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ANNEX E
ROLE AND CRITERIA FOR membership AS AN RTP OTHER (NON-COUNCILLOR) MEMBER
THE ROLE
Consensual decision-making
Long-term strategic planning
Budget approval and resource allocation
Communicating policy and strategy in public
Negotiating and influencing
THE CRITERIA
Essential
Personal and/or operational expertise and demonstrable knowledge from working at board/strategic level in business, the public sector or the voluntary sector
Detachment from local and national politics
Desirable
Transport knowledge (this could be knowledge of the transport issues pertinent to one or more sector e.g. business, healthcare, the environment, economic development etc)
Regional rather than local perspective
Political and media awareness
Financial awareness
Communication skills
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