Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval to amend the Members Code of Conduct, making an explicit reference to the use of social media, as recommended by the Councillor Conduct Committee on 12 October 2016.

Discussion:

This report provided details of a proposed update to the Code of Conduct in respect of social media, following consideration by the Councillor Conduct Committee on 12 October 2016.

The Chairman of the Councillor Conduct Committee, Councillor Hicks, supported by Councillor Kemp, proposed the recommendation in the report.

Decision:

The Council approved the suggested wording, drafted by the Monitoring Officer, be added to the Code of Conduct, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report.

This report provides the Committee with a suggested draft paragraph to be added to the Councillors Code of Conduct making an explicit reference to the use of social media to be recommended to full Council.

Discussion:

The Monitoring Officer introduced the report which provided the Committee with suggested wording to be added to the Medway Council Member Code of Conduct, making an explicit reference to the use of social media.  This followed the debating of this issue at the Councillor Conduct Committee on 11 May 2016, where the Committee agreed that an explicit reference in the Code should be included.

Decision:

The Committee recommended full Council to approve the addition to the Member Code of Conduct, as set out at Appendix 1, subject to a slight amendment to improve the clarity.