Issue - meetings

Report of the Service Manager- Democratic Services.

Councillors Barnes and Clarke re-joined the meeting with Councillor Clarke resuming the Chair.

The Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services introduced a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, to update Cabinet on the trial of recording audio of Council and Planning Committee meetings which recommend a way forward.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Note that the recording of meetings trial has ceased;

2)    Request that the Scrutiny Working Group set up to explore options for promoting the openness of the Council also considers recording of meetings and, as part of that work, consults all Members for their views; and

3)    Defer consideration of the decision regarding whether to record meetings in the future until the Scrutiny Working Group has considered the matter further.