Enfield Council said it is “committed to ensuring online access and audio is good and as clear as possible” after the webcast of a meeting was hit by sound problems.
The livestream of the extraordinary council meeting held on Thursday last week at Enfield Grammar Secondary School was inaudible for around the first 20 minutes of the event.
After the audio was restored, poor sound quality meant some councillors’ speeches were difficult to make out.
It was only the second in-person meeting held by Enfield Council since the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
Prior to the meeting, the council said there would only be around three spaces available for members of the public due to social distancing measures – meaning watching online was the only option for most residents.
The extraordinary meeting saw Conservative councillors table a no-confidence motion in a bid to bring down council leader Cllr Nesil Caliskan’s Labour administration.
But it was not debated until more than two hours of the meeting had already passed, with three other motions discussed first.
Labour councillors rallied behind Cllr Caliskan when it came to vote on the no-confidence motion, meaning her administration remains in power.
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An Enfield Council spokesperson said: “As soon as we became aware that there was an issue with the sound, we worked to get it restored. We’re committed to ensuring online access and audio is good and is as clear as possible.”
The livestream of the full council meeting that was held on Wednesday evening was audible throughout.
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