Issue - meetings
Members' Induction
Meeting: 14/03/2018 - Standards Advisory Committee (Item 3)
3 Members' Induction PDF 99 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - Member Induction Framework, item 3 PDF 49 KB
- Appendix B - Member Role Description, item 3 PDF 63 KB
Minutes:
The Head of Members’ Support presented the report which informed the Committee of induction arrangements for Members in the post-election period. The report also had recently been considered by General Purposes Committee.
The Committee noted the reasons for urgency submitted around the publication of the report in that it was necessary that the Committee, at this last meeting before the Local Elections, was able to review and comment on the induction programme and proposals for Members’ personal development plans.
The Committee was informed that the programme would introduce alternative forms of learning and its design has been influenced by the role description of the term “Councillor”. The programme sought to balance training needs and the programme of meetings. Mandatory training would be signposted and, notwithstanding length of service, Members expected to attend as required.
Responding to the report, Members:
- Noted that the induction was mainly scheduled to take place in May – June.
- Asked that training for new and experienced members should be differentiated to better suit each.
- Asked that the Members’ requirement to receive training and fulfil their role on outside bodies should be highlighted.
- Asked that invitations to participate in the induction programme should be extended to all co-optees.
- Asked that training sessions include a written summary outlining the learning aims of each session.
- Suggested that the role description at Appendix B include a note that councillor core activities may fall into one or more categories.
- Noted the new web tools available to evaluate learning and that evaluation of performance would be undertaken by Groups.
- Were satisfied with the framework of the induction programme and the spread of events across the induction week.
- Asked whether training completed may be incorporated into a ‘
Continuing Development’ framework for each Member.
- Asked that there be training on comprehension of financial papers.
- Asked that training on Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests be repeated.
Officers agreed to take forward matters raised by the Committee during the discussion.
RESOLVED
1. That the proposed indicative Member Induction Programme for 2018 as set out in Appendix A be noted.
2. That the Councillor role description at Appendix B, as agreed by the General Purposes Committee at their meeting on 8th February 2018 be noted.
3. That the actions requested by Standards Advisory Committee arising from the discussion of the report be noted and implemented as agreed.