Council Meetings

Clonakilty Town Council holds its meetings on the first Tuesday of each Month at 7pm. Meetings are held in the Old Mill Chamber, Cork County Council Offices, Kent Street, Clonakilty.

Members of the public and media are in general welcome to attend the meetings of Clonakilty Town Council. However the right of the public and media representatives to attend Council meetings is subject to the following conditions:
 

• Where the Council is of opinion that the absence of members of the public and media representatives from the whole or part of a particular meeting is desirable because of the special nature of the meeting or of an item of business to be or about to be considered at the meeting for other special reasons, the Council may, by resolution in respect of which at least one-half of the total number of members vote in favour, decide to meet in committee for the whole or part of the meeting concerned. The resolution in this instance shall indicate in a general way the reasons for the resolution and those shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
• Members of the public shall be seated and maintain silence and observe any directions given by the Chair or by any employee in attendance upon the Council. Such employees are responsible for the execution of all measures necessary for the maintenance of order and decorum in and about the Chamber.
• The number of persons admitted shall be subject to the availability of space.
• Members of the public shall not participate in the debate.
• Members of the public and media representatives will occupy the part of the Council Chamber allocated to their use.
• If a member of the public interrupts a meeting at any time or attempts, to address a Meeting or to make contact with a Councillor or pass materials or notes to a Councillor, the Chair shall warn him or her and, if the interruption continues, shall order that person's removal.
• The use of mobile phones shall not be forbidden.
• No cameras of any kind or sound recording or communication equipment may be used at meetings of the Council without the prior approval of the Council.
• In the case of a general disturbance in any part of the Meeting Room open to the public, the chair shall order that part to be cleared.