Oakham Town Council Obstruction

The following is posted for any of those who may have any doubt my work as a councillor is obstructed.

But after a lot of complain there are small improvement, it also helps members of the public now attend meetings and are willing to write statements.

The following was accepted at the meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee of Oakham Town Council held on Wednesday 23rd June 2010

68/10 (Appendix A)

Cllr Brookes asked that the minutes included the fact that he made numerous attempts to ask that it be proposed and seconded that a decision had been taken outside of the meeting with relation item 61/10 (i)  in the draft minutes* (*that should read during the meeting I had asked and not been allowed to make the proposal) but this had not been allowed by the Chairman of the meeting (Cllr Charles Haworth)  This was agreed and it was proposed by Cllr Dewis (a surprise change) seconded by Cllr Walters and agreed  5 votes for and 3 abstentions (3 abstentions made by those not present at the previous meeting) that the amended minutes be approved as a true record of that meeting and be signed by the chairman.
The minutes were to be amended accordingly and the agreed changed initialled by the chairman.

Cllr Haworth was reported to standards for his bullying conduct.

Next weeks council meeting will also require emended minutes.

The minutes of the extra council meeting of Oakham Town Council held on Wednesday 16th June 2010

The following is not a true record of event although there is a admission of some delay, I suggest there was some considerable delay and the events that took place were illegal.

From minutes:

Cllr Woodcock took the chair

It was proposed by Cllr Brookes, that:

"under section 1(2) of the public bodies (admissions to meetings) Act 1960 and in accordance with standing order 61 it is proposed that in view of the confidential nature of the business about to be transacted, it is advisable in the public interest that the public and press be temporarily excluded and they were asked to withdraw.

After some delay, and prior to the Chairman moving onto the next item of business, this proposal was seconded by Cllr Walters and agreed 6 votes for and 1 abstention.

The above is not a true record of events as stated previously on my blog, two statements given by members of public have been provided to the council.

I also made a complaint to the standards committee regarding Cllr Dewis and his conduct.