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Newark: Bingham Town Council mayor uses casting vote to no longer allow questions from public in open session
| Updated: 14:33, 08 January 2021
The mayor of a town council used his casting vote to pass a motion to no longer allow questions or comments from the public in open session.
Under-fire John Stockwood, who has been criticised during virtual meetings of Bingham Town Council for his handling of certain issues, will now ask for questions in advance of meetings and decide if they will be aired.
He said he was following the approach used by Rushcliffe Borough Council. However, the borough council said it used a system where decisions were made by an independent officer in conjunction with an elected member to ensure inpartiality.