Agenda item
Engagement of the Public in the Democratic Processes of the Council
Report of the Assistant
Chief Executive and Chief Digital Officer
enclosed
Minutes:
Council
received the above report and noted, verbally, that the Democratic Services Committee
had discussed the report, which was subject to approval by Council. The Democratic Services Committee supported
the recommendations contained in today’s report.
A
number of points were raised by Members around the scope of the review including
which buildings would be considered and providing Welsh translation. It was noted that these issues would be
considered by the Democratic Services Committee as part of the scoping of the
review.
RESOLVED: That the Democratic Services Committee be
tasked
with preparing advice for Council, by 31
March 2020, in respect
of the following:
1. Options
available to the Council to webcast some or all of the Council’s meetings and
the cost-benefits of each of the options considered;
2. Options
available to the Council to increase public participation in the Council’s
democratic processes, including but not limited to ways in which digital
technologies may assist the Council in this regard;
3. Proposals
as to how the public can be involved in testing support for any of the options
recommended;
4. Proposals
as to how the set up and recurring costs associated with any options presented
might be funded; and
5. An analysis of the risks and impacts of progressing/not progressing options considered.
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