Agenda item - Chair's Communication

27.1 Today we are here at this special meeting to discuss the important issue of possible changes to the library service in the city. As we have heard from the deputations this is an emotive issue with strong feelings from the communities who may be affected if the changes consulted on were to go ahead. As members will have seen from the report, no decision has been made yet, and that is not what we are being asked to scrutinise this evening. None the less there is plenty of information in the report for us to scrutinise and this meeting gives us an excellent opportunity to look at this issue again and as set out in the recommendations of the report in 2.4 to make comments and recommendations which will be considered in the development of the final recommendations to cabinet in December.