400 view meeting
Around 400 people tuned it to watch a council meeting from the comfort of their own homes thanks to a new web cam scheme.
Bath and North East Somerset Council has launched a £5,000 pilot project to encourage more members of the public to get involved with local democracy.
People can either watch live on their computers or can catch up after the meeting, when they are able to skip to the part they are interested in. It went live for the first time at a cabinet meeting last week and will be used for the next six months at such meetings.
Council leader Councillor Paul Crossley (Lib Dem, Southdown) said: "The cabinet wants to make democracy more accessible to all, including giving the opportunity for residents across Bath and north east Somerset to participate from the comfort of their own homes. Key issues affecting local communities are debated regularly."
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4 Comments
by bath1946
Friday, February 22 2013, 10:39AM
“Councillor, i was thinking more about the meetings of the cabinet members with officers etc. and your previous comments regarding decision making in secret. However, this is carping against a very welcome innovation.
Dave_Weston, i sympathise however i think that the excellent Timeline made viewing palatable whereas being physically present has often sent me to sleep. What i really object to are the pre-prepared robotic comments and i got far more confidence from those such as Coun. Bellotti displaying a knowledge and commitment to their subject and speaking al diente, or fresco or whatever.”
by Dave_Weston
Thursday, February 21 2013, 3:52PM
“Watched a bit of it but to be honest I found it too waffly - prefer reading the minutes and papers to see what nuggets are hidden away. Still could be useful to go back and see what was said in detail on some items so each to their own preferences!
Nice to see everyone was concentrating during the full council budget meeting though rather than playing on Twitter (cough)!”
by capndave
Thursday, February 21 2013, 3:21PM
“It went live for the first time at a CABINET MEETING last week and will be used for the next six months at such meetings…
Come onboard William, you know it makes sense!”
by bath1946
Thursday, February 21 2013, 11:27AM
“An excellent idea. Can it include cabinet meetings /”