2019-12-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                10 DECEMBER 2019


Infrastructure Services Department

Approval is sought to increase the EFT of the Building Facilities Branch with the creation of a
new position of Maintenance Plumber. The need for this position has been identified as a
consequence of workforce planning and the future retirement of the current Maintenance
Plumber. As a result the EFT of the Department will increase from 124.3 to 125.3.

Temporary/Project Positions

As previously identified, temporary positions are not included in the EFT as they are project
based with specific terms, i.e. start and end dates. An updated list of temporary/project positions
is attached in Attachment 3. While temporary positions are not counted in the EFT they do have
budgetary implications in the short term and for this reason the current status of positions and
any new or extended temporary/project positions greater than 1 year are reported to Council.

Council’s attention is drawn to:
    The creation of a new temporary position of Infrastructure Planning Officer for a three year
      term to assist with planning for Council’s ongoing Capital Works Programme, Transport
      and Place Making Projects. The additional position will be funded from capitalised staff
      budgets provided for in the Capital Works Programme initially, however there will be an
      increase in the IPDD operational budget in subsequent years.
    Extensions to the terms of the following existing positions as detailed in Attachment 3:
         Project Support Officer, Strategic Land Use Planning;
         Principal Strategic Planner, Strategic Land Use Planning;
         Project Co-ordinator, Climate Change Adaption; and
         Project Officer, Economic Development.

Previous Council Consideration
Special Meeting Minutes, 28 October 2019, Item 2, Page 4
PROCUREMENT AND FLEET BRANCH RESTRUCTURE AND POSITION ESTABLISHMENT
That Council note the report by the Director Corporate Services to the Special Meeting dated 28
October 2019 and approve the new Corporate Services Department structure provided in
Attachment 2 to the report.

Special Meeting Minutes, 28 June 2019, Item 6, Page 10
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
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 2019-20 budget to fund the proposed changes to the permanent
organisational however these should be reviewed in BR3 and there will be a direct impact on the
salaries expense in future budgets.

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, while they provide flexibility for Council particularly in the
delivery of significant projects where specialised skills or experience is required, a potential risk is

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