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Meeting: 10/06/2008 - Standards Committee (Item 9)

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Report of the Director of Strategy and Governance (copy attached).

Decision:

RESOLVED - That the following be agreed:

 

(1)  The  additional training  initiatives  proposed  for 2008  / 09  be  agreed  and  noted ;

 

(2) The Committee  engage  with  the  Member Development  Working  Group  to  provide  seminars that all  elected  members   and co-opted  members  with  voting rights should  attend which  will  focus  on  developing  their  awareness  of  current  equalities  legislation and  good  practice  ;

 

(3)Further  training  be  offered  to  all  members  of  Standards  Committee  on  the  process  of  Local  Assessment  of  Complaints. An  event  to  be  organised  along  similar  lines  to that held  in  March 2008 ;

 

(4)  The  officers  and  members who  have  expressed  interest in  training  aimed  at  developing  awareness of  Mediation should  attend  the  seminar being  organised  for  ACSeS South East  Members ;  and

 

(5)  It  was  noted  that the  Chairman ,  Dr  M B  M  Wilkinson, Councillor  Steedman and the  Standards  and  Complaints  Manager would  be attending   the  seventh  Annual  Assembly  of  Standards  Committees  on  13  - 14  October  2008.

Minutes:

9.1

The  Committee considered  a  report  of   the  Director  of Strategy  and  Governance updating  Members on training  proposals  for  the forthcoming municipal year  and seeking  their approval of  them (for  copy  see  minute  book).

9.2

Councillor Watkins  sought  confirmation  regarding whether the  proposed  training  would  be made  available to co-optees  and  others besides elected  Members . The Standards and  Complaints Manager  explained  that training  would  available to all co-opted  Members  and Members of  Rottingdean Parish  Council in  appropriate  cases .      

9.3

RESOLVED – (1) That the training initiatives proposed  for  2008 /09  be  agreed  and  noted ;  

 

(2) That the Committee  engage  with  the  Member  Development  Working  Group to  provide seminars to be made  available to  all  elected members and  co-opted members  with  voting  rights,  these  to  focus  on developing  their  awareness  of  current equalities legislation and good practice ;      

 

(3) That further  training be  offered to  all  Members of  Standards Committee  on  the  process  of  Local  Assessment  of  Complaints . (An  event  to  be  organised along  similar lines to  that held  in  March  2008) ;    

 

(4) That officers  and  Members who  had  expressed  an interest in  training  aimed  at developing awareness of  Mediation be  invited  to  attend seminars  being  organised for  ACeS South East  Members  ;     

 

(5)  That the Chairman,  Dr M  B M Wilkinson, Councillor  Steedman and the  Standards and  Complaints  Manager would  be  attending  the  Seventh  Annual  Assembly of  standards  Committee  on  13  -  14  October 2008 . 

 


 


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