Minutes:
The Committee received the above report which
outlined the progress made to date in relation to Member Development, together
with the proposals for 2015/16.
The report
recognised the Council's track record of providing a range of opportunities for
Members to improve their knowledge and understanding of issues that affect
their roles and responsibilities. However, it also recognised that there was
scope for these arrangements to be better co-ordinated; better aligned to
forward work programmes and for Members to have greater involvement in setting
the programme.
On discussing the report, some Members of the
Committee, commented that they felt that little progression had been made in
relation to the completion of individual Annual Development Reviews (ADRs) over
the past 12 months. In response the Head of Corporate Strategy and Democratic
Services outlined the work that had been undertaken to facilitate the ADR
process highlighting the fact that further engagement work may be required to
maximise uptake from Members in what was a purely voluntary scheme.
RESOLVED: a. That a second round of Member Annual
Development Reviews be undertaken,
in line with the scheme as revised by the Democratic Services Committee in
2013/14;
b. That a further report in relation to Member
Development be submitted to the next meeting of Committee.
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