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SEE Representatives

List of SEE representatives for 2011/ 2012 PDF 140Kb

Below details the role and profile of a Councillor Representative serving on South East Employers. There are 105 full representative appointees who have voting rights and the period of office is for one year (renewable on a yearly basis as required by the council).

  • To be the democratic representative for your council acting as the link between South East Employers and the member council.
  • Provide the strategic direction for the development, implementation and evaluation of the SEE Business Plan.
 
  • To act as the representative and ambassador for SEE within your council, across the south east region and nationally with local government central bodies.
  • To ensure the interests of your council are represented at the formal meetings of SEE.
  • Provide the strategic lead for SEE around employment, governance and local government improvement initiatives and the delivery of the business plan objectives.
  • Provide strategic direction for policy development and promotion of new products, initiatives and programmes that support local government improvement, improvement within their council, and enhance the reputation of SEE.
  • Collectively or individually lobbying on behalf of SEE around employment and improvement initiatives and themes that support the collective interests of member councils.
  • To provide effective scrutiny and accountability of the development, implementation and delivery of the SEE business plan objectives.
 
Communication
  • Communicate the interests of their councils to SEE
  • Communicate the interests of SEE to their councils
Scrutiny and Challenge
  • Consider and investigate broad policy issues as members of SEE
  • Challenge processes, people and decisions in an objective and constructive manner
Provide Vision
  • Demonstrate openness to new ideas
  • Broaden perspective and enhance effectiveness by learning from others and sharing learning and good practice
Manage Performance
  • Develop knowledge of the role of SEE as a regional employers’ organisation, and input individual council views and expectations at SEE meetings
  • Encourage and support the scrutiny process and respond positively to feedback, challenge and ideas
Political Understanding
  • Represent your groups’ views and values through decisions and actions
  • Understand and adhere to the rules and procedures of SEE
Working in Partnership
  • Assist in the implementation of processes to identify and tackle, in partnership with SEE, issues of council and other organisations that affect the community.
  • Represent the interests of SEE as the appointed representative and provide two-way communication between SEE and the council.
  • Develop a knowledge of SEE rules and procedures and develop a good working relationship with the staff of SEE.
Leadership
  • Act as the public face and ambassador of SEE
  • Encourage co-operation and communication across political, council, regional and national boundaries
 

Meetings

All representatives are invited to attend:

  • 3 Full meetings of the employers, including the Annual Meeting;

  • 3 Regional Council meetings - the Annual Meeting plus 2 others run as Joint Seminars.

In addition, those appointed from the full body will attend:

  • 3 Executive Committee meetings - these are for policy development, briefing and a closer look at specific issues;

  • 3 Management Committee meetings - these are responsible for staffing and office accommodation, developing the Business Plan and monitoring performance;

  • Regional Joint Committee meetings (to be scheduled if and when required); plus ad hoc working groups and consultation meetings as required.

Please note that meetings are in the daytime and are usually held in London.

Full calendar of SEE meetings

SEE committee representatives 2011-2012

South East Regional Council

The South East Regional Council (formerly the South East Provincial Council) is a meeting of all the Elected Members from South East Employers with the Staff Side - 44 Lay Officials of the Region’s UNISON Branches.  The SERC meets in an Annual General Meeting in July and then has two Seminars in February and October. These meetings provide education / development opportunities for both sides on a range of current issues and a mechanism whereby, collectively, the Trade Union Stewards remain in a dialogue with Elected Members from the employing councils.

The Regional Joint Committee

The RJC is a Committee of 14 Elected Members from South East Employers with a Staff Side of 12 Lay Officials of the Region’s UNISON Branches held in February and November.  However, in February 2007 it was agreed that, although the Regional Joint Committee would remain, it would only be convened should an exceptional situation arise that required it; normally it would no longer meet.

Joint Secretarial discussion

Both Sides have a Secretary – currently Tony Jones for UNISON and SEE’s Regional Director.  Dialogue is continuous and a Work Plan is agreed at the AGM for a programme of joint working for the coming year.

Constitution of South East Regional Council PDF 81Kb