2020-12-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                8 DECEMBER 2020


     1 position of Governance Officer and 1 position of Governance Systems Officer, Executive
      Services Department, for 1 year to provide additional support to the Governance Branch and
      to assist in the implementation of outcomes from the review to be undertaken of corporate
      governance.
     1 position of People and Culture Advisor, Executive Services Department, for 1 year to assist
      in the delivery of human resource management services to operational areas.
     1 position of Environmental Health Officer, Community Services Department, to assist in
      Council’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in providing environmental health
      services.

Extensions to the terms of existing positions
    Principal Strategic Planner, Environment and Sustainable Development Department.
    Project Co-ordinator Climate Change Adaption, Environment and Sustainable Development
     Department.
    Development Planner, Environment and Sustainable Development Department.
    Development Inspector, Environment and Sustainable Development Department.
    Project Officer, Environment and Sustainable Development.
    Designer Capital Works, Infrastructure Services Department.
    Management Accountant, Corporate Services Department.


Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 10 July 2020, Item 7, Page 11
That Council note the report by the Director Executive Services to the Special Meeting dated 10
July 2020 and adopt the Noosa Council Organisational Structure as set out in Attachment 1 to the
report.


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.

Finance
Provision exists within the 2020-21 budget to fund the new temporary project positions and to
extend the terms of existing temporary project positions.

Risks & Opportunities
The proposed changes 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 that under the 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. The impact of this could be to
permanently increase the EFT and salary costs. 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.

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