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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Debbie Mogg, monitoring officer at Rutland County Council incomplete advice.





I recently contacted the monitoring officer at Rutland County Council for advice.

The advice I received was incomplete.

I raised this with the Monitoring Officer along with the issue of qualifications and the council leaders acceptance that a monitoring officer does not have to be legally qualified.

It would help if they were qualified , the video above clearly shows why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UFI8iPzCG4

You can also look to Oakham Town Council and look at their continuous embarrassments as a result
of employing an over paid unqualified person. I suppose if you employ unqualified people you can't blame them when all goes wrong.

The monitoring officer read a prepared statement at a full council meeting. Apparently the UKIP
Councillors have reported criminal  activity, which they claim has been committed by the council to the police.

The monitoring officer reads out the statement admitting she or council  have no knowledge of the allegations and adds the allegations are false like all previous allegations made against the council.

I think it is daft to make a statement before the full facts are known, What happens if the allegations turn out to be true?

Whilst I believe employing a unqualified monitoring officer produces someone with almost human qualities and understanding. I do believe it is a  big mistake and for the few pence a week the council saves on wages that could also prove to be a false economy later down the line.

Maybe the Monitoring Officer should return to her previous duties, perhaps the senior officers
were dissatisfied with their half cups of tea, rather like those who don't receive complete advice?

It is said the Chief Executive employs unqualified staff because it makes her look a little bit clever.
She has no qualifications matching her role. Unless she uses her cooking degree to provide sustenance for the staff at lunch time.
Dear Mr Brookes,

In response to your comments about the qualifications needed to be Monitoring Officer – Mr Begy was accurate in his statement at Council.  There is no requirement for the Monitoring Officer to hold a legal qualification and there are many Monitoring Officers in this position throughout the country.

Kind regards

Debbie Mogg  CPFA | Director of Resources
Rutland County Council
Catmose, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HP
t: 01572 758358  f: 01572 720971