Oakham Town Council Bullies Extra meeting 5th May 7pm

Oakham Town Council


Extra meeting 5th May 7pm

20 Councillors questions were in my view poorly answered.

The Council refused to tell me how much the Town Clerk is paid. Later in the meeting it was agreed I will be told in writing this week how much the Town Clerk and the Assistant Clerk are paid. If any member of public wishes to know these details please use the freedom of information act.

The Council seems to think as long as a councillor apologises for absence they can be absent for ever.

The Council voted to remove the public and press from the meeting. The local government act was not posted on legal notices or added at the meeting. For this reason Ms Pender a member of the public refused to leave. The meeting was adjourned and the police called we waited and waited. A police officer eventually arrived Ms Pender chatted or chatted up the officer, it was all a bit confusing it appeared she was inviting him for a drink at the end of his shift. I believe the good looking officer declined her offer..

They both departed together and the meeting continued. During the meeting Cllr Alf Dewis continued his act of bulling against me by proposing I was banned from the council office and was not to communicate in anyway with the Town Clerk or his assistant. I questioned the need to include the assistant clerk and Cllr Charles Haworth suggested I could bully her in the future although I had not to date.

Fortunately most councillors saw sense and the motion, was not passed.

Cllr Sharon Spencer proposed a surprising compromise. I am now only allowed to speak to the Assistant Clerk by appointment only. I do not think this is legal? It also interferes with me carrying out my duties as a Councillor.

The Town Clerk has made a very serious allegation He has said I am bullying him.

The Town Council have a written complaint from the Town Clerk. I have not seen this. If the town Clerk named the real bullies like former Cllr Paul Beech, I would support his claim. The Town Clerk often told me Mr Beech and his mob was asking him to remove me. Mr Beech is a Bully I have experienced this many times. He often address’s me as Brookes in a very unfriendly manner. Attends council meetings and intimidates me. When I complained the Town Council they took no action. The last time Mr Beech insulted members by handing out free ties to members of the council. Mr Beech also finds times hard and now works for Tesco and bites the hands that feed him he often writes to the Town Council because of his involvement with the Town Partnership suggesting Tesco is responsible for retail decline here in Oakham and and very recently wrote and suggested the expansion of Tesco would do the same.

I take the claim I am bully very personally and it is totally untrue!

Asking the Town Clerk questions is not bullying.

I will not be making appointments to visit the assistant clerk I apologise to the people I serve if this effects my work as your councillor. No other Councillor or member of the public needs to make an appointment. This clearly discriminates against me.

During the meeting Cllr Charles Haworth kept smirking as he made comments, I referred to him as a nasty person. At this point Cllr Alf Dewis proposed I be removed from the meeting and I suggested he called the police they seem to come when he asks, but not when I was threatened by former Cllr Kelly. I said sorry to Cllr Charles Haworth it’s an easy word to use.

At the meeting I agreed to real independent mediation, if this would help the town clerk and of course save the council money if the Town Clerk decided to go to tribunal. I left the meeting feeling bullied and confused, I don’t think this is never going to get any better. Maybe the town clerk and I could get together and put in joint claim against the Town Council?.

The confusion comes from the actions of one Cllr who at the beginning of the meeting objected to me using their first name, this had never been a problem before, then at end of the meeting come up to me shake my hand and kiss my cheek. I don’t object to this action but please could we have some continuity.

At the end of the meeting Ms Pender returned to the chamber and handed out letters to all councillors accept to Bigot Alf and Charles who voted to further exclude me from Oakham Town council.

The letter was double sided one side highlighted some of the bullying I have been subjected to over the past year. I was shocked to see some of the pornographic images once more. It reminded me this information has all been passed to Oakham police but they have chosen to take NO action,

Even Leicestershire’s Hate Crimes Officer appears to have been silenced!

I forgot to mention this was also Cllr Alan Walters first meeting I am sure it will be one he will remember.

The biggest joke of the evening is Oakham Town Council appears to being taking employment advice from Cllr Alf Dewis.

Cllr Alf Dewis used to be employed along with another person by Rutland County Council and both were forced to resign after a former employee won a tribunal action against Rutland County Council. Rutland County Council has now employed the services of Cllr Alf Dewis via his own consultancy company.

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