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WYRE FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
Annual report and review 2023/2024
Name of Member: Councillor David Ross
Ward: Franche & Habberley North
Section 1: Attendance at Council, Committee and Sub-Committee meetings
Name of Committee No. of meetings held during the year No. of meetings attended
Cabinet 7 7
Council 5 5
Licensing & Environmental 1 1
Planning 8 8
Strategic Review Panel 1 1
The calendar of meetings is agreed at the beginning of each municipal year. Occasionally the need arises for additional meetings to be arranged at short notice which not all Members are able to attend due to previous commitments. The table shows only the meetings in the agreed municipal calendar: additional meetings are ignored.
This represents an overall attendance of 100%
Other attendance Number
Period of Extended Absence, (e.g. Maternity leave/Sick leave):
-
Number of meetings attended as a substitute:
1
Section 2: Mandatory Training Completed
Training Activity Date attended
Code of Conduct Training 10-05-2023
Online Audit Training 24-05-2023
Licensing Training 25-05-2023
Audit Committee – Risk management training 20-07-2023
Treasury Management Training 13-11-2023
Treasury Management Training 29-01-2024
Other training Number of modules completed
Core e-learning
0
Additional e-learning
0
Cyber security training
5
Section 3: Community Involvement
I attend regular meetings with Community Housing and participate in the walkabouts around the ward, where a variety of issues affecting both Community Housing tenants and those living in private accommodation are considered. I maintain regular contact with West Mercia Police via the Safer Neighbourhood Team to discuss problems raised by residents and issues that I see on my regular walks around the ward. I also liaise with Worcestershire Regulatory Services to follow up on complaints raised by and referred to me by residents.
Section 4: Assisting Constituents
I maintain regular contact with residents via a regular newsletter delivered to every house in the ward approximately four times per year. I also maintain a presence on social media posting newsworthy items that may be of interest to residents or provide information that they may find useful. Additionally, I am a member of some residents' groups on Facebook, and I am able to engage with residents. I act sometimes as an intermediary between residents and their neighbours or outside organisations to offer assistance or information. Residents are able to contact me either by email or telephone, my contact details are published on every newsletter I deliver, and my details are also available on the Wyre Forest District Council website.
Section 5: Supplementary Information
As a councillor elected by the residents of my ward, I am there to provide assistance and information on a variety of matters and will always endeavour to provide such even if the issue falls outside the scope of the district council. In addition to being a councillor for the district council I am also a councillor for Worcestershire County Council and thus if contacted by a resident with questions or issues relating to highways or other matters reserved for the County Council, I am able to provide assistance.
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