LMDN Notes - 200111 (PDF, 226Kb) - London Councils

In outlining my difficulties and suggestions for improvement, I would say that I still think this is a
good idea – If there were a library of case studies or FAQ’s / Podcasts for councillors then
Councillors would get in the habit of reading through any virtual mayor update and posting on the
forum sites.
In a multi website and social media world, the Virtual Mayor needs to get some sort of competitive
advantage.
5. WARD WALKS – John Lynch, Islington
As part of the planning for the 2010 local elections, Members were asked what type of information
they would want to receive once elected. Detailed information on the ward was high on their list.
A wealth of information was available across the council but it was not readily available in one
document or necessarily broken down on a ward basis.
John therefore pulled together all this information into ward information packs for each of the 16
wards.
To complement this, officers also offered councillors ward walks whereby Senior Officers would
take councillors on a walk around the ward to highlight important issues and give an opportunity
for both members and officers to build up good working relationships with each other.
Four Ward walks have been place, which have all received positive feedback. More walks to be
planned in the future. Also found that these walks were good for relationship building between
officers and members.
There is also a member portal of this information electronically.
A copy of a Ward information pack and map are attached for information.
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Apologies were received from Bridget Harris, Leadership Centre and Alan Waters, LGIU.
Local Government Improvement and Development (LGID) - Chas Leslie
As with everyone else, the Local Government group is going through changes but member
development is still very much a priority.
The following programmes are being delivered:
Programme 115 takes place at Warwick Conference Centre, Coventry
Module 1: 5-6 February 2011
Module 2: 12-13 March 2011
Module 3: 9-10 April 2011
2011/2011 Leadership Academy programmes would not be starting until approximately late July.
Leadership Academy Focussed programmes.
Still have some places available on the following:
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