Issue - meetings
Member Induction 2018
Meeting: 24/10/2018 - Standards Advisory Committee (Item 3)
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Minutes:
The Corporate Director Governance presented the report informing the Committee that:
- All Members had received Code of Conduct training and all Members that had been appointed to quasi-judicial and regulatory committees had received mandatory training pertinent to them.
- The initial phase of the Induction Programme had been delivered and details of Member attendance was provided at Appendix 1. Repeat sessions were now being delivered for those Members who had been unable to attend initially and Code of Conduct training would also be repeated in the new financial year.
- As part of the Induction Programme, Co-opted Members had also been invited and had attended training pertinent to their roles.
- The LGA Peer Review Team had given positive feedback on the programme, noting it had been extensive and a majority of Members had participated.
- An opportunity to undertake a Personal Development Plan was now offered and expressions of interests were being sought.
- Expanding on the training delivered, the Council was looking to provide training in alternative formats including e-learning.
Arising from the presentation, the following observations from Committee Members were noted:
- Councillor feedback on the training delivered had been good.
- There had been much work to deliver the programme and implement the support arrangements to achieve this.
- The programme demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement.
- It was important the training programme should incorporate co-opted members.
- The Committee endorsed the comprehensive approach to Member Development.
The Committee requested that an outstanding action relating to the Conservation and Design Advisory Panel be pursued.
RESOLVED
1. That the completion of mandatory training for Ethics & Probity, Licensing and Planning for all affected members be noted.
2. That the successful completion of induction sessions; the ongoing ‘mop up’ sessions, to ensure all councillors attend the required sessions be noted.
3. That the positive feedback reported by the Corporate Peer Challenge Team be noted.
4. That the ongoing personal development plan process to identify the existing developmental needs and enable these to contribute to the overall Learning and Development plan for the remainder of the administration be noted.
5. That the above action requested by Members be taken forward.
ACTION BY:M Norman, Legal Adviser and Deputy Monitoring Officer
B McKenzie, Head of Member Support
A Burgio, Democratic Services Officer