185Ongoing professional development program for councillors and mayors

#### 185 Ongoing professional development program for councillors and mayors 185 Ongoing professional development program for councillors and mayors > > (1) The general manager must ensure that an ongoing professional development program is delivered to the mayor and to each other councillor elected to the council, during the course of the term of office of the mayor or councillor concerned. > > > (2) The ongoing professional development program required by this section— > > > > > (a) must provide support and assistance to mayors and other councillors in the development of the skills necessary to perform the role of mayor or councillor (as the case may be), and > > > > > (b) must ensure that those skills are maintained over the term of office of the mayor and of each councillor. > > > (3) The content of the ongoing professional development program required by this section is to be developed— > > > > > (a) in consultation with the mayor and each councillor, and > > > > > (b) having regard to the specific skills required by the mayor, each individual councillor and the governing body of the council as a whole to perform the role of mayor, councillor or the governing body (as the case may be). > > > (4) A mayor or other councillor must make all reasonable efforts to participate in any ongoing professional development program delivered to the mayor or councillor in accordance with a requirement under this section.