2020-07-10 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                   10 JULY 2020


 Position                         EFT     Notes
 Environment and Sustainable Development Department
 Director’s Office                0.4     New Initiative - Increase from .6 to 1 EFT for the Project
                                          Support and Administration Officer to provide additional
                                          administrative support to the department including natural
                                          areas, pest management, CRMs and financial administration.
                                          The current Project Support and Administration Officer is part
                                          time.
 Corporate Services Department
 Financial Services Branch        0.4     Increase in the EFT from 9 EFT to 9.4 EFT as a result of the
                                          redesign of the Grants Officer position in the Community
                                          Development Branch, Community Services Department and
                                          the transfer .4 EFT to the Financial Services Branch.
 Total                            -3.33


Temporary Project Positions
Attachment 2 to the report identifies Temporary Project positions greater than 1 year associated
with various projects. These positions will expire at the conclusion of the projects and are not
included in the EFT however they do have budgetary implications in the short term and for this
reason the current status of temporary positions and any new or extended temporary project
positions greater than 1 year are reported to Council.

Included in Attachment 2 is the new temporary full time position of Community Development
Officer, Community Development Branch which was included as a proposed initiative in the budget.
This position will be funded from the bushfire recovery funding grant.


Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 19 December 2019, Item 6, Page 11
That Council note the report by the Director Executive Services Department to the Services &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 10 December 2019 detailing the changes made to the
organisational structure and position establishment since 28 June 2019 and approve the updated
organisational structure provided at Attachment 2 to the report.


Special Meeting Minutes, 28 June 2019, Item 6, Page 10
That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the Special Meeting dated 28 June
2019 and adopt the Noosa Council Organisational Structure as set out in Attachment 1 to the
report.

Finance
Provision exists within the 2020/21 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 project 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.

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