Issue - meetings

To receive a report on the member training and development programme.  (Report No: 119)

The Committee received a report from the Monitoring Officer and Assistant Director of Legal and Governance updating members following a report to the Councillor Conduct Committee in September 2015 providing a summary of the member development programme 2015/16 and 2016/17.  (Report No:  119)

NOTED

1.               Consultation would take place with Councillor Simon as to whether this issue was best discussed at the Member and Democratic Services Group or at the Councillor Conduct Committee.  Duplication should be avoided.

2.               There have been concerns about the poor attendance of members at some of these sessions.  At sessions where an external trainer has been employed a minimum of 20 members would need to attend to make it viable.  If less than 20 signed up, sessions would be cancelled. 

3.               The whips were asked to encourage members to attend sessions. 

4.               Members were asked to email any suggestions for subjects for future training to the Monitoring Officer. 

AGREED to note the information provided on the training and member development programmes.