At last night’s Overview and Scrutiny (O&S) Committee,there was overwhelming support for Cllr Roger Giles’ motion that Council meetings should have no presentations unless there is a compelling reason.
This was no reflection on the presentation to the Committee by hardworking Portfolio Holder, Cllr Jill Elson. But could her almost 40-minute report on Housing have been summarised more succintly? Later in the meeting, Cllr Ray Bloxham suggested a possible maximum of 10 minutes for presentations would suffice.
The debate is to be continued…..
I fear that as elections get nearer these presentations (and their accompanying LONG press releases) will increase along with more and more “kissing babies” photo opportunities. Councillors who have faded into the background will reappear, promises will be made, puff jobs will get puffier – and we will need sites such as EDA to help us sort the hype from the hypocritical.
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