Council Meetings Go Live

IT is now possible for residents of South Oxfordshire to watch council meetings from the comfort of their own homes or anywhere else on the internet.

South Oxfordshire District Council has installed cameras in the council chamber to broadcast planning, cabinet and council meetings on a regular basis. Live and recorded meetings will be available via the Council?s web site and viewers can send comments in during the broadcasts which will occur in real time. The council is particularly keen to receive people?s views on the quality and usefulness of the webcasts.

The first meetings to be broadcast live are:

Planning Wednesday 11 January at 6pm
Cabinet Thursday 12 January at 6pm
Planning Wednesday 25 January at 6pm

Webcasting is the broadcast of video and audio over the internet ? put simply it is the same as watching TV but through an internet connection. By webcasting meetings, the Council aims to provide local residents who cannot attend meetings with an opportunity to play a part in the local democratic process, and to get involved in the decisions affecting their lives.