Six years into inception, Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has prepared a draft 'SCC Recruitment Rules' keeping provision for appointment of 644-strong manpower.
The proposed organogram includes appointment and promotion criteria for all officials and employees as well as their salary structure, SCC Secretary Harun Ur Rashid Bhuiyan said, adding that the draft would soon be sent to the LGRD ministry for approval.
Although the then Sylhet pourashava was made city corporation in 2002, years after the formation of the country's youngest division in 1994, no initiative was taken to prepare an organogram to cope with the additional workload for years.
A draft organogram with a proposal for 844-strong manpower was sent to the ministry in November last year. It was then sent to the finance ministry, which approved a downsized 644-strong manpower in June this year.
When Sylhet pourasava was upgraded into city corporation, 146 employees were working. With larger area and rise in population, the authorities in phases appointed 431 employees including several officials on temporary basis to deal with the work pressure.