Public Speaking at Kenilworth Town Council Meetings

Kenilworth Town Council is always keen to engage with their residents, and has previously provided an opportunity for them to send in questions in advance of a council meeting.

The Council has now expanded these engagement opportunities on a pilot basis, allowing residents of the town, local community groups, local public bodies and local businesses to make representations, answer questions and give evidence at a meeting, which they are entitled to attend in respect of the business on the agenda, and in line with the following guidance:

1. The period of time designated for public participation at a meeting shall not exceed 15 minutes, unless directed by the chair of the meeting.
2. Subject to ‘1’ above, a member of the public shall not speak for more than 5 minutes.
3. A question shall not require a response at the meeting, nor start a debate on the question. The chair of the meeting may direct that a written or oral response be given.

We look forward, as a Council, to implementing the above change from the next scheduled Council meeting until the end of 2025.  A review of the pilot will take place in early 2026.

Please view further information here – Public Speaking in Town Council Meetings Information Sheet

Cllr. Mark Stevens

Leader

Kenilworth Town Council