Issue - meetings

This is part of the rolling review of codes and protocols conducted by the Committee to ensure that they remain up-to-date and pertinent.

(a)       That the current protocol is not amended; and

(b)       That a report on the results of a further survey of Councillor newsletters be scheduled for later in the year.

The Monitoring Officer presented the report to review the protocol on the production of Councillor newsletters, which was part of the rolling review of codes and protocols undertaken by the Committee.

The Committee was reminded that during the last review, a survey had been carried out to establish the number of Councillors who produced their own newsletter.

During discussion about the impact of the emergency situation and greater reliance on social media, Julia Hughes asked about the merits in conducting another survey to establish how many Councillors had produced a newsletter in 2020 and whether any were intending to produce do so in 2021 and also whether the methodology had changed.

The suggestion that a further survey be undertaken was supported.  Due to other workload commitments, it was agreed that the results of that survey would be scheduled on the Forward Work Programme for later in the year.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the current protocol is not amended; and

(b)       That a report on the results of a further survey of Councillor newsletters be scheduled for later in the year.