http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk Working for you all year round Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:44:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is where the slog starts to review our current performance, and where we want to be. Part of the problem is the change where funding just isn't growing fast enough to match needs while at the same time considering how our targets influence other areas. Youth issues is a great ... http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk/2007/11/02/policing-plan/ This was something that I couldn't decide if I was looking forward to. Talking in schools can be daunting: Will they heckle? Will I be that boring speaker I hated when I was at school? Will I make a mess of it? In the end the feedback I had was relatively ... http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk/2007/11/02/talk-to-sixth-form-at-st-albans-girls-school/ One of the time limited groups to look into an area in depth. Today included presentation and questions on: Victim Support - their work supporting both wittnesses and victims of crime MIDAS - a tool to map crime information and work towards safer communities http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk/2007/11/01/crime-reduction-topic-group/ Not a duty (well depends how you see it!), but a night off for dinner and a film, Ratatouille. Great fun. http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk/2007/10/31/cinema/ This is the group which looks at issues as diverse as: How can we improve the service we provide to members of the public who might be deaf for example, or indeed our own employees? Are the force using Stop and search powers appropriately across all communities? We had a series ... http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk/2007/10/30/confidence-and-equalities-working-group/ We have these every so often with a range of both senior and key officers where we look at where the Police should be going in future. I found it incredibly informative, and can only hope to see some of the ideas successfully implemented. http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk/2007/10/29/police-planning-day/ This is the group which brings together local parties and council groups to help hold the County Councillors to account and make sure that we're doing what is needed. It's a useful touchstone and helps supplement our direct work with the communities we represent. http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk/2007/10/27/hc3-liberal-democrats-hertfordshire-county-coordination-committee/ After a brisk walk putting out newspapers in some of the areas with flats (so you have to go early in the morning for tradesmans button- councillors get no rest) off to County for an indepth look at Health. Or, to be more exact, the Health consultation. This is because the ... http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk/2007/10/24/health-scrutiny-committee/ This was an usual meeting if only because for once I was not substituting for one of my colleagues- we have three spaces for five county councillors so if one can't attend for illness or whatever I often get summoned. As it was four of us out of five were ... http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk/2007/10/23/jmp-hertfordshire-highways-joint-member-panel/ Sadly not Men in Black- there is a reassuring number of females around the table. The Board pulls together senior officers to discuss, implement and monitor Constabulary IT projects. Because of this pretty much the entire meeting is "Part 2" (Confidential)- other than the list of who is invited to ... http://allansiaomingwitherick.mycouncillor.org.uk/2007/10/23/mib-managing-information-board-hpa/