2018-12-17 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 17 DECEMBER 2018


Summary

The overall effect of the proposed changes is to increase the permanent EFT of the organisation
by 1.7 i.e. from 368.14 to 369.84, refer Attachment 2.

Temporary 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. They have been included in this report
because of their budgetary implications in the short term (i.e. 1-3 years).

Details about current active temporary positions are provided for Council’s information, refer to
Attachment 3.


Previous Council Consideration
Special Meeting, 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 2018/19 budget to fund the proposed changes to the permanent
organisational structure however these should be reviewed at 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, 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.

Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
Nil.

Internal Consultation




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