Committee – Resources considered the report at their meeting of 25 November 2009 and their comments and support were noted.
Executive resolved that:-
(1) the restructuring of the Information Management service be approved as detailed in this report;
(2) the employment of the holder of the post of Information Manager (CSO7150) be terminated on the grounds of redundancy on 31 December 2009 in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19 of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 2007;
(3) compensation be paid to the holder of post CSO7150 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;
(4) a payment of compensation be made in respect of the unexpired period of notice to which the employee would otherwise have been entitled under the contract of their employment.
Minutes:
The report of the Head of Corporate Customer Services and the Head of IT Services was submitted, requesting approval to the redundancy of the Information Manager’s post and subsequent severance payments for the current post-holder. The report also noted various other staffing changes to both the Corporate Customer Services and IT Services Units.
Scrutiny Committee – Resources considered the report at their meeting of 25 November 2009 and their comments and support were noted.
RESOLVED that:-
(1) the restructuring of the Information Management service be approved as detailed in this report;
(2) the employment of the holder of the post of Information Manager (CSO7150) be terminated on the grounds of redundancy on 31 December 2009 in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19 of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 2007;
(3) compensation be paid to the holder of post CSO7150 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;
(4) a payment of compensation be made in respect of the unexpired period of notice to which the employee would otherwise have been entitled under the contract of their employment.
(Report circulated to Members)
Information Management Staffing
To consider the joint report of the Head of Corporate Customer Services and Head of IT Services on the proposal to restructure this service – report circulated to members
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Director Corporate Services presented the report that requested approval for the changes to the staffing in Information Management and of various other staffing changes to both the Corporate Customer Services and IT Services Units.
He stated that the revised arrangements would provide a more resilient and flexible service whilst also addressing the funding loss for the part-time GIS officer, which was funded from the Capital Programme, and provide an overall saving to the Council of approximately £8,000 in a full year.
The Scrutiny Committee - Resources supported the report and recommended that the Executive approve:-
(1) the restructuring of the Information Management service, as detailed in the report.
(2) the employment of the holder of the post of Information Manager CSO7150 be terminated on the grounds of redundancy on 31 December 2009 in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19 of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 2007;
(3) compensation be paid to the holder of post CSO7150 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;
(4) a payment of compensation to be made in respect of the unexpired period of notice to which the employee would otherwise have been entitled under the contract of their employment.
(Report circulated to members)