Issue - meetings

Council considered a report of the Employment and Personnel Committee presented by the Monitoring Officer, which sought agreement for budget increases associated with the establishment of three new posts as recommended by the Employment and Personnel Committee held on 12^th May 2025.

The proposals agreed at the Employment and Personnel Committee required an increase to the Council’s General Fund budget as follows:

·       a new Career Graded Planning Policy Officer Post in the Planning Policy and Housing Strategy Team. The total cost of the additionality for this post based on established posts job evaluation at Grade 4, 6 and 7 were as follows;

Grade 4 - £33,329.90 - £35,014.88

Grade 6 - £40,546.76 - £43,627.35

Grade 7 - £44,768.37 - £48,393.09

·       the funding of a new full time permanent Housing Performance Manager position from existing Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for year 1 and approve an increased cost to the HRA from year 2 onwards. The Housing Revenue Account additional expenditure to be £52,799 (bottom of Grade 8) to £59,162 (top of Grade 8) from May 2026; and

·       a permanent post for Temporary Accommodation Officer with effect from 1^st May 2026. The post to be funded through the General Fund at a cost of £47,147 (subject to pay awards and increments) with effect from May 2026 and until then be funded out of an existing Domestic Abuse Burdens grant.

Moved by Councillor Tom Munro and seconded by Councillor Mary Dooley RESOLVED that the increases in salary budgets as recommended by the

          Employment and Personnel Committee be approved.