Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors’ Proctor and White.

There were no declarations of interest stated.

To consider the minutes of the previous meeting of this Panel held on 2 July, 2015

Resolved:              That the minutes of the meeting held on 2 July, 2015 be agreed as a correct record subject to a correction under Item 4:

The final sentence of the first paragraph should commence ‘The Panel made..’

ICT

Members commented on the cessation of the Council’s courier service suggesting that it be restored in part, for the short term, to Members who could not read their emails or did not have a tablet.

The comment would be passed to the Council’s ICT Operations and Development Manager.

Local Government Association Peer Review

The Chair requested that an update on this be brought to the Panel after February 2016.

Resolved:    That the comments be noted.

To receive a verbal update from the Council’s ICT Operations and
Development Manager.

No verbal report was given at the meeting.  The Chair therefore requested that a written report be sent to Members of the Panel before the next meeting.

Resolved:              That the Council’s ICT Operations and Development

                              Manager prepare and send a written report to Members.

Members considered a report on the programme for the European Local Democracy Week.   Members had no comments to make on the planned events and agreed the programme.

The Chair suggested that local schools and colleges be contacted with regard to their Youth Parliaments with a view to arranging possible local democracy events.

Resolved:    That the information be received and the comments noted.

Consideration was given to the Work Plan for the Panel.

The content of the Work Plan was agreed with the addition of investigating the possible use of DVD’s for training events.

Resolved:    That the information be received.

There was no urgent business.