2019-06-28 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                  28 JUNE 2019


 Position                                   Notes (length of term and purpose)
 Corporate Services Department
 Property Project Officer                   Temporary full time, 3 years. To ensure the delivery of key
                                            priority projects, improve efficiency and fill service gaps.
 Project Accounting Officer, Asset Data     Temporary full time, 3 years. To ensure alignment of
 Improvement Project                        engineering and accounting data and sufficient accurate
                                            information.
 Environment and Sustainable Development Department
 River Management Unit Leader, Noosa        Temporary full time, 3 years. To implement the program to
 River Plan                                 progress Noosa River Plan.
 River Management Officer, Noosa River      Temporary part time (.5), 3 years. To implement the
 Plan                                       program to progress Noosa River Plan.
 Development Engineer                       Temporary full time, 3 years. To meet increased workloads
                                            and increase in planning applications.
 Development Planner                        Temporary full time, 3 years. To meet increased workloads
                                            and increase in planning applications

The net effect of the above changes is that there are 5.5 additional permanent EFT positions
(noting one position redesign which is not included in this figure) and an equivalent of 9.5 EFT
additional fixed term temporary positions.

Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 20 December 2018, Item 11 Page 17
That Council note the report by the Director Executive Services to the General Committee
Meeting dated 17 December 2018 detailing the changes made to the organisational structure and
position establishment since 1 July 2018 and approve the new organisational structure provided
at Attachment 2 to the report.
Special Meeting Minutes, 6 July 2018, Item 7, Page 11
That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Special Meeting dated 6 July
2018 and adopt the Noosa Council Organisational Structure as set out in Attachment 1 to the
report.


Finance
Provision exists within the 2019/20 budget to fund the proposed changes to the permanent
organisational structure.

Risks & Opportunities
The proposed changes to the EFT and organisational structure are the result of emerging issues
and the need for greater administrative and professional support in the delivery of Council
services. The proposed changes have been reviewed by the Executive Team and are supported.
In relation to temporary positions, a potential risk is that under the current Noosa Council
Certified Agreement 2018, a casual or maximum term employee working on a systematic and
regular basis for a period of 12 months may apply to convert their status to permanent full time or
part time depending on the average hours worked over the preceding 12 months. Conversion
would not occur if the appointment was for a specific project or relieving staff on leave for a
specified period of time where there is a defined end date.

Temporary positions provide flexibility for Council particularly in the delivery of significant projects
where specialised skills or experience is required.

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