Issue - meetings

The Parish Engagement and Member Education and Training working groups will be continuing their work during 2022-23.

The scoping document for each group has been updated to reflect work that will take place this year. Once approved, these will act as the terms of reference for each working group.

Members are in the process of being appointed to each working group, and meeting dates will be arranged once the membership of each group is confirmed.  

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1      To approve the Parish Engagement scoping document.

1.2      To approve the Member Education and Training scoping document.

1.3      To delegate authority to the Assistant Director Law, Governance and Democratic Services (interim), in consultation with the working group Chairman, to make minor amendments to the scoping documents.

Resolved

(1)       That the Parish Engagement scoping document be approved.

(2)       That the Member Education and Training scoping document be approved.

(3)       That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Law, Governance and Democratic Services (interim), in consultation with the working group chairmen, to make minor amendments to the scoping documents.

The Committee considered two updated scoping documents, for the Parish Engagement and Member Education and Training working groups.

Both working groups had been established during the 2021-2022 Municipal year, and produced end of year reports that had been considered by the Committee in March 2022.

The Parish Engagement working group had identified a number of areas for further review to enhance the relationship between the district council and the parishes. These included a survey of parishes to gather their views on interactions with the district, and investigating IT interactions.

The Member Education and Training working group had made several recommendations in the end of year report, including the production of a number of guidance documents and role profiles to assist members.

The Democratic and Elections Officer explained that the request for delegated authority to the Assistant Director Law, Governance and Democratic Services (interim) was to allow the scoping documents to be updated with membership details, once all members had been appointed.

Resolved

(1)       That the Parish Engagement scoping document be approved.

(2)       That the Member Education and Training scoping document be approved.

(3)       That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Law, Governance and Democratic Services (interim), in consultation with the working group chairmen, to make minor amendments to the scoping documents.