Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Chief Democratic Services Officer on the provision of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) for use by Members.

The Chief Democratic Services Officer presented a report which sought Members’ views on the provision of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) for use by Members. Following a pilot exercise earlier in the year, Officers had undertaken to investigate potential demand for the equipment. On the basis of this it was reported that funding was available for the purchase of up to 50 in the first year, and 25 in the second.

In principle it was intended that PDAs be offered to all Members in the first instance, with a proposal that the roll out programme include a briefing session for interested Members before a formal request for the device would be considered. Individual allocations would then be reviewed on a six-monthly basis.

RESOLVED –

a.)  That the contents of the report be noted;

b.)  That the proposal to commence with rolling out PDAs, as outlined in the report, be endorsed;

c.)  That a further progress report be submitted to the Committee within six months.