Decision - Use of Mobile Phones, Audio Recording and Filming at Council Meetings
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Use of Mobile Phones, Audio Recording and Filming at Council Meetings
Decision Maker: Governance Committee
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Proposals to modernise council's
procedures.
Decision:
RESOLVED – That the Governance Committee agrees and recommends to Council:
(i) that the existing rules relating to mobile phones and audio recording of council proceedings be amended as described in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the report; and
(ii) that the amended Council Procedure Rule 31, as set out in Appendix 2 be approved to come into affect immediately after the conclusion of the Council meeting on 20 October 2011 with the following amendment:
31.2(iii) The person presiding at the meeting may require all mobile phones to be switched off at any time if they consider that the use of devices is not conducive to the proper running of the meeting.
Report author: Abraham Ghebre-Ghiorghis
Publication date: 21/09/2011
Date of decision: 20/09/2011
Decided at meeting: 20/09/2011 - Governance Committee
Effective from: 28/09/2011
Accompanying Documents:
- Committee Report for Use of Mobile Phones, Audio Recording and Filming at Council Meetings
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- Committee Report for Use of Mobile Phones, Audio Recording and Filming at Council Meetings enc. 1
PDF 37 KB
- Committee Report for Use of Mobile Phones, Audio Recording and Filming at Council Meetings enc. 2 PDF
PDF 245 KB