tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post975069975720856381..comments2023-11-18T08:59:54.598+00:00Comments on Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more: Petition - Mark James' severance dealcaebrwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-20600594346298108122014-10-19T21:32:05.540+01:002014-10-19T21:32:05.540+01:00Quite right Redhead. The post of chief executive i...Quite right Redhead. The post of chief executive is not Statutory and another senior officer can take the role of HoPS. The exception being the Monitoring Officer who cannot be the HoPS which, fortunately for us, rules out our long term acting head of legal, Linda Rees Jones from getting the role.<br />The lay member of the Audit Committee, Sir David Lewis recently described the council's internal legal advice as 'cavalier at best, incompetent at worst'.<br />One of the reasons why the ruling junta would not accept the unlawfulness of the pension and libel payments was that both the Monitoring officer and the Head of Resources are supposed to ensure lawfulness, fairness and financial prudence in decision making....'only following orders' is no defence.<br />http://online.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/cccapps/documents/constitution/Part2-12.pdfcaebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-85393363198754229402014-10-19T20:45:46.010+01:002014-10-19T20:45:46.010+01:00Anyone can be titled Head of Paid Service - it doe...Anyone can be titled Head of Paid Service - it does not have to be a Chief Executive. It can be a Legal Officer, Finance Officer, etc.Redheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-85771893085843561742014-10-18T18:18:21.791+01:002014-10-18T18:18:21.791+01:00A couple more points;
Will Mr James be insisting t...A couple more points;<br />Will Mr James be insisting that his pay-off is based on his unlawfully inflated salary?<br />As for paying tax, there are ways of avoiding that, as Mr James has already discovered concerning the unlawful pension payments.caebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-29319468365177911922014-10-18T09:54:38.243+01:002014-10-18T09:54:38.243+01:00I fail to see how the post of Chief Executive of a...I fail to see how the post of Chief Executive of a Local Authority can be redundant. There has to be a Head of Paid Service whatever title you give to the post - therefore he should not be entitled to redundancy or severance pay at all. He should be treated like any other employee; ie, tender his resignation and be given a leaving present and good luck card from the staff after a whip-round (?) and then we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief in the hope that his replacement is an improvement.Blodwennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-60162104665821550132014-10-17T16:42:20.728+01:002014-10-17T16:42:20.728+01:00Unless I am not aware of a change in this matter,a...Unless I am not aware of a change in this matter,anyone who leaves employment of his or her volition would not be entitled to state benefit.Can anyone explain why Mr.James therefore should be seeking any financial recompense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-42164531216875179822014-10-17T15:37:05.324+01:002014-10-17T15:37:05.324+01:00Before we all get too excited, his package will be...Before we all get too excited, his package will be subject to tax.<br /><br />The first £30k is tax free, whilst the rest is taxed at 40%.<br /><br />Depending on what that amounts to, it may well be smaller than his annual salary, so we manage to bin him for a years income without him causing further damage.<br /><br />He is toxic and the money will have to last him, alongside whatever pension he is entitled to. If his potential employer is aware of his reputation, he may not secure employment.<br /><br />It will then be a long and lonely retirement. To quote his 'christian' belief: You reap what you sow...<br /><br />Bye bye James - don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-61155034671190193542014-10-17T01:13:28.649+01:002014-10-17T01:13:28.649+01:00It would appear that the message these LA's ar...It would appear that the message these LA's are sending out to the public is that crime really does pay. Despicable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-30388608715031362702014-10-16T21:54:13.425+01:002014-10-16T21:54:13.425+01:00http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wale...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-29633078#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-saRedheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-42900399586691457482014-10-16T19:07:29.485+01:002014-10-16T19:07:29.485+01:00If Mark James' s severence comes anywhere near...If Mark James' s severence comes anywhere near close to that of Bryn Parry Jones it will almost equal the value of my property that he and certain officers have stolen. It is due to his negligence we are in the position we are in.<br />The likes of this individual should not receive a penny. We are well rid of him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-75295020911090565682014-10-16T12:58:33.398+01:002014-10-16T12:58:33.398+01:00Thank you for your comment.
I do not believe it ...Thank you for your comment. <br /><br />I do not believe it is naive for members of the public to make their voice heard on this by signing the petition, if fact I think it is essential that this message its put across. <br /><br />The comments left on the petition show the strength of feeling. Here are a couple of examples;<br /><br />"I'm 74 and have payed council tax all my life I do not want anymore of my money wasted on this person"<br /><br />"We paid rates, poll tax and community charge in Carmarthenshire 35 years till last year. I can't list all the ways in which I think Mr James' tenure of this important post has served the people of Carmarthenshire badly. It makes me angry even to begin thinking abut it all"<br /><br />"Mr James and his acolytes have overseen what can only be described as a "Reign of Terror" in Carmarthenshire which has not only shamed the county but disgraced Welsh local government. Walk away by all means, but on your own dime"<br /><br />Mark James has acted unlawfully and should have been dismissed. He should now do the honourable thing and resign, without further payment.caebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791817892794754996.post-65891085776196590622014-10-16T12:25:41.534+01:002014-10-16T12:25:41.534+01:00Is it not the case that anyone accepting a volunta...Is it not the case that anyone accepting a voluntary redundancy package is legally entitled to receive a compensatory severance package? Whilst agreeing that no DISCRETIONARY payment should be made to Mr James, it appears somewhat niaive to run a campaign (political or otherwise)to propose that NO further public money should go to him. His Statutory right to receive redundancy compensationsurely must be "public money". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com