Issue - meetings

To receive the minutes of the Standards Committee meeting held on 14 September 2012 (copy enclosed).

The minutes of Standards Committee held on 14 September 2012 were submitted.

Page No. 6 – Item No. 5 Attendance at Meetings – As a point of clarification Councillor David Jones asked that the word ‘positive’ be inserted before ‘effectiveness of the chair’ in order to reflect the excellent chairing of the meeting.

Page No. 7 – Item No. 7 Code of Conduct Training Events – Councillor David Jones advised that he had not agreed to attend the training sessions on 8 & 22 October and asked for that reference to be removed.  He confirmed his attendance at three other training sessions but advised that he would now be unlikely to attend the fourth session on 5 December.  For the benefit of new members the Monitoring Officer explained that a representative of the Standards Committee had been asked to attend each training event to demonstrate their support for the training programme.  It would also prove a useful update for members.  Mr. Wayne Roberts indicated his willingness to attend sessions on 5 & 12 December and the Chair offered to attend the session on 20 December.

RESOLVED that –

(a)       subject to the above, the minutes of the meeting held on 14 September 2012 be received and approved as a correct record, and

(b)       changes to members’ attendance at the Code of Conduct training events as detailed above be agreed and noted.