RE: Complaint to SCC29 Jun 2020 21:38
Councillors dont have to give a reason for yes or no voting. They just have to consider the facts presented. We have a district council here, and so highways matters are the responsibility of the County Council. That means our councillors cannot object for traffic reasons, if the highways authority have no objection.
Meetings are being conducted online in peoples homes due to Covid 19, and the fact that someone was there is not an issue in itself, It is an issue if they were discussing it.
Normal procedure for my council is to brief Councillors on what they can, or cannot object to, and often if there is a controversal decision, the officers brief the members on the legal position before the meeting.