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WYRE FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
Annual report and review 2023/2024
Name of Member: Councillor Jackie Griffiths
Ward: Mitton
Section 1: Attendance at Council, Committee and Sub-Committee meetings
Name of Committee No. of meetings held during the year No. of meetings attended
Audit 4 4
Council 5 5
Strategic Review Panel 1 1
Treasury Management Review Panel 2 2
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:
0
Section 2: Mandatory Training Completed
Training Activity Date attended
New Members Induction Session 10-05-2023
New Members Code Conduct Training 10-05-2023
Planning Training 15-05-2023
Licensing Training 25-05-2023
Online Audit Training 26-05-2023
Housing Training 15-06-2023
Community Housing: Housing Induction for members 24-07-2023
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
0
Section 3: Community Involvement
In addition to be being a Town and District Councillor, I am a school governor in two local schools and a member of Patient Participation Group for Stourport Medical Centre.
The combination of these roles helps me understand and appreciate the problems and issues effecting people and also the good things about living in Wyre Forest.
Section 4: Assisting Constituents
I am really interested to hear from people whether it is about the problems they are experiencing or their thoughts on what could be done to improve things. I am very happy to be contacted by phone, email, in person whichever people prefer. My contact details are readily available on Town and District Council sites and also included in the Stourport Rose which is delivered to Stourport residents.
During the year a range of issues have come my way, some of which I have been able to help with others not, as unfortunately it isn't always possible to fix every problem. In these instances, I have signposted people to other organisations who may be able to help and/ or explained why the law sometimes allows something to happen which is seen as undesirable.
I have attended meetings where I have gained a better understanding of issues effecting residents and communities including the local Housing Association and the national High Street Task Force (HSTF), which provides expert advice on improving our local High Streets.
Section 5: Supplementary Information
I have been a Stourport resident for over 40 years. I shop and socialise in Stourport on a weekly basis. I hope this gives me an insight and empathy to people's concerns and worries.
I also look to use the knowledge and skills acquired in a long civil service career, including senior leadership posts, to help residents with the range of issues/ concerns which they have and also be an effective participant at committee and council meetings.
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