RESIGNATION AND NOTICE OF VACANCY
Martin Brookes resigned as a Town Councillor for Oakham North West Ward on the 8th July 2010.
The Notice of Vacancy has now been published and is available to view in the Town Council notice boards outside the Victoria Hall, outside the Library and on Gaol Street. If at least 10 electors from the Oakham North West Ward request an election before August 9th 2010 then an election will be held. This request must be made in writing to the Returning Officer at Rutland County Council before that date. If an election is not called then the Town Council will be given permission to co-opt a new Councillor.
Rutland County Council District Council
Catmose * Oakham * Rutland * LE15 6HP
Telephone 01572 722577 * Facsimile 01572 758307 * DX 28340 Oakham
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Rutland County District Council
Electoral Services
01572 722577
20th July 2010
Mr R. White
Oakham Town Council
Victoria Hall
39 High Street
Oakham
LE15 6AH
Dear Mr White
TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION
NORTH WEST WARD - OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL
I should be grateful if you could arrange to publish the enclosed Notice of Vacancy by publicly
displaying it in prominent positions around the Parish by no later than the date shown on the Notice.
I do not intend to place the Notice in the local press at this stage unless you specifically request
this to happen. Any costs in advertising the vacancy in the press would be borne by the Parish
Council.
Please confirm when and where the Notices were displayed.
I am grateful for your assistance in this matter.
Yours sincerely
PookDeputy Returning Officer
Electoral Registration Officer
NOTICE OF VACANCY
IN OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR
NORTH WEST WARD - OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
pursuant to section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that
following the RESIGNATION OF MR M J BROOKES a vacancy now exists
in the office of Councillor for the said Town Council.
If by 9th August 2010 (14 days¤ after the date of this notice), a request
for an election to fill the said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning
Officer at Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP by TEN electors for the
said Town Council, an election will be held to fill the said vacancy,
otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.
If an election is requested, it will take place no later than 7th October
2010.
HELEN BRIGGS
Returning Officer (How did he get here this should be a photograph of Mrs Briggs who also like likes loads of money as the highly paid chief at RCCDC)
That's better there she is!Dated : 20th July 2010
¤ In computing any period of time for this purpose, a Saturday, Sunday, day of the Christmas break, of the
Easter break or of a bank holiday or day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning must be
disregarded.
"The Christmas break" means the period begining with the last week day before Christmas Eve and
ending with the first week day after Christmas Day which is not a bank holiday, "the Easter break"
means the period begining with the Thursday before and ending with the Tuesday after Easter Day, and
"a bank holiday break" means any bank holiday not included in the Christmas break or Easter break and
the period begining with the last week day before that bank holiday and ending with the next week day
which is not a bank holiday.
