Record of Second Extra Ordinary Meeting 28th May 2020

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Dear East Devon District Council,

Would you kindly clarify what information you hold as to any record or records of the second of yesterday's extra-ordinary meeting, that held to elect a new leader of EDDC. (those of 28th May 2020)

As you will know, a meeting was started using the medium of YouTube but I gather that they , YouTube, considered that conduct on the part of some councillors breached their decency rules and that they cut the transmission with the consequent effect of removing the record from their channel and the public record.

What forms of the record of the meeting might nevertheless exist for anyone who may wish to see it?

Does EDDC have a copy of the recording? What other form of record might exist?

Might you be able to give a rough idea of the cost of holding the third meeting, that held on the morning of 29th May 2020.

Yours faithfully,

Tim Todd

East Devon District Council

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East Devon District Council

Dear Mr Todd,

Thank you for your request for information. Please find the response to
your query below.

Would you kindly clarify what information you hold as to any record or
records of the second of yesterday's extra-ordinary meeting, that held to
elect a new leader of EDDC. (those of 28th May 2020)
As you will know, a meeting was started using the medium of YouTube but I
gather that they, YouTube, considered that conduct on the part of some
councillors breached their decency rules and that they cut the
transmission with the consequent effect of removing the record from their
channel and the public record.

What forms of the record of the meeting might nevertheless exist for
anyone who may wish to see it? - We are intending to put a redacted
version on the website which edits out the swearing, but don't as yet have
a date for when this will happen due to technical issues with editing the
swearing, but will be located at
[1]https://democracy.eastdevon.gov.uk/ieLis...
This will therefore be for future publication under section 22 of the FOI
Act 2000.

Does EDDC have a copy of the recording? What other form of record might
exist? - It will be an audio-visual recording via YouTube and Facebook so
we don't have copy of the recording, but it will be linked to our website
when available. There is no transcript of the meeting. We are not legally
required to make a recording available of any kind, only the minutes. Our
statutory responsibility is to make meetings accessible to the public if
they want to participate. EDDC has opted to make recordings available.
There is a recording of the first EGM on 28th May and the reconvened
meeting on 29th May located at
[2]https://democracy.eastdevon.gov.uk/ieLis...

Might you be able to give a rough idea of the cost of holding the third
meeting, that was held on the morning of 29th May 2020 - Information not
held. Officer time is not costed.

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Yours sincerely,

Sara

Ms S Harvey
Information and Complaints Officer
East Devon District Council

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Dear East Devon District Council,

Thank you for your reply and the information therein.

Yours faithfully,

Tim Todd