Friday 22 October 2010

Role Descriptions for Elected Members

A meeting of The Highland Council will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Thursday, 28 October 2010 at 10.30am.

Full Agenda here

Agenda item 23 will discuss the circulated Report No. HC-51-10 dated 14 October 2010 by the Assistant Chief Executive which reviews the Role Descriptions for Elected Members in line with the guidance issued by the Scottish Government.

Members are asked to agree the continuation of the current Role Descriptions as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.

Members are also asked to agree the additional Role Descriptions as detailed in Appendix 2.

Extract:

"Members were advised, in March 2009, that the Scottish Government had issued guidance stating that, within a reasonable timescale, each Elected Member should have a role description, have participated in a training needs assessment and received a personal development plan."

ROLE DESCRIPTION – WARD MEMBER

To represent the views and interests of your Ward and its individual
constituents and to deal with all enquiries and representations fairly and
without prejudice;

To contribute actively, within the Council’s Strategic Committee structures,
to the formation and scrutiny of the Council’s policies, budgets, strategies
and service delivery; and

To promote the best interests of the Council and the community as they
relate to the improvement of the quality of life of the community and its
citizens in terms of social, economic and environmental wellbeing.

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