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