Cllr Alf Dewis

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The nettle bouquet goes to ... Cllr Alf Dewis






IS CLLR ALF DEWIS GOING TO BE GIVEN A SECOND BITE AT CHERRY

TO HARASS CLLR MARTIN BROOKES.



In his bid to be seen as an Alpha Male, Cllr Alf Dewis has led the attack on Martin Brookes. Using the Town Clerk’s allegation of, as yet unsubstantiated and undisclosed, bullying against Cllr Brookes. This issue has seen the Council being asked to vote to exclude Cllr Brookes from the Council Offices; from communicating with the Town Clerk, Richard White, or his Assistant, Allison Greaves, either by email; telephone; letter or in person. When this motion was rejected on 5th May 2010 another, slightly watered down, motion was immediately put to the Council - in direct contravention of Standing Order 35 – viz:



(a) A decision (whether affirmative or negative) of the Council shall not be

debated by Council within six months save by special resolution, the written notice whereof shall bear the names of at least five members of the Council.



(b) When a special resolution or any other resolution moved under the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Order has been disposed of, no similar resolution may be moved within a further six months.



That motion is null and void, since the previous motion was rejected.



However, once more in contravention of Standing Order 35 yet another motion is being put to the Council this evening (26th May 2010).



Cllr Brookes was asked if he would be prepared to undergo mediation. Since he still does not know of what he is accused, he cannot reply to the allegation with any real insight, other than to reject the allegation.



This is all becoming a bit fantastical; rather like a Kafka novel. In effect what the Council is saying is:



“You are accused of bullying the Town Clerk, Richard White. We are not prepared to tell you what the allegation is and we are banning you from carrying out your duties as a Councillor. Richard White will have a curtain over the glass of his office door so he cannot see you when you do visit the Council Office, he will not reply to your telephone calls, emails or letters, although paradoxically he will email you. We would like you to agree to mediation under the auspices of the staff committee, made up of Councillors many of whom have made your life unnecessarily difficult if not impossible. No, we are not prepared to ask ACAS to mediate on grounds of cost and we also reject your suggestion that Richard White’s Union undertake mediation. You are guilty without trial or investigation and we will take another stab at making it impossible for you to function as a public representative yet again tonight (26th May) in direct contravention of Standing Order 35. We have found you guilty, but we will not tell you precisely what you are accused of doing.”



In his bid to pursue this vendetta on behalf of Council members, Cllr Alf Dewis is claiming to be an expert in employment law. Making a bid to be seen as an Alpha Male leading the pack against Cllr Martin Brookes. Cllr Dewis has messed up time and time again. Claiming to know the law and being an acute ignoramus of the laws of Local Government, he is, quite illegally, attempting to right the mistakes he has made at a meeting on 5th May, by yet again ignoring Standing Orders.



I would suggest that all Cllr Alf Dewis has achieved is to prove to me, and any disinterested onlooker, that he is no Alpha Male but is instead a supreme and absolute ignoramus in the law on this matter. He has mired the Council in an illegal and ill-considered vendetta against Cllr Martin Brookes.



Far from being an Alpha Male, Cllr Alf Dewis has only proved himself to be an Alpha Prat.



Note: Protection from Harassment Act

1997

CHAPTER 40

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

England and Wales

Section

1. Prohibition of harassment.

2. Offence of harassment.

3. Civil remedy.

4. Putting people in fear of violence.

5. Restraining orders.

6. Limitation.

7. Interpretation of this group of sections.



http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1997/pdf/ukpga_19970040_en.pdf