Rescind their decision to ban supplementary public questions at council meetings
The council is dominated by one party. Much of the councils business is conducted away from public scrutiny in part 2 agendas. Transparency is insufficient. The supplementary question is the only way that a challenging question has to be met by an unscripted answer. Removing this right is treating the public with contempt.
Started by: David Knowles-Leak
This ePetition ran from 15/04/2019 to 27/05/2019 and has now finished.
398 people signed this ePetition.
Council response
Petition update from the council, 16 April 2019, while petition was still open Update from the Council: The Lead Member for HR, Legal and IT will announce at Full Council on 23 April 2019 that she recommends that the constitution be amended to reinstate the right of members of the public to ask supplementary questions. A report including the recommendation will then be brought to the next Council meeting for debate.