Getting started with the Councillor App

Logging in

Councillors log in to the Councillor App using the email address and password set up by the clerk. If a councillor has not yet set a password, the clerk can either set one directly or send a welcome email with instructions. See Adding a councillor.

The dashboard

After logging in, a councillor sees their dashboard, which is built around three areas.

Next Meeting banner — a highlighted strip at the top showing how many days until the council's next meeting, with full detail beneath it: committee, date, time, and venue. If the agenda has not yet been published, an Agenda Not Published notice appears here instead of agenda details and link.

Committees List — every committee the council operates, shown on the left. Click any committee to see its membership, meeting schedule, and description. See Browsing the council.

Council Meetings — a list of meetings on the right, showing both recent past meetings and upcoming ones, with a count of how many of each ("3 previous + 5 upcoming meetings"). Each meeting shows its date, time, venue, and — once available — status badges:

Clicking any meeting opens it in full — see Inside a meeting.

Navigation

The top menu provides access to the main sections of the app:

See Browsing the council, My Actions and Using search for more detail.

Use on Small Screens

The Councillor App is designed to work on small screens such as tablets and phones. Click on your user name in the top right to change the text-size used on a device.