Source: Auckland Council
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board workshops will be open digitally to the public from December.
A number of Tāmaki Makaurau’s 21 boards already hold open workshops, with Maungakiekie-Tāmaki next to welcome the public to view these workshops online.
The workshops are non-decision-making meetings, that cover oversight and delivery of projects in their work programme, such as updates on events, funding, and asset renewals.
Chair Maria Meredith says the move to open the workshops follows the Ombudsman’s Open for Business report – recommending an open-by-default approach to workshops.
“From December our workshops will be available to be viewed online for members of the public, this will provide more context and clarity around the decisions that we make.
“Open workshops also help paint a wider picture of how local board and local government operates, and how our local board members receive information from the wide range of partners, stakeholders and organisations we work with.”
Any closed items will be decided on a case-by-case basis.
Workshops for Auckland Council’s Governing Body – the mayor and councillors – are also being made open to the public by recording and uploading video to council’s website.
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