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If an Officer puts an item on the agenda from which they would personally benefit, such as a request for the Council to fund a training course they had recently enrolled on, would the Officer have to request a dispensation before contributing to the debate?

The Council has a dispensation policy but it does not refer to Officers.  Perhaps the policy should be updated to include Officers or anyone who tables a motion.
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No. The staff are employees of the Council and can be reffered to the staffing committee and of course they have annual appraisals.
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Employees shouldn’t be unilaterally entering items onto an agenda nor should they, unless invited to submit a report, contribute to a debate.
They are an employee not an elected representative.
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Staff and officers don't make decisions
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