Issue - meetings

Report number HR&OD87 by the Service Manager, Human Resources and Organisational Development.                                                (Enclosure)

DECISION:

1.                  That the Council agree to the proposed mandatory core training programme to underpin the essential competencies for all members who sit on any committee or the Cabinet;

2.                  That the Council requires the core training programme to be offered 3 times in the year following an election, to enable all Cabinet and Committee members to attend;

3.                  A record should be kept of all training events members attended and this information should be made available on the Council’s website.

The Portfolio Holder for Organisational Development and Housing Services moved:

“That the Council agree to the proposed mandatory core training programme to underpin the essential competencies for all members who sit on any committee or the Cabinet,” and “That the Council requires the core training programme to be offered 3 times in the year following an election, to enable all Cabinet and Committee members to attend.”

While speaking for the motion, she referred to the Council’s aspiration to become a brilliant council. Training sessions would provide members with the knowledge necessary to fulfil their roles and updates on legislative developments. This was seconded.

An amendment was moved:

“A record should be kept of all training events members attended and this information should be made available on the Council’s website”.

The amendment was seconded. The Portfolio Holder for Organisational Development and Housing Services agreed to encompass the amendment in her motion.

The motion was put to the vote and carried.