tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post1424568724751357957..comments2023-11-18T08:59:54.598+00:00Comments on Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more: Unlawful payments, the story so farcaebrwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-65711656506581133812013-10-21T15:32:10.637+01:002013-10-21T15:32:10.637+01:00England has failure to declare a pecuniary interes...England has failure to declare a pecuniary interest as a criminal offence if committed by councillors, but not sure if it applies to officers, if not, it should!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-91422299913194346072013-10-20T18:31:12.153+01:002013-10-20T18:31:12.153+01:00yes perhaps that would be an answer.yes perhaps that would be an answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-62835411349415740902013-10-20T17:59:08.281+01:002013-10-20T17:59:08.281+01:00As taxpayers have funded the Chief Executives libe...As taxpayers have funded the Chief Executives libel indemnity, his pension pot and his returning officer fees, with the WAO deeming two of the three to be unlawful, may be it is going to be down to the taxpayer to involve the police.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-80046536014674743962013-10-20T16:28:37.736+01:002013-10-20T16:28:37.736+01:00The only problem with extraordinary meetings is th...The only problem with extraordinary meetings is that councillors can boycott them and any decisions taken have to be ratified by Cabinet. which, of course, refuses to do it So, good for publicity but useless foe decisionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-16412343770220905642013-10-20T14:58:41.181+01:002013-10-20T14:58:41.181+01:00That seems clear enough.So opposition members do i...That seems clear enough.So opposition members do it.<br />If we are talking about openess and transparency though, the current administration should also be making a challenge.<br />Of course many of them want to keep their special posts so we won't hold our breath on that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-70425316088307997492013-10-20T14:13:33.858+01:002013-10-20T14:13:33.858+01:00@Cneifiwr Yes, all roads....
Here is the relevant...@Cneifiwr Yes, all roads....<br /><br />Here is the relevant part of Pembrokeshire's Constitution, unlike Carmarthenshire, there doesn't appear to be any leeway to refuse to call such a meeting. There is also a five day limit for it to be called;<br /><br />Calling Extraordinary Meetings<br /><br />(a) The Chairman, and the Head of Paid Service, Monitoring Officer and Chief<br />Financial Officer in pursuance of their statutory responsibilities, may call an<br />extraordinary meeting of the Council; or<br /><br />(b) Any five members of the Council if they have signed a requisition presented to<br />the Chairman of the Council, and he/she has refused to call a meeting or has<br />failed to make a decision within seven days of the presentation of the<br />requisition, may on the expiration of those seven days write to the Head of<br />Legal and Committee Services in accordance with paragraph (c) below.<br /><br />(c) Where any person(s) decide(s) to call an extraordinary meeting, he/she/they<br />shall signify, in writing, to the Head of Legal and Committee Services that they<br />have done so and the nature of the business to be transacted. The Head of<br />Legal and Committee Services shall thereupon ensure that the notices and<br />summonses required by paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act are<br />published and sent within the next following five clear days to convene a<br />meeting of the Council.caebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-2636443503285353512013-10-20T13:51:52.449+01:002013-10-20T13:51:52.449+01:00CPR3...replace request with require.
No "requ...CPR3...replace request with require.<br />No "request" should be made by an employer to an employee in matters over which the employee has no jurisdiction.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-17802145290946349462013-10-20T13:48:06.474+01:002013-10-20T13:48:06.474+01:00Which just goes to show how unbalanced and flawed ...Which just goes to show how unbalanced and flawed the council's constitution has become, with all roads leading to the chief executive.<br /><br />We can be sure that meetings have already been held to discuss this eventuality, and how to deal with it. Who knows, perhaps the words "may request" will be taken as implying that the flip side is "can be refused".<br /><br />The time is rapidly approaching when the police will have to get involved.Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.com