Mr Ryan
O’Connell, Democratic and Electoral Services Manager,
informed the Committee that the report described Member learning
and development activities that had taken place in
2018/19. Furthermore, the report
outlined the learning and development plans for
2019/20. The future
plans incorporated feedback that had been shared as part of
the Committee Structure Review. Mr
O’Connell explained that a reduction in the number of
Planning Committee dates in 2019/20 allowed time for the planned
learning and development activities to take place.
The
Committee commented that:
·
Member inductions were to include key information
such as how to get the attention of the Chairman at Committee, how
to make an amendment to a motion and how to move a
motion.
·
Members elected as a result of by-elections were to
be inducted in the same manner as all other Members.
·
It was positive that the feedback from Members,
regarding the need to provide sufficient
notice of learning and development activities, had been
acknowledged by Officers.
In
response to questions from the Committee, Mr O’Connell stated
that:
·
The involvement of experienced Members in the
induction process would be beneficial for new Members.
·
A new approach for publishing the Constitution
online was being explored. This
improved the accessibility of the document.
·
Discussions regarding the production of a Member
Handbook were underway. When a document
was produced, this would be shared with all Members.
RESOLVED: That the Member Learning and
Development Update be noted.