Tag: Democratic Department

Draft minutes – Planning, Regulatory and Licensing – Wednesday, 8th May, 2024

The following screenshots show the Draft Minutes of the meeting Why was the application refused? NOTE : Questions are recorded in the minutes.No answers are recorded, though.As a result, the minutes are as useful as a chocolate tea pot.The answers will never be entered into the Council’s Formal Record.Nobody will, therefore, ever be accountable for … Continue reading Draft minutes – Planning, Regulatory and Licensing – Wednesday, 8th May, 2024 →

Its hard to believe,  I know, but 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? The minutes of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 15th March 2024 have still not been published. The minutes of the Standards Committee held on 15th March 2024 have still not been published.

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 →

The minutes of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 15th March 2024 have still not been published.

https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2024/03/18/standards-committee-meeting-15th-march-2024-video-stream-including-the-monitoring-officers-impression-of-norman-collier-%f0%9f%98%80/?page_id=22156

Draft Minutes of meeting of Full Council on 17th April 2024

Hyperlink to Agenda and Reports Pack https://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=159&MId=6079&Ver=4&LLL=0 Draft Minutes of Meeting The FARCE of presenting minutes of Committee Meetings to the Full Council for approval continues. The Council’s Constitution does not require a resolution to enter the minutes into the record. The approved minutes are the record. The Council’s Constitution stipulates that minutes of committee … Continue reading Draft Minutes of meeting of Full Council on 17th April 2024 →

It’s not just the Merthyr Councillors that don’t appear to understand that it is their failure to hold Senior Officers to account  for their  wrongdoings that the Council continues to conduct its business following UNCONSTITUTIONAL practices.

It happens at Gwynedd Council too. Extract from the Blog posted by L8 "This is NOT scrutiny. For far too long, it would appear that Gwynedd councillors have followed the party line and supported senior officers to avoid reputational damage." The leader and executive officers have warned that the culture within the council must change … Continue reading It’s not just the Merthyr Councillors that don’t appear to understand that it is their failure to hold Senior Officers to account  for their  wrongdoings that the Council continues to conduct its business following UNCONSTITUTIONAL practices. →

The Day of Reckoning came and went in October 2023. Not that anyone took any notice. The FARCE still continues.  Fair play to the Monitoring Officer, she manages to remain Untouchable and Unaccountable. Who gives a flying duck if she doesn’t work in compliance with the Council’s Constitution.  The majority of the councillors don’t care. That’s a FACT.

Where is the new revised updated Constitution? https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/10/10/the-day-of-reckoning-will-begin-on-wednesday-11th-october-2023-at-5-30pm/?page_id=18589

Constitutional Dickery at Merthyr Council

Constitutional Dickery I came across this terminology in a newspaper article today. The dictionary definition for the word dickery is reproduced below: Foolishness, hijinks. Fussing about ineffectively, sometimes causing damage.If it weren't for your dickery the job would be done by now. I immediately thought that this was a very apt description of the system … Continue reading Constitutional Dickery at Merthyr Council →

Has anyone questioned the integrity and professionalism of all the Council Officers involved in the Weaknesses and Failures dealing with Safeguarding at Merthyr Council.

You tell me https://merthyrcouncilcoverupblog.home.blog/2023/09/05/someone-needs-to-question-the-integrity-and-professionalism-of-all-the-council-officers-involved-in-the-weaknesses-and-failures-dealing-with-safeguarding-at-merthyr-council/?page_id=17502