Martin Brookes Oakham Rutland

Once again Oakham Town Council skills at their best.

The Clerk refuses to let members save tax payers money.

Since 2011 the localism act has permitted members to opt to receive all summons
and agenda's via email. Despite many request to take up this right Oakham Town Councils
Clerk refuses to accept my request. Once again proving that Oakham Town Council does not
think laws apply to them.

Above are all the agendas and documents Oakham Town Council has sent
out to me over the last two years. Unlike our last Chairman Adam Lowe
I don't tear them up at the end of a meeting. In my role as Cllr I often
find the need to look back at what was considered at our meetings.

The main reason I have to keep these is because OTC do not publish any
reports online and there is no minutes or agenda archive published.

If I ask as a Councillor to visit the office to see anything those request
are met by constant obstruction.

I do wish OTC would publish all the agenda reports on-lne and permit
us access to the internet at the council and permit laptops on the council
chamber table. Last year the council banned all recording devices from
the council chamber table.

I also wish the council would recognise Cllr rights and it would save
the tax payers of Oakham a fortune.

Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 5:07 PM
From: "Allison Greaves"
To: "Adam Lowe" , "Andrew Bennett" , "Anne Skipworth" , "David Romney" , "Joyce Lucas" , "Michael Haley " , "Peter ind" , "Richard Haynes" , "Sally Anne Wadsworth " , "'Martin Brookes'"
Subject: 01-06-17 Extra
Dear Members

The Chairman regrets calling another Extraordinary meeting so quickly, however he is mindful that we need to get the Office Assistant process underway.

Please find attached an Agenda. A hard copy was posted out tonight, however I am still awaiting some information for the report. Once I have received this, I will email and post to you appendix a.

Regards

Allison Greaves | Clerk to the Council

Oakham Town Council, Victoria Hall, 39 High Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6JD

01572 723627 | agreaves@oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

www.oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

Oakham Town Council
Victoria Hall, 39 High Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6AH
Telephone: 01572 723627
e-mail: enquiries@oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk

TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED TO ATTEND AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL, THURSDAY 1st JUNE 2017 AT 7.00 PM, AT THE OFFICES OF OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL,VICTORIA HALL, 39 HIGH STREET, OAKHAM

Cllr Michael Haley
Chairman
25th May 2017

AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF
OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL
THURSDAY 1st JUNE 2017 AT 7.00 PM
AT THE OFFICES OF OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL,
VICTORIA HALL, 39 HIGH STREET, OAKHAM

Members of the public attending this meeting are advised that it will be
filmed and recorded, or photographed

AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES - Standing Order 1(u)
(i) To receive apologies for absence
(ii) To decide whether to approve absences

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are asked to declare, if required:
(i) Any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest they may have in respect to items on the agenda
(ii) Any other interest they may have in respect to items on the agenda

Members are also reminded to inform the Clerk of any changes in their Register of Members’ Interests

3. DEPUTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC
Members of the Public are invited to address the meeting in accordance with procedures laid down in Standing Orders 1(d) – 1(i)

4. STAFF VACANCY (Appendix A)
To consider recommendations from the meeting of the Staffing Committee held on 18th May
2017 and to make any decisions as appropriate relating to those recommendations

Thursday, May 25, 2017

What is the true return figure for Oakham Neighbourhood Plan

At our last main council meeting Councillor Michael said 33% of the forms delivered
had be returned.

I recently posted a photograph of forms not delivered and paid for by the tax payers
of Oakham.

The Neighbourhood Plan website give a lower figure for forms returned.

'5th May 2017

Thank you to the 1,592 households and businesses of Oakham and Barleythorpe who took the time to complete the Big Survey. This equates to a 29% response rate. This is a fantastic effort.

5,500 Neighbourhood Plan Surveys were delivered to households and businesses in Oakham & Barleythorpe by members and volunteers of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. The Big Survey was also available for people to complete online. '

Today I found a pile of completed forms and non delivered forms in the coffee cupboard
at Oakham Town Council.

These forms have replaced paper work and cheque books for the Oakham United Charities
and other old Oakham Town Council files.

Electors Right To Inspect Oakham Town Councils Accounts Receipts Payments etc Notice

Electors Right To Inspect Oakham Town Councils Accounts Receipts Payments etc Notice

The audit act gives electors who live in Oakham the right to inspect all aspects of the councils
accounts, I am not aware of anyone else attempting to exercise that right. If any one is going
to this year I wish them good luck. When I asked last year my rights were refused, I informed
the council last night of this failure and despite me doing this the council all agreed to
approve the annual return with the box ticked stating they had granted those rights.

Another interesting thing to happen last night was last years Chairman Cllr Adam Lowe
abstained from accepting the account from his year in office ????

Oakham Town Council Extra Meeting 24th May 2017 Video

Oakham Town Council Extra Meeting 24th May 2017

Internal Audit Oakham Town Council Year Ending 31 March 2017 Not a report Richard Willcocks

Redwood Pryor Ltd Internal Audit Oakham Town Council Year Ending 31 March 2017 Not a report Richard Willcocks

At last nights Oakham Town Council meeting I was ambushed for making comments about the document below attached to the public agenda for the extra meeting to approve the accounts.

By the end of the discussion Cllr Michael Haley said in Hindsight this report which is work
in progress should not have been published with the agenda.
Another example of an incompetent Town Council.

When I made my comments in an email I did so after looking at the document given to me for
consideration. The main title states it is an internal audit Oakham Town Council Year Ending
31st March 2017

Page starts with; This internal audit report.

I have nothing to say sorry for I did not make a mistake any unqualified person would have
read this report and assumed it was an internal audit report.

The main problem at the moment is Cllr Haley and Previously Cllr Adam Lowe as Chairman
instruct the Clerk not to communicate with me and this needs to stop.

Document Published with agenda for

Oakham Town Council meeting

24th May 2017

'Internal Audit'

I am not sure how Mr Willcocks can say I have

misunderstood this report and I should have know

it was a draft report.

Page one above is dated year ending 31st March 2017

and starts BASIS OF REPORT

'This internal audit report is based upon.

I may not be as qualified as the internal Auditor

Mr Willcocks but I can read!

The page above is a repeat of the 2015 - 2016

report.

No question about the report were permitted at last nights meeting

I would like to know how an Internal Auditor can write that

the Locum Clerk is self employed and paid after presenting an

invoice and then the office tell me he is not self employed and included

on the payroll, who is correct????

Below is Mr Willcocks the internal auditor

which was distributed at last nights meeting

Above Mr Wilcocks letter distributed at

The Town Council meeting.

I think it is very unfortunate that Mr Richard Willcocks

has reacted in such a public manner.

I can only imagine his reaction was pushed by

Cllr Michael Haley and the Locum Clerk

Malcom Plumb both of whom appear to

gain immense pleasure attacking me for

doing my job.

The Locum Clerk even had a letter prepared

as reply to the internal auditors letter, this

was rejected by the council.

After the meeting I sent the following email to Mr Willcocks

Dear Mr Willcocks,

Thank you for your letter of explanation, which was distributed at this evenings council meeting.

I note that your document was a draft, although not clearly stated when publicly

issued by the Town Council.

I was told you are a man of considerable professionalism, so I am somewhat surprised

by your reaction to a Councillor simply carrying out their job to the best of their ability

with what had been put before them to consider. I am sure you would have come to the

same conclusions. if you were presented the same with no explanation.

Durring the meeting other members recognsed the possibility for 'confusion' and the Chairman

Cllr Michael Haley said in highdsite the document should not have been published.

I was not confused the document is very clearly titled Internal Audit.

The full meeting recording will be available on my youtube channel Thursday.

From

Cllr Martin Brookes OSE Ward

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Oakham and Rutland News

Friday, May 26, 2017

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Oakham Town Council Extra Meeting 1st June 2017 Agenda

Thursday, May 25, 2017

What is the true return figure for Oakham Neighbourhood Plan

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Oakham Town Council Extra Meeting 24th May 2017 Video

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