Issue - meetings

To outline potential options for producing the Council’s residents’ newsletter in the future.  

Members considered options in relation to a Residents’ Newsletter following a review in the previous year. The first option considered was to continue with the current arrangement of producing the digital newsletter but reducing the number of printed copies. The second option considered was the adoption a digital approach, encouraging residents to sign up to the weekly email bulletins to get up to date news, rather than producing a newsletter.

RESOLVED that Option 2, as included in the report, be approved.

Reason

Option 2 utilises the financial and Officer resource of producing a newsletter into a wider range of targeted engagement activities.

Options considered and rejected:

Option 1:

Continue with existing arrangement to produce a resident’s newsletter which is promoted online. Reduce distribute of printed copies to 2,000 based on take up during 2023/24.