'It has left me more vulnerable and scared than ever before.'
Concern over the safety of councillors in West Dunbartonshire after the "horrendous experience” of one elected member has seen them back a move to hold more surgeries online.
“This council agrees that this tried and tested method should continue. However, the world has changed significantly since the creation of West Dunbartonshire Council, the way that the public interact with one another has changed and the advances in technology particularly over the past few years has made on-line communications much faster and can be more effective.
“However, if the Covid pandemic has shown us anything, it has shown us how to live alongside technology. Not only this, but for elected members or constituents who have disabilities or other challenging health needs, it might make it difficult to have the traditional methods of contact and interaction.
Councillor Jonathon McColl agreed that no-one should feel unsafe at work and that he too had experienced “similar” behaviour from the same person.
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