A council CEO warned against the 'negative impact' of public scrutiny amidst concerns raised over delayed press questions and closed doors meetings while the same authority was 'singing the council's praises' in another instance. Concerns were also raised over the design of a royal Hillsborough house, which could damage King's Castle wall, and sewage pollution where 'shocking' lack of prosecutions were revealed.
A council CEO has warned against the 'negative impact' of public scrutiny amid concerns raised over delays to press questions . Newry, Mourne and Down District Council's recent audit committee heard claims of 'slow' response times to media queries by the authority whilst it was 'singing the council's praises'.
The same meeting held 14 agenda items behind closed doors away from the public and media. READ MORE: Concerns Royal Hillsborough house design could damage King's Castle wall READ MORE: Concerns over Northern Ireland sewage pollution reveal 'shocking' lack of prosecutions In chambers, Rowallane DUP councillor Callum Bowsie said: 'In relation to failure to effectively engage with the media, positive and negative.
'I am hearing that this council is particularly slow in responding to media queries. I would ask for that to be improved.
'I do think the council is improving its PR in recent months. It is far better for the council to get the message out there on things it is doing well, because no one is going to do that for you.
'I know people like me probably don't help matters, but my job is to scrutinise. But I commend those who are doing the job of singing the council's praises.
' Council CEO Marie Ward responded: 'I appreciate Councillor Bowsie's acknowledgement that sometimes in the scrutiny, which we are very open to, the communication of that in a negative way can have a negative impact on council. And I would remind all members of that.
'There is always room for scrutiny, but how it is done can have a negative impact on the council unnecessarily. 'In relation to the PR response to the media, I would prefer that we brought back the stats and facts on that as hearing and actually knowing are two different things. ' For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here and sign up to our daily newsletter here.
Concerns Royal Hillsborough House Design Could Damage K Concerns Over Sewage Pollution Lack Of Prosecutions Slow Response Times To Media Queries Closed Doors Meetings Press Questions PR Response To The Media Council CEO Marie Ward Councillor Callum Bowsie
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