I spent all the weekend going through old background of committees and researching the brief of those committees as I had been given several committee roles. I had also been invited to sit on several outside bodies and had to get the appropriate paperwork done.
My first Committee was Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Planning and Transport OSCPT at 6.30 9th June. Officers had set up a pre-meeting to establish what our priorities were, so many of us attended a forum to identify areas we needed to examine. The work was actually quite extensive and demanding at times. The start of the actual meeting had to be delayed. I have to say the Officers worked very hard and at times suffered some awkward moments, but we finally got the meeting underway. Details of that work will be published on the MBC website.
It was a long day and evening. Like all "first meetings" and starting a new regime we had to elect Chairs and Vice Chairs and that meant lots of processes and politics, but after that we got along happily!
OSCPT was going to be the most challenging I suspect. It was clear others meant business!
My first Committee was Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Planning and Transport OSCPT at 6.30 9th June. Officers had set up a pre-meeting to establish what our priorities were, so many of us attended a forum to identify areas we needed to examine. The work was actually quite extensive and demanding at times. The start of the actual meeting had to be delayed. I have to say the Officers worked very hard and at times suffered some awkward moments, but we finally got the meeting underway. Details of that work will be published on the MBC website.
It was a long day and evening. Like all "first meetings" and starting a new regime we had to elect Chairs and Vice Chairs and that meant lots of processes and politics, but after that we got along happily!
OSCPT was going to be the most challenging I suspect. It was clear others meant business!
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