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Agenda for Cabinet on Wednesday, 15th May, 2024, 4.00 pm
Hyperlink to Agenda and Reports Pack https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=160&MId=6124&LLL=0 Agenda Frontsheet Hyperlink to Agenda Reports Pack https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/documents/g6124/Public%20reports%20pack%2015th-May-2024%2016.00%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10&LLL=0 Minutes of Previous Meeting
Agenda for Scrutiny : Regeneration and Public Protection on Tuesday, 14th May, 2024, 4.00 pm
Hyperlink to Agenda and Reports Pack https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=383&MId=6115&LLL=0 INITIAL OBSERVATIONS So, the Chair’s thanks and the questions asked will be part of the Council’s Formal Record.Yet, the detailed responses will never be part of the Council’s Formal Record.Merely, because the detailed responses are not included in the minutes.Just as the Monitoring Officer requires it to be.But, … Continue reading Agenda for Scrutiny : Regeneration and Public Protection on Tuesday, 14th May, 2024, 4.00 pm
Useless (or crooked) Council Employees – Private Eye Rotten Boroughs
A cautionary tale for Merthyr Council members. Don't allow your senior officers to escape Scrutiny for their wrongdoings. You, the Council members, will pay the price too when the sh*t eventually hits the fan. https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/11/23/when-the-sht-finally-hits-the-fan-people-will-say-how-did-they-get-away-with-it-for-so-long-surely-someone-must-have-known/ Extract from Private Eye Text Version extracts OFFENCE WAS CAUSED, FACILITATED OR ENABLED BY COMPLICITY (at worst) or GROSS INCOMPETENCE … Continue reading Useless (or crooked) Council Employees – Private Eye Rotten Boroughs
The Nolan Principles of Standards in Public Life | Good Governance
https://www.wlgacouncillorsguide.wales/the-ethical-framework/ See references in the post below that refer to the Nolan Principles The fact that there is no legal requirement to record the detail is irrelevant. There is a moral requirement of openness , transparency, and accountability, as noted in Nolan’s Seven Principles of Public Life. (Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty and Leadership). … Continue reading The Nolan Principles of Standards in Public Life | Good Governance
Draft Minutes of Meeting Scrutiny : Learning and LGES held on 22nd April 2024
NOTE :Lots of questions recorded in the minutes.No answers though.As useful as a chocolate tea pot.The answers will never be entered into the Council’s Formal Record.The Officers will, therefore, never be accountable for these answers. Draft Minutes Minute 901 is a typical example of questions with no answers recorded in the minutes. Absolutely pointless. The … Continue reading Draft Minutes of Meeting Scrutiny : Learning and LGES held on 22nd April 2024
Rogues’ Gallery
See Rogues' Gallery below https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/08/07/roguesgallery/
The tenet of Merthyr Council’s Monitoring Officer – “Self-preservation to cover-up activity that should have undergone independent investigation.”
The minutes of the Standards Committee held on 15th March 2024 have still not been published.
The following screenshot was taken from the Council’s website today. Why is it taking so long? https://wp.me/paI9u9-5Yw
The minutes of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 15th March 2024 have still not been published.
Merthyr Council Cover-up 