An attempt is being made to have meetings of Argyll and Bute Council broadcast online.
The proposal, which is backed by a petition with more than 1,000 signatures including 15 councillors, will be put to the full council meeting tomorrow.
Oban-based Councillor Julie McKenzie is bringing forward a motion, seconded by Councillor Gordon Blair.
The motion asks the council to note: “That the IT infrastructure required to facilitate webcasting from the council chamber was installed at Kilmory in 2013,”
And: “That live broadcasting of meetings would open the council’s decision making process to improved transparency and democratic scrutiny, whilst making it accessible for many more of Argyll and Bute’s residents.”
The council will be asked to undertake the necessary costing and other work to facilitate the broadcasting of all full council meetings, and council committee meetings that take place in the chamber at Kilmory.
If the motion is carried, a further report will come to the council in November on any financial issues which would require to be addressed, with a view to broadcasting these meetings from January 2018.
