Looking at Oakham Town Councils published statements of Accounts the former Mayor, Oakham and Rutland County Councillor Adam Lowe has been paid twice for his April expenses/allowance.
15/04/2019 Chairman / A Lowe BACS 434.83 4410 400 434.83 Civic event/charity lunch
29/03/2019 Chairman / A Lowe BACS 434.83 4410 400 434.83 Civic event/chairty lunch
The clerk has incorrectly spelt charity one of the recorded entries.
A document presented to members in the March meeting would suggest these payments could be
duplicates.
Are there any financial controls at Oakham Town Council to protect our money?
Is this why Cllr Lowe made such a fuss at the annual meeting, Claiming wrongly he had a right to
remain a signatory on the councils accounts?
Is this why Cllr Lowe and the clerk left the annual meeting meeting to conduct a private chat?
Shortly Oakham Town Council will publish its annual return and all electors have a right to inspect and request copies of all invoices, payments and receipts. So if you live in Oakham and want to inspect how your money is spent please contact the Clerk.
