Venue: Committee Rooms 1/2 - Port Talbot Civic Centre
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To receive any declarations of interest from Members. Minutes: The following Member made a declaration of interest at the commencement
of the meeting: Councillor R.Davies - Report of the Head of
Participation –Agenda Item 2 – Communities 4 Work Funding – as she is the Councillor
for Godre’ rgraig. |
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Environmental Health and Trading Standards Minutes: Members
were asked to seek approval for the transfer of responsibility for the
Environmental Health and Trading Standards (EHTS) team from Social, Care health
and Housing to the Environment Directorate. RESOLVED: that the following be approved:- (i) To relocate EHTS staff to the Quays as
soon as possible. (ii) That a new accountable Manager is appointed as a priority. This
post will be ring fenced to the three team leaders within that section and a
reorganisation / saving will follow as a consequence. (iii) That the responsibility for the Pest
Control service of EHTS is transferred to the Head of Streetcare
Services to enable waste enforcement, the dog warden service and pest control
to be undertaken by one team. (iv) Agree that remaining services within EHTS are
transferred to the Head of Planning and the synergies identified above are
implemented. (v) Note the new indicative staff structure for the service outlined
at Appendix 1 and that the Director of the Environment will make any changes
necessary to accommodate any subsequently agreed ERVR requests submitted within
the services affected in line with the decisions of the Personnel Committee on
23 November 2015. (vi) Delegate to the Director of Finance
& Corporate Services authority to make any consequential changes to the
Council’s constitution (to reflect the change in responsibilities); necessary
budget transfers and changes to the scheme of delegations. |
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- Committee Resolved into Open Session - |
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Communities 4 Work Funding PDF 272 KB Minutes: Members
were asked for approval in relation to the agreement of the use of funding from
Welsh Government in order to employ ten staff for the period 2016 - 2018 for
the Communities 4 Work national programme. The posts are detailed in appendix 1
to the circulated report. RESOLVED: that
the use of funding and the resource that
is available for Communities 4 Work for the Education Directorate - three Youth
Mentors, three Adult Mentors, three Triage Support Officers and a Claims and
Monitoring Officer be approved. |
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Cynnydd ESF Funding PDF 218 KB Minutes: Members were asked to
approve the use of funding from Welsh Government in order to employ seven full
time and four part time staff for the period 2016 - 2018 for the Cynnydd Project funded by ESF. RESOLVED: that the use of funding and
resource that is available for the Cynnydd Project
for the Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning Directorate be approved and
used to establish the following posts:- ·
MEAS Teacher x 0.5 UPS 3 ·
Cynnydd
Worker x 6.5 YCW13-16 ·
Administration Officer x 0.5 Grade 7 ·
Finance Officer x 0.5 Grade 7 ·
Counsellor/Therapist Grade 8 |
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Looked After Children Pupil Deprivation Grant (2015-17) PDF 254 KB Minutes: The purpose of this report is to seek approval to
establish temporary and seconded posts to 31st March 2017 within the
Looked After Children’s Team in order to build
capacity within the Team. RESOLVED: that
the following temporary / seconded posts be built into the existing structure
to 31st March 2017, be approved:- •
Temporary Teacher Development Officer – 0.8 FTE •
Seconded Educational Psychologist – 1 FTE •
Temporary Teaching Assistants – 2.5 FTE •
Seconded Resource and Communications Officer – 0.2 FTE |
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Local Government Pay 2016 - Update PDF 123 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The
purpose of this report is to update Members in relation to the national pay
negotiations for Local Government Pay 2016. RESOLVED: that the report be noted. |
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Time to Change Wales Campaign PDF 262 KB Minutes: Members
were informed of the Time to Change Wales campaign and the pledge made by
Western Bay in relation to this. The
Time to Change Wales campaign mirrors the campaign undertaken in England and
seeks to address discrimination on the grounds of mental health. The
action plans for each of the Western Bay partners are slightly different to
allow for local implementation. The
Neath Port Talbot Action Plan is attached at appendix 1, to the circulated
report. RESOLVED: that the report be noted |
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JNC Youth and Community Workers - National Collective Bargaining PDF 126 KB Minutes: The
purpose of this report is to update Members in relation to the proposal to
assimilate Youth and Community Workers from the JNC Agreement (‘The Pink Book’)
to Local Government Services terms and conditions (‘The Green Book’). RESOLVED: that the report be noted |
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Creation of New Post To Administrate the Safety Advisory Group PDF 143 KB Minutes: Members
were asked to approve the creation of a part-time Grade 3 administrator post to
support the Council’s Safety Advisory Group. RESOLVED: that the creation
of a part-time (0.6 FTE) Grade 3 Administrator post be approved, to support the
Safety Advisory Group. |
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New Structural Arrangement for Pupils Who Receive Their Education Otherwise Than at School Minutes: Members
were asked to approve structural changes to how the authority provides
education for pupils who receive their education otherwise than at school
(EOTAS) and create a new structure to support wellbeing and behaviour. RESOLVED: that the
structural changes to how the authority provides education for pupils who
receive their education otherwise than at school (EOTAS) be approved and to
create a new structure to support wellbeing and behaviour as follows:- · To delete 5 permanent
positions within the Engage programme and 4.8 permanent and 14 temporary jobs
within Education Outside of the School Setting · To create 5 new posts to support schools to maintain pupils within schools – 1 x Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, 2 x Wellbeing Practitioners (Grade 9), 2 x Key Workers (Grade 7) within the Inclusion Service under the Co-ordinator for Support and Inclusion. |