Tag: Standards Committee

Should Merthyr Council’s Standards Committee conduct an investigation of the Monitoring Officer deliberately misleading the Council?

Yes. It should conduct an investigation into the Monitoring Officer's continuing noncompliance with the Council’s Constitution. Will it conduct an investigation into the Monitoring Officer's continuing noncompliance with the Council’s Constitution. No. It will not. Why not? Because turkeys do not vote for Christmas. Should Merthyr Council’s Standards Committee conduct an investigation of the Monitoring … Continue reading Should Merthyr Council’s Standards Committee conduct an investigation of the Monitoring Officer deliberately misleading the Council? →

At last! The Draft Minutes of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 15th March 2024 have been issued  with an update on the new Constitution.

Draft Minutes Ref: Min No 781 Constitution "The Monitoring Officer provided a verbal update on the workshops to go through the Constitution that had taken place and reported that it was hoped the new Constitution would be reported to Council in May 2024. Following this, it was agreed that a report would be brought back … Continue reading At last! The Draft Minutes of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 15th March 2024 have been issued  with an update on the new Constitution. →

Merthyr Council’s New Constitution is MISSING.

Anyone who finds this document should forward it to: Carys Kennedy, Monitoring Officer Mel  Jehu, Chair of Standards Committee Merthyr Council Civic Centre Merthyr Tydfil Without this document, the Council is not able to function properly and comply with said document. It's not much of a priority for the Monitoring Officer because she does whatever … Continue reading Merthyr Council’s New Constitution is MISSING. →

Still no minutes available for the Standards Committee Meeting 15th March 2024.

Still no minutes available for this meeting. Not to worry, though.The Monitoring Officer is still laughing. https://videopress.com/v/9ahfecUM?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Carys Kennedy continues to chuckle 😃 Video Stream of whole meeting Extract from video Including lots of smiles and giggles from the Monitoring Officer What is the point of having verbal updates when the audio quality is so … Continue reading Still no minutes available for the Standards Committee Meeting 15th March 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.

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

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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 →