Benefits
Speed
- Immediate availability of all new information
- Latest versions or published versions always shown
- Personal Alerts to items of interest, Actions, Meeting dates/changes, publication, etc
- Quicker creation of Forward Plan, Agendas, Minutes, Decisions, Meeting and membership details
- Quicker creation of Agenda print packs
Transparency
- 24 hour access to information
- Information immediately accessible to all those authorised, some by e-mail notification
- Members’ information accessible
- Minutes and Reports searchable by every word or phrase in their content
- Public consultation aided by Comment facilities
- Single-click access to Reports from Agendas, Minutes and Decisions
Savings
- Hugely reduced paper and print costs
- Less time spent finding information
- Less time and effort spent creating information
Integrity and Security
- Access permissions controlled
- Complete audit history of each item
- Complete sets of Agendas and Minutes
- Control over progress of issues
- Decision Tracking and Authorisation
- Every Meeting published and archived
- Exempt report procedures
- No item can be lost
- Reports kept securely
- Integration of all Committee information
Committee Management
- Easy to use procedures for Report creation and collection
- Fast creation and amendment of Agendas, Decisions, Forward Plan, Minutes, Meetings and membership
- Members' details and automatic attendance statistics
- Print packs created automatically
- Re-scheduling and forwarding of items to other Meetings or Committees
- Room Booking linked to Meetings creation
- Standard Agenda items created automatically
- Tracking of Actions
Scrutiny
- Items Called In to Scrutiny from other Committees by single-click Call-In
- Scrutiny comments linked to items in original Minutes
Technology
- Cost-effective industry standard Internet technology
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ODPM Priority Outcomes
- Satisfies ODPM Priority Outcomes R5, R6, G3 and helps the Council satisfy many others including G4, G19, G20, G21, etc
