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APOLOGIES Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors’ Proctor and White. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To receive Declarations of Interest from Members on items included in this agenda Minutes: There were no declarations of interest stated. |
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MINUTES OF A PREVIOUS MEETING PDF 31 KB To consider the minutes of the previous meeting of this Panel held on 2 July, 2015 Minutes: 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..’ |
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MATTERS ARISING Minutes: 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.
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UPDATE ON ICT To receive a verbal update
from the Council’s ICT Operations and Minutes: 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. |
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LOCAL DEMOCRACY WEEK PDF 59 KB Additional documents: Minutes: 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. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: 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.
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URGENT BUSINESS To consider any business which is urgent within the meaning of Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 Minutes: There was no urgent business. |