Issue - meetings

A review of future plans

The Chairman referred members to the work plan as circulated with the agenda.  The first item, the Code of Conduct for Employees had been discussed earlier on the agenda. 

The Annual Report of the Standards Committee had also been discussed earlier in the meeting and included reference to the conduct regime under the Localism Bill.  More information would follow within the timescales stated on the work plan.

Independent Member, John Leamon, queried why ‘advice on attendance at other meetings of Council and Parish Councils’ had been removed from the work plan.   The Chairman noted he had recently met with the Borough Solicitor who had apologised for the delay. 

Independent Member John Cripps interjected.  He did not feel that the topic should feature on the work plan.  There had been consensus from all members that they would not attend Parish Council meetings and he did not see that this should affect attendance at meetings of the Borough Council. 

Independent Member Duncan Chittenden did not feel it relevant given the current uncertainty surrounding the Standards Committee.