A council said it is working hard to bring back hybrid meetings after it was slammed for returning to a remote format. The Vale of Glamorgan Council notified its members that meetings will be continuing in a remote-only format until next year after it experienced some technical difficulties with Civico - a web-casting platform which allows the council to hold hybrid meetings.
The technical issues were experienced during a meeting of full council on September 26. Opposition councillors have slammed the council over the issue. Leader of the Vale Conservative councillors, Cllr George Carroll, said: "Meeting in person allows better interaction between members, which in turn produces better debate. This improves scrutiny all round.
"The lack of hybrid meetings has had a detrimental impact on decision making. These technical issues should have been dealt with immediately. It should have been treated as a priority and not allowed to drag on for so long." The council said it is working closely with Civico to identify and resolve any issues that could affect any future hybrid meetings.
