Council Meetings
Please note that our Council and Committee meetings are held in person; but there is also an option to view them live online via the Council’s YouTube channel.
Speaking at a Meeting
Members of the public are welcome to attend and speak, under public participation, subject to notification in advance of the meeting. If you would like to speak at a meeting, or would like to submit correspondence, please notify the Chief Executive Officer, by post to Cirencester Town Council, Bingham House, 1 Dyer Street, Cirencester, GL7 2PP or email andrew@cirencester.gov.uk in advance of the meeting and no later than 5.00 p.m. on the day before the meeting.
For the purpose of public speaking, a member of the public is defined as someone who is included on the electoral register for the town of Cirencester and those who are excluded from the register by age and who reside in the town. At meetings of the Council and its Committees the Mayor or presiding Chair shall adjourn the meeting so as to allow members of the public to speak in relation to any business of the Council. If a member of the public wishes to speak on a matter which does not directly relate to the business of the Council this will be at the discretion of the Mayor or presiding Chair; subject to notice being given as at Standing Order 68 d). In the event of the public participation being in the form of a specific question, the respective lead member, within whose remit the question falls, shall provide a response at the meeting or within 7 days of the meeting unless such a response is prejudicial to the Council under exemption within the Freedom of Information Act.
A maximum of 3 minutes is allowed per person to speak and the total length of time afforded for public participation at each meeting shall be no more than 15 minutes, subject to the extension of this time, in exceptional circumstances, being agreed by the Mayor or presiding Chair. Correspondence received on a matter before Council or a Committee will be considered; correspondence which does not relate to an agenda item will be tabled for information and will not be the subject of discussion.
Please see the Council's Standing Orders for further information (No. 68 refers).
The agendas, minutes and notes of all our Meetings and the Annual Meetings of the Town are available to view below. If you would like any further information or a hard copy of an agenda, please call into our Local Information Centre, or email info@cirencester.gov.uk or call 01285 655646. We aim to publish draft minutes of committee meetings within two weeks.
Schedule of Public Meetings
Public meetings may be filmed by the Council for live and/or subsequent broadcast online on our YouTube Channel. At the start of the meeting, the Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting will be filmed. The footage will be on the YouTube channel for an indefinite period and may be used for training purposes within the Council. If you make a representation to the meeting you will be deemed to have consented to be filmed. By entering the meeting room you are also consenting to be filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings for webcasting and/or training purposes.