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ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 WE L COME to F e nland Distric t Counc il

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 T he Distric t & o ur c ha lle ng e s Our pro file Our prio ritie s Go ve rna nc e Me mb e r c o nduc t Me mb e r / o ffic e r ro le s ‘ Pro pe r Offic e rs’ T he o ffic e r struc ture T he c ulture Ac c o unta b ility Our fina nc e s K e y me ssa g e s

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 T HE DIST RICT & OUR CHAL L E NGE S •F o ur to wns & 16 pa rishe s •Po p o f 90,000ish •He a lth ine q ua litie s •Hig hwa y & pub lic tra nspo rt c ha lle ng e s •L o w a spira tio n & skills •Gro wing o lde r po pula tio n •L a rg e st g ypsy/ tra ve lle r po pula tio n •L a rg e mig ra nt po pula tio n •Po c ke ts o f de priva tio n & rura l iso la te d c o mmunitie s •F ina nc ia l pre ssure s & re duc e d funding o ppo rtunitie s

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 Inde x of Multiple De privation (IMD) 2010 Qua rtile s T o p Qua rtile Bo tto m Qua rtile

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 OUR PROF IL E •F ro m Po o r to E xc e lle nc e •Mo st impro ve d Co unc il in UK •Hig h na tio na l pro file •Punc hing a b o ve o ur we ig ht •Ma king a diffe re nc e •Pla udits re fle c ting na tio na l re c o g nitio n •F irst in UK to a c hie ve c o rpo ra te CSE a c c re dita tio n •Sunda y T ime s: T o p 100 b e st e mplo ye rs •Re c o g nitio n re sulting in £50m in e xte rna l funding

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 OUR PRIORIT IE S: IMPROVING L IF E QUAL IT Y F OR L OCAL PE OPL E

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 GOVE RNANCE •Co nstitutio n & de c isio n ma king pro c e ss •T he Co unc il (40 Me mb e rs) •E xe c utive – Ca b ine t (up to 10 Me mb e rs) •Co mmitte e s •Ove rvie w & Sc rutiny (O&S) •Sta ff •Co rpo ra te Go ve rna nc e •L ic e nsing •Pla nning •Sta nda rds •Co de s o f Co nduc t •‘ Pro pe r’ Offic e rs

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 T HE CONST IT UT ION •T he g o ve rning rule b o o k a b o ut ho w F e nla nd is o rg a nise d •Se ts o ut Co mmitte e struc ture s & wha t the y do •Se ts o ut the de c isio n ma king pro c e ss •Co nta ins the pro c e dura l rule s fo r me e ting s • It doe s not ove r - r ule the ge ne r al law

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 DE CISION MAKING T HE CABINE T T HE COUNCIL •Re spo nsib le fo r e xe c utive func tio ns •Appo ints the L e a de r •L e a de r a ppo ints up to 9 Po rtfo lio Ho lde rs •Appro ve s the Co rpo ra te Pa n & po lic y fra me wo rk •De live r Co rpo ra te Prio ritie s •Appro ve s the b udg e t •De c isio ns c a n b e ma de b y a ll o r o ne Ca b ine t Me mb e r (Po rtfo lio Ho lde r) •Appro ve s/ a me nds the Co nstitutio n •De c isio ns c a n b e sc rutinise d b y O&S •Appro ve s Me mb e rs a llo wa nc e s sc he me

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 CORPORAT E GOVE RNANCE O&S •Appro ve s the Annua l Gove rna nc e •E na b le s no n-e xe c Me mb e rs to ho ld State me nt Ca b ine t & ke y pa rtne rs to a c c o unt •Co nside r re po rts o f e xte rna l a udits & •Ca n c a ll in ke y de c isio ns b e fo re inspe c tio ns imple me nta tio n to c he c k a ppro pria te ne ss o f de c isio ns •Co nside r the e xte rna l a udito r’ s a nnua l le tte r •Ca n re vie w issue s o f impo rta nc e to •Co nside r the e ffe c tive ne ss o f a nti-fra ud & info rm ne w po lic ie s o r wa ys o f ta c kling a nti-c o rruptio n a rra ng e me nts issue s •Re c e ive the Annua l Re po rt o f the I nte rna l Audit Ma na g e r •Appro ve s the State me nt of Ac c ounts

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 L ICE NSING PL ANNING •Co ve ring : T a xis, g a ming , •Re spo nsib le fo r T o wn & Co untry Pla nning , e nte rta inme nt & fo o d e tc c o nse rva tio n & liste d b uilding s •Ob je c tive s: •De c isio ns b a se d o n pla nning c o nside ra tio ns •Pre ve ntio n o f c rime & diso rde r •De c isio ns c a n b e a ppe a le d o r judic ia lly re vie we d •Pub lic sa fe ty •De c isio ns c a n not b e sc rutinise d b y O&S o r b e •Pre ve ntio n o f pub lic nuisa nc e de la ye d •Pro te c tio n o f c hildre n T he above are re gulatory Committe e s. T he y make dir e c t de c isions affe c ting the financ ial inte r e sts & life quality of pe ople in the Distr ic t De taile d training is re quire d for Committe e Me mbe r s as signific ant le gislation & g uida nc e a pplie s

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 ST AF F COMMIT T E E •Ag re e s e mplo yme nt po lic ie s •Ag re e s c re a tio n o f ne w po sts whe re the re is a n a dditio na l c o st to the Co unc il •Ag re e s c o mple x e mplo yme nt re la tio ns issue s, e .g . c o mpro mise a g re e me nts b e twe e n the Co unc il & e mplo ye e s •Pro mo te F DC a s a b e st pra c tic e e mplo ye r

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 ME MBE R CONDUCT •Pe rio d o f c ha ng e •L o c a lism Bill •Pla n to sc ra p e xisting sc he me •Will intro duc e vo lunta ry c o de s •Will intro duc e c rimina l sa nc tio ns fo r de c la ra tio ns o f inte re sts • No c le a r time ta b le – sta tus q uo in the inte rim

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 ME MBE R CODE OF CONDUCT Aim is to: • E nsure pub lic trust & c o nfide nc e in Me mb e rs • Se t c le a r g uide line s fo r a c c e pta b le b e ha vio ur • Se t c le a r g uide line s o n de c la ring Me mb e r inte re sts in de c isio ns • Pro mo te Me mb e r we ll-b e ing Ple ase ask if in doubt

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 ME MBE R CODE OF CONDUCT Ac c e ptable be haviour s: • Be pro fe ssio na l & c o urte o us • T re a t pe o ple with re spe c t & dig nity • Ha ve po litic a l de b a te – po lic y ra the r tha n pe rso na l • Re spe c t c o nfide ntia lity

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 ME MBE R CODE OF CONDUCT Re giste r of Me mbe r s Inte r e sts: • Yo u a re re q uire d to re g iste r yo ur ke y inte re sts inc : o Yo ur e mplo yme nts o Pro pe rty inte re sts o Sig nific a nt fina nc ia l inve stme nts o Me mb e rships o f c o mpa nie s & o rg a nisa tio ns • T he info rma tio n is a va ila b le o n the we b site • Yo u a re o b lig e d to ke e p the re g iste r up to da te

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 ME MBE R CODE OF CONDUCT Pe r sonal inte r e sts: • An inte re st yo u ha ve re g iste re d • An inte re st no t re g iste re d, b ut will impa c t o n the we ll-b e ing o r fina nc e s o f yo u, yo ur fa mily, pe o ple o r b o die s yo u ha ve a c lo se a sso c ia tio n with, mo re tha n the impa c t o n the ma jo rity o f pe o ple in the Wa rd You must de c lar e the se but you c an still take par t e sts: I f yo u ha ve a pe rso na l inte re st, c o nside r if: Pr e judic ial inte r • T he ma tte r e ffe c ts the financ ial inte r e sts o r is a planning, lic e nsing or y matte r in re la tio n to yo u, yo ur fa mily, a sso c ia te s o r re le va nt r e gulator b o die s, a nd …. • A me mb e r o f the pub lic who kno ws the re le va nt fa c ts wo uld re a so na b ly c o nside r tha t yo ur inte re st is so sig nific a nt a s to pre judic e yo ur judg e me nt o f the pub lic inte re st If you have a pr e judic ial inte r e st you must de c lar e it & le ave the r oom dur ing the ite m

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 ME MBE R CODE OF CONDUCT Whe n doe s it apply?: • Whe n yo u a re a c ting in yo ur o ffic ia l c a pa c ity inc : o Me e ting s o De a ling with o ffic e rs o De a ling with o the r Co unc illo rs (no t a t Gro up Me e ting s) o De a ling with c o nstitue nts o No t o n ho lida y

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 ME MBE R/ OF F ICE R ROL E S Me mb e rs Offic e rs se t prio ritie s de live r & po lic y ME MBE RS OF F ICE RS Mutual r e spe c t Joint Cabine t/ CMT

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 ‘PROPE R’ OF F ICE RS – T HRE E ST AT UT ORY POST S Chie f E xe c utive : (He ad of Paid Se rvic e ) •Sta ff a ppo intme nts, te rms & c o nditio ns & disc ha rg e o f o ffic e r func tio ns •Ove ra ll c o rpo ra te & stra te g ic ma na g e me nt o f the Co unc il Chie f F inanc e Offic e r: (151 Offic e r) •E nsure s the o rg a nisa tio n’ s fina nc e s a re in o rde r • Monitor ing Offic e r : • E nsure s the o rg a nisa tio n c o mplie s with le g a l fra me wo rk •Assists Me mb e rs in o b se rving the Co unc il’ s Co de o f Co nduc t

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 OF F ICE R T E AM • Curre ntly e mplo y 657 sta ff o r 448 F T E • 391 fe ma le s & 266 ma le s • £3m sa ving s a c hie ve d in sta ff c o sts o ve r pa st 18 mo nths • Be twe e n April 2010 & 2011, 80 po sts we re re mo ve d fro m e sta b lishme nt • Va c a nc ie s fro ze n: sta ff & re so urc e s a lig ne d to prio ritie s via se c o ndme nts • Pre se rving e xpe rtise in re a dine ss fo r the upturn •Sinc e April, Sta ff Co mmitte e ha s a ppro ve d de le tio n o f a furthe r 40 po sts

ME MBE R INDUCT ION 2011 Corporate Manage me nt T e am (CMT ) Co rpo ra te & stra te g ic ma na g e me nt o f the Co unc il