Please note that this data only applies to meetings required by
the Council’s constitution to support the
decision–making process. It does not include all the meetings
that councillors and the City Mayor attend such as regular meetings
with voluntary groups, businesses and constituents, attending
briefings, training and political meetings. The role of the
Councillor extends well beyond the formal processes of the Council
and Councillors are active in their community and represent their
constituents on a range of issues including contacting council
officers and other organisations on their behalf. There will be
legitimate reasons why Councillors cannot attend meetings and many
Councillors have full-time or part-time jobs or are carers or there
maybe instances where they may be poorly, or have family
commitments.
Explanation of the statistics columns
- Expected
- The number of meetings that the councillor was expected to attend, whether in person or virtually, in their capacity as member of that committee. This only includes meetings for which the actual attendance status is known.
- Present
- The number of meetings that the councillor attended in their capacity as member of that committee.
- Present, virtual
- The number of meetings that the councillor attended virtually in their capacity as member of that committee.
- Present, as substitute, virtual
- The number of meetings that the councillor attended virtually in place of a committee member who could not attend.
- In attendance
- The number of meetings that the councillor attended in a capacity other than committee member, for example a voluntary attendance out of personal interest for a topic being discussed.
- In attendance, virtual
- The number of meetings that the councillor attended virtually in a capacity other than committee member, for example a voluntary attendance out of personal interest for a topic being discussed.