Some council meetings in other councils are broadcast on their website, and can be played back after the event. Wouldn't it be great for transparency and openness if we could her things from the horses mouth without needing to attend every council meeting.
Let's Webcast Council
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Depends who the editor is ... LOL.
I don't really see why not. Lancashire County Council I believe do something on these lines. I don't know what the costs would be, and it wouldn't be the most riveting two hours viewing, but why not.
the best part of televised Council meetings are the public comment period at the start of the meetings, (before the Council is called to order) , where members of the public are allowed to ask questions/make comments (usually limited to 3 minutes per person) to members of the Council and 'Town clerk' in attendance . Sometimes the questions relate to matters on the pre-published aggenda, but other times it can be to bring a matter to the Councils notice especially if your local Councillors has no interest in it .
Unfortunately there is no slot at either Full council or Cabinet (of Hyndburn Borough Council) for the public to ask any questions. Some other local councils - Blackburn with Darwen and Pendle councils do allow members of the public to ask questions at Cabinet meetings.
Do the other Councils you mentioned have anything like our Area Councils where the public can ask questions?
NO, but the ideas "Pie in the Sky" anyway.
Rossendale call theirs Neighbourhood forums ... theres one for whitworth, bacup, rawtenstall, haslingden and edenfield and helmshore where people can attend and there is an agenda and they can either before the meeting speak to a councillor or theres an item on the agenda where the public can ask questions.
NO, but the ideas "Pie in the Sky" anyway.
Let's hope they dont introduce it before the summer of 2010.
Otherwise Andrew will be watching it 24/7, and will never graduate.
ah but at least he would see what really goes on.Let's hope they dont introduce it before the summer of 2010.
Otherwise Andrew will be watching it 24/7, and will never graduate.
Good idea, you could use it as a cure from insomnia !!!!!!!!!!
And there are a lot of Town and Parish Councils. Pendle, Rossendale, Ribble Valley and Burnley have a lot.
I am not so sure you can ask questions. When we get around to it they have to be tabled and there's no follow up and it happens about 2 hours in.
Area Councils used to be able to receive questions at Full Council but because the constitution said the Area Council chair MUST answer the question in Full Council, Area Councils were ended in all but name. They are Area Forums now.
And sticking to the thread... YES they should be live on the internet. If enough people feel strongly about it, I will move a motion at Council for it to happen.
Andrew has turned up to Council and our Area Council. He never said anything about them to be fair. I think most councillors set a good example of local politics in Hyndburn at those meetings. Don't know if Andrew shares that view but he has said little about his attendance?