Re: City wants more audiocasts, fewer printed minutes of meetings, John Willing, Ottawa Sun, April 5, 2011
Not surprising that Councillor Peter Hume should be the person to propose the reduction (elimination) of printed minutes at city hall, thus making investigation of council deliberations more difficult. Steps to limit public access to this information will make it increasingly difficult for members of the public to interpret and respond to council decisions.
Any savings that might result from this action appear minimal, so justifying such a decision on finances is just not on. A decision to eliminate detailed minutes would remove yet another plank from the democratic process at city hall. It is already difficult to get council to listen to the community, now they are considering limiting how much they need to tell us.
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There's a reason why journalists transcribe their audio recordings. It's because it's easier for most people to organize their thoughts by scanning print than by scanning back and forth through audio.
I'm with you on this one. This is a ridiculous ploy by the City to make it harder for citizens and journos to learn who said what. Amirite?
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