{"id":2348,"date":"2009-06-07T17:16:51","date_gmt":"2009-06-07T17:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinefocus.org\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2009-06-07T17:16:51","modified_gmt":"2009-06-07T17:16:51","slug":"getting-councillors-properly-trained-for-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinefocus.org\/getting-councillors-properly-trained-for-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Councillors Properly Trained For Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rochford District Council is just about unique in the UK, in that <em>every<\/em> councillor is on the committee that deals with planning applications. . We like it this way &#8211; it means that <em>every<\/em> resident has ward councillors to speak and vote on applications that affect them.<\/p>\n<p>However there has been a feeling that every councillor should get regular training on the subject. So we have new rules this year. Every councillor needs to attend a training in session in May , and at least one other training session in the year, to keep their right to vote and move motions for approval or refusal (though they can still attend meetings and speak) .<\/p>\n<p>If they miss a training session for good reason, they can appeal to the council&#8217;s Standards Committee to be given permission to speak and vote anyway. Chris Black is the Lib Dem on this committee.<\/p>\n<p>The Standards Committee will be meeting on Tuesday night and will discuss this &#8211; however the details of the councillors are being kept confidential so we can&#8217;t tell you who they are or how many councillors are involved!<\/p>\n<p>You can download the publicly available part of the report <a href=\"http:\/\/cmis.rochford.gov.uk\/CMISWebPublic\/Binary.ashx?Document=16515\" class=\"broken_link\">here<\/a> (109k) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rochford District Council is just about unique in the UK, in that every councillor is on the committee that deals with planning applications. . We like it this way &#8211; it means that every resident has ward councillors to speak and vote on applications that affect them. 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