Dear Clerks and Councillors CLERKS PLEASE CIRCLATE TO YOUR COUNCILLORS The view is from multiple windows this week as your BMKALC team scattered to the coolest parts of their home offices in order to avoid the oven like temperatures at Judges Lodgings. The team have been pushing forward with our Conference 2022, booking is now …
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has published the Civility and Respect Project’s training programme. The project has developed a bespoke range of training courses to enhance the skills of councillors and help them to create a better understanding of how to handle situations where bullying and harassment may happen and equip them with …
Introducing the Civility and Respect Pledge NALC, SLCC, and OVW believe now is the time to put civility and respect at the top of the agenda and start a culture change for the local council sector. Civility means politeness and courtesy in behaviour, speech, and in the written word. Showing respect can be by listening …
Dear Clerks and Councillors Clerks – Please share with your Councillors. Writing in the relative cool today, it’s hard to believe how hot it was at the start of the week. This week we have once again fielded questions on remote meetings, no you can’t, decisions must be made in person at face to face …
Important Notice from Buckinghamshire Council Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) – rough sleepers 11 July 2022 Dear Colleague, As the weather is exceptionally hot, if you see anyone sleeping out on the streets of Buckinghamshire, please contact StreetLink or phone 0300 500 0914, who will notify our dedicated Outreach workers. If you see anyone you …
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Dear Clerks and Councillors Clerks Please ensure this update should be circulated to all Councillors. This week we have tackled two key areas that between them chew up vast amounts of resource, good humour and resilience, yes, Planning and Code of Conduct! We started the week with a comprehensive day on the Code of Contact …
Dear Clerks and Councillors Clerks : Please circulate to Councillors The week has been ‘relatively’ quiet when compared to some where there is so much going on we hardly know which way to turn. Still that gives us a chance to deal with our own housekeeping. We are managing questions relating to taking over community …
Dear Clerks and Colleagues Please share with your Councillors Dear Clerks and Councillors Clerks please circulate to your Councillors! Yes I know I’m a little early this week, but bear with me. I received information this morning from Jeff Smart at CloudyIT of two free seminars around IT and best practice including hybrid working. As …
Congratulations to our latest CiLCA qualified clerk, Mandy Shipp from Wolverton and Greenleys Parish Council. The qualification recognises that the portfolio of work submitted by Mandy has met all the required standards set by the Independent review board.
Dear Clerks and Colleagues Please share with your Councillors Happy Friday, from a gloriously toasty BMKALC satellite office in Slapton! We have had such a run of fabulous news these past weeks, that I was concerned that today’s update might be a little dull. Fortunately the planning team at Milton Keynes Council have saved the …
