Report on Members' Training
To consider the report of the Corporate Manager Democratic and Civic Support.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Agreed:
RESOLVED that:-
(1) the Members’ Training report be noted;
(2) the re-constitution of the Councillor Development Steering Group be supported and that a detailed review of the Councillor Induction Programme and on-going Member training be undertaken for a report to be brought back to the Executive in the Autumn 2021; and
(3) regular reports be presented to the Executive, identifying the attendance for each of the training sessions provided.
Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.
Minutes:
The Executive received the report on the induction programme provided for Members following their election into office, together with their on-going training and briefings on matters of interest during their term of office. Members were asked to review the appropriateness of this training programme. The report also includes the Members’ attendance for the training sessions provided for their benefit.
The Corporate Manager, Democratic and Civic Support made particular reference to the following:-
· the importance of on-going training to help Members in their roles, not solely after their election to the Council, but throughout their term of office; and
· the particular relevance of training in respect of quasi-judicial decision making, most notably Planning and Licensing matters.
Members welcomed the report with reference made to the value of on-line training for increasing accessibility for all Members and to the importance of continuing development.
Councillor K. Mitchell, as Leader of the Progressive Group, welcomed the report.
RESOLVED that:-
(1) the Members’ Training report be noted;
(2) the re-constitution of the Councillor Development Steering Group be supported and that a detailed review of the Councillor Induction Programme and on-going Member training be undertaken for a report to be brought back to the Executive in the Autumn 2021; and
(3) regular reports be presented to the Executive, identifying the attendance for each of the training sessions provided.