The issue of recording Council meetings has been floating around for a few months now. I first suggested it in May as a way of providing more access to the community for Council meetings.
At present you must attend the meeting or listen to a broadcast by Shoalhaven FM (which may or may not happen).
Council has been heavily criticised in the past for its lack of consultation and community engagement, having the recorded meetings made available to the public added in my opinion another layer of accountability.
Clr Andrew Guile claimed that it was just an 'indulgence' and had little benefit
Clr Gareth Ward tried out his budding lawyer skills and regaled us with tales of liability, qualified privilege and so on ending with a recommendation that any liability issues remain with Shoalhaven FM as a continuing service broadcaster.
It is interesting to see how each of the Councillors reacts to this issue. At a previous meeting Clr Watson had a mind to support me on this issue, but not this time as he claimed it just another expense.
It is part of my role to continue to look for innovative ways to improve accountability, access and engagement for the community. Having no success in this issue certainly doesn't deter me from continuing with this mission
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I think recording of meetings is a great way to ensure greater transparency and accountability which is much needed. It might also improve some of the very poor behaviour that I have seen.
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