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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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Monday, June 26, 2017
Chairman of Oakham Town Council Cllr Michael Haley Once Again Fails to Follow Correct Procedures at Extra Meeting
Chairman of Oakham Town Council Cllr Michael Haley Once Again Fails to Follow Correct Procedures at Extra Meeting
Since Cllr Haley was appointed chairman of the council in May he has already called three
extra meetings mainly due to his failure to follow standing orders and correct procedures at
meetings.
Last Friday's extra meeting is another of his failure to be able to follow the rules and
regulation of the council.
At the start of considering items 4 and 5 of the Agenda Cllr Haley dictated that
standing order five gave us the right to revisit those items.
In part it does but he can not just say he is applying standing order number 5.
as you can see below it is standing order that gives a long list of things council
can doe without written notice.
What we should have done is voted to suspend standing order 6 S
If we had voted to suspend that standing order we could have lawfully revisited
items 4 and 5
As it stands it is looking like the council made an unlawful decisions when
it appointed it new deputy chair and two members to the staffing committee.
a committee we don't actually need.
at the same meeting we also reconsidered the extension of the locum clerks
contract. previous minutes from the May meeting said this would be considered
in the June this was not considered then so the matter was placed on the extra meeting
agenda.
I have no confidence in Cllr Haley he is not a team player and is ruining the neighbourhood
plan and is continually failing us at meetings.
This afternoon he resigned from the working group which is meant to be overseeing the
letting of the old gym in Princess Avenue.
This resignation comes after he sent a email telling members the councils solicitors
had been instructed to draw up a lease, As member of the working group which has not
met this year I pointed out the council had not authorised this.
Cllr Haley has since said what he said was a mistake, if that is the case why did he
resign from the working group?
Below is the standing order Cllr Haley said he was relying on and Standing Order 6 S
which we should have voted to suspend.
5 Motions not requiring written notice
a. Motions in respect of the following matters may be moved without written notice to the Proper Officer:
i. To appoint a person to preside at a meeting
ii. To move to a vote
iii To approve the absences of councillors
iv. To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting
v. To correct an inaccuracy in the minutes of the previous meeting
vi. To dispose of business, if any, remaining from the last meeting
vii. To alter the order of business on the agenda for reasons of urgency or expedience
viii. To proceed to the next business on the agenda
ix To close or adjourn debate
x To require a written report
xi. To refer by formal delegation a matter to a committee or to a sub- committee or an employee
xii. To appoint a committee or sub-committee or any councillors (including substitutes) thereto
xiii. To receive nominations to a committee or sub-committee
xiv. To dissolve a committee or sub-committee
xv. To note the minutes of a meeting of a committee or sub-committee
xvi. To consider a report and/or recommendations made by a committee or a sub-committee or an employee
xvii. To consider a report and/or recommendations made by an employee, professional advisor, expert or consultant
xviii. To authorise legal documents to be sealed by the Council’s Common Seal or as resolved by the Council
(See Standing Orders 14 (a) and (b) below)
xvix. To authorise the payment of monies up to £1,000
xx. To amend a motion relevant to the original or substantive motion under consideration and which shall not have the effect of nullifying it
xxi. To extend the time limit for speeches
xxii. To exclude the press and public for all or part of a meeting
xxiii. To silence or exclude from the meeting a councillor or a member of the public whose conduct is considered in the view of the Chairman to be disorderly conduct and/or to disrupt the meeting
xxiv. To give the consent of the Council if such consent is required by Standing Orders
xxv To suspend any Standing Order except those which are mandatory by law
xxvi. To adjourn the meeting
xxvii. To appoint representatives to outside bodies and to make arrangements for those representatives to report back the activities of outside bodies
xxviii. To answer questions from councillors on points relevant to the business or working of the Council but not issues regarding the alleged behaviour of a councillor or group of councillors, employee or group of employees
xxix. To extend the duration of a meeting in accordance with Standing Order
1 (aa) (iv)
b. If a motion falls within the terms of reference of a committee or sub-committee or within the delegated powers conferred on an employee, a referral of the same may be made to such committee or sub-committee or employee provided that the Chairman may direct for it to be dealt with at the present meeting for reasons of urgency or expedience.
6s. Where a resolution or decision has been made by the Council and is recorded in the approved minutes, it will not be reviewed or rescinded for a period of at least six months, without the prior agreement of the Council meeting.
Since Cllr Haley was appointed chairman of the council in May he has already called three
extra meetings mainly due to his failure to follow standing orders and correct procedures at
meetings.
Last Friday's extra meeting is another of his failure to be able to follow the rules and
regulation of the council.
At the start of considering items 4 and 5 of the Agenda Cllr Haley dictated that
standing order five gave us the right to revisit those items.
In part it does but he can not just say he is applying standing order number 5.
as you can see below it is standing order that gives a long list of things council
can doe without written notice.
What we should have done is voted to suspend standing order 6 S
If we had voted to suspend that standing order we could have lawfully revisited
items 4 and 5
As it stands it is looking like the council made an unlawful decisions when
it appointed it new deputy chair and two members to the staffing committee.
a committee we don't actually need.
at the same meeting we also reconsidered the extension of the locum clerks
contract. previous minutes from the May meeting said this would be considered
in the June this was not considered then so the matter was placed on the extra meeting
agenda.
I have no confidence in Cllr Haley he is not a team player and is ruining the neighbourhood
plan and is continually failing us at meetings.
This afternoon he resigned from the working group which is meant to be overseeing the
letting of the old gym in Princess Avenue.
This resignation comes after he sent a email telling members the councils solicitors
had been instructed to draw up a lease, As member of the working group which has not
met this year I pointed out the council had not authorised this.
Cllr Haley has since said what he said was a mistake, if that is the case why did he
resign from the working group?
Below is the standing order Cllr Haley said he was relying on and Standing Order 6 S
which we should have voted to suspend.
5 Motions not requiring written notice
a. Motions in respect of the following matters may be moved without written notice to the Proper Officer:
i. To appoint a person to preside at a meeting
ii. To move to a vote
iii To approve the absences of councillors
iv. To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting
v. To correct an inaccuracy in the minutes of the previous meeting
vi. To dispose of business, if any, remaining from the last meeting
vii. To alter the order of business on the agenda for reasons of urgency or expedience
viii. To proceed to the next business on the agenda
ix To close or adjourn debate
x To require a written report
xi. To refer by formal delegation a matter to a committee or to a sub- committee or an employee
xii. To appoint a committee or sub-committee or any councillors (including substitutes) thereto
xiii. To receive nominations to a committee or sub-committee
xiv. To dissolve a committee or sub-committee
xv. To note the minutes of a meeting of a committee or sub-committee
xvi. To consider a report and/or recommendations made by a committee or a sub-committee or an employee
xvii. To consider a report and/or recommendations made by an employee, professional advisor, expert or consultant
xviii. To authorise legal documents to be sealed by the Council’s Common Seal or as resolved by the Council
(See Standing Orders 14 (a) and (b) below)
xvix. To authorise the payment of monies up to £1,000
xx. To amend a motion relevant to the original or substantive motion under consideration and which shall not have the effect of nullifying it
xxi. To extend the time limit for speeches
xxii. To exclude the press and public for all or part of a meeting
xxiii. To silence or exclude from the meeting a councillor or a member of the public whose conduct is considered in the view of the Chairman to be disorderly conduct and/or to disrupt the meeting
xxiv. To give the consent of the Council if such consent is required by Standing Orders
xxv To suspend any Standing Order except those which are mandatory by law
xxvi. To adjourn the meeting
xxvii. To appoint representatives to outside bodies and to make arrangements for those representatives to report back the activities of outside bodies
xxviii. To answer questions from councillors on points relevant to the business or working of the Council but not issues regarding the alleged behaviour of a councillor or group of councillors, employee or group of employees
xxix. To extend the duration of a meeting in accordance with Standing Order
1 (aa) (iv)
b. If a motion falls within the terms of reference of a committee or sub-committee or within the delegated powers conferred on an employee, a referral of the same may be made to such committee or sub-committee or employee provided that the Chairman may direct for it to be dealt with at the present meeting for reasons of urgency or expedience.
6s. Where a resolution or decision has been made by the Council and is recorded in the approved minutes, it will not be reviewed or rescinded for a period of at least six months, without the prior agreement of the Council meeting.
Peter Jones Conservative is to attempt a return to Rutland County Council Whissendine Election
Peter Jones Conservative is to attempt a return to Rutland County Council Whissendine Election
Peter Jones lost his seat on the Council at the 2011 election by two votes.
The Leicester Mercury reported at the time the astonishing five recounts.
They failed to report the finer details of the unlawful poor conduct of the
Tory mob that used to run Rutland County Council back then.
The late Roger Begy unlawfully handling ballot papers at the count.
I was told the Rutland and Melton Conservative were desperate for candidates
for this and the Ketton by-election!
When Peter Jones lost his seat I was pleased to see he stopped staggering
around Oakham looking drunk and his family were pleased he had returned to
being a family member and especially a grandparent.
Lets hope the voters of Whissendine don't vote for him we don't want to
see a return to the very dark days of Rutland County Council.
Peter Jones was responsible for the destruction of The Rutland County
Museum as he oversaw the selling of many exhibits, describing it
as a spring clean.
(right) Peter Jones
Peter Jones lost his seat on the Council at the 2011 election by two votes.
The Leicester Mercury reported at the time the astonishing five recounts.
They failed to report the finer details of the unlawful poor conduct of the
Tory mob that used to run Rutland County Council back then.
The late Roger Begy unlawfully handling ballot papers at the count.
I was told the Rutland and Melton Conservative were desperate for candidates
for this and the Ketton by-election!
When Peter Jones lost his seat I was pleased to see he stopped staggering
around Oakham looking drunk and his family were pleased he had returned to
being a family member and especially a grandparent.
Lets hope the voters of Whissendine don't vote for him we don't want to
see a return to the very dark days of Rutland County Council.
Peter Jones was responsible for the destruction of The Rutland County
Museum as he oversaw the selling of many exhibits, describing it
as a spring clean.
(right) Peter Jones
Rutland County Council Parking Charge Icreases Uppingham and Oakham
Rutland County Council Parking Charges Uppingham and Oakham
Rutland County Council is increasing all parking charges in the county towns.
Dave Brown, Director for Places said “By introducing standard charges across all our car parks we’re creating a much simpler and fairer system. We also need to factor in rises in inflation, which haven’t been applied to parking charges in Rutland for many years”
Uppingham saw a increase in parking charges last year after Uppingham Town Council stopped
paying a £8,500 per year to Rutland County Council to subsidise charges, it had paid since 2012.
In July 2016 the local paper reported Uppingham parking charges would remain cheaper than Oakham's
Rutland County Council News:
New car parking charges across all of Rutland’s car parks come into effect on Monday July 3rd
The changes, following a review of fees and charges for all Council services were approved by Cabinet earlier this year.
The new 80p per hour car parking charges in all Rutland car parks will bring Uppingham in line with Oakham making the cost of parking the same in both towns. Some fees will rise but this will represent the first parking fee rise since 2013
Dave Brown, Director for Places said “By introducing standard charges across all our car parks we’re creating a much simpler and fairer system. We also need to factor in rises in inflation, which haven’t been applied to parking charges in Rutland for many years”
Discount day tickets will be available which allow parking for up to 24 hours and will cost £4 The cost of a weekly discount ticket will start at £15 and an annual season ticket will cost £432. Annual residents’ parking permits will cost £40 in both Oakham and Uppingham.
These changes mean that roving will be permissible between Oakham and Uppingham and that a single ticket will be valid in both towns’ car parks for the duration of the ticket. The short stay car parks will still operate a 4 hour maximum length of stay.
Drivers can choose to pay for parking by coin at pay and display machines, by debit or credit card or using their mobile phone, although card payments via pay and display machines will be phased out over the next year.
Rutland County Council is increasing all parking charges in the county towns.
Dave Brown, Director for Places said “By introducing standard charges across all our car parks we’re creating a much simpler and fairer system. We also need to factor in rises in inflation, which haven’t been applied to parking charges in Rutland for many years”
Uppingham saw a increase in parking charges last year after Uppingham Town Council stopped
paying a £8,500 per year to Rutland County Council to subsidise charges, it had paid since 2012.
In July 2016 the local paper reported Uppingham parking charges would remain cheaper than Oakham's
Rutland County Council News:
New car parking charges across all of Rutland’s car parks come into effect on Monday July 3rd
The changes, following a review of fees and charges for all Council services were approved by Cabinet earlier this year.
The new 80p per hour car parking charges in all Rutland car parks will bring Uppingham in line with Oakham making the cost of parking the same in both towns. Some fees will rise but this will represent the first parking fee rise since 2013
Dave Brown, Director for Places said “By introducing standard charges across all our car parks we’re creating a much simpler and fairer system. We also need to factor in rises in inflation, which haven’t been applied to parking charges in Rutland for many years”
Discount day tickets will be available which allow parking for up to 24 hours and will cost £4 The cost of a weekly discount ticket will start at £15 and an annual season ticket will cost £432. Annual residents’ parking permits will cost £40 in both Oakham and Uppingham.
These changes mean that roving will be permissible between Oakham and Uppingham and that a single ticket will be valid in both towns’ car parks for the duration of the ticket. The short stay car parks will still operate a 4 hour maximum length of stay.
Drivers can choose to pay for parking by coin at pay and display machines, by debit or credit card or using their mobile phone, although card payments via pay and display machines will be phased out over the next year.
Burley Road Oakham Closed
Burley Road Oakham Closed
A lot of drivers don't see the signs.
Which does make it a bit dangerous for the pedestrians as some driver squeeze
through the cones and some even drive on the footpath.
Emergency Road Closure Burley Road, Oakham
Emergency Road Closure Burley Road, Oakham from 16:00 hours today (Monday 19th June) due to power faults along Burley Road over the weekend.
It will be closed between the High Street and Station Road for 2 weeks with access as far as MY Dentist. All businesses and Burley Road Car Park will have access.
The diversion route will be Burley Road (B668), Burley Park Way and Stamford Road with a reciprocal route.
A lot of drivers don't see the signs.
Which does make it a bit dangerous for the pedestrians as some driver squeeze
through the cones and some even drive on the footpath.
Emergency Road Closure Burley Road, Oakham, Rutland
Emergency Road Closure Burley Road, Oakham
Emergency Road Closure Burley Road, Oakham from 16:00 hours today (Monday 19th June) due to power faults along Burley Road over the weekend.
It will be closed between the High Street and Station Road for 2 weeks with access as far as MY Dentist. All businesses and Burley Road Car Park will have access.
The diversion route will be Burley Road (B668), Burley Park Way and Stamford Road with a reciprocal route.
Rutland County Council Election of a Councillor for the WHISSENDINE Ward Candidates Thursday, 20th July 2017
Rutland County Council Election of a Councillor for the WHISSENDINE Ward Candidates Thursday, 20th July 2017
Candidates:
Arnold, Ian John 42 Ashwell Road,
Whissendine, Rutland, LE15
7EW
Independent
John Arnold is a former director of the Harington School Trust
and Kettleby Foods. His wife is a local parish councillor.
Jones, Peter William 29 Ashwell Road,
Whissendine, Rutland, LE15
7EN
Conservative Party Candidate
Lammin, Sue 33 Ashwell Road,
Whissendine, Rutland, LE15
7EN
Independent
Sue Lammin is a local parish Councillor.
Randall, Johannah 11 Gilmore Close, Oakham,
LE15 6FR
Liberal Democrats
Candidates:
Arnold, Ian John 42 Ashwell Road,
Whissendine, Rutland, LE15
7EW
Independent
John Arnold is a former director of the Harington School Trust
and Kettleby Foods. His wife is a local parish councillor.
Jones, Peter William 29 Ashwell Road,
Whissendine, Rutland, LE15
7EN
Conservative Party Candidate
Lammin, Sue 33 Ashwell Road,
Whissendine, Rutland, LE15
7EN
Independent
Sue Lammin is a local parish Councillor.
Randall, Johannah 11 Gilmore Close, Oakham,
LE15 6FR
Liberal Democrats
Johannah Randall once run a cake shop in Oakham, Johannah Patisserie
Rutland County Council Election of a Councillor for the KETTON Ward Thursday, 20th July 2017, candidates
Candidates:
Brown, Gordon
Barrowden House,
7 Luffenham Road, Barrowden,
Oakham,
Rutland,
LE15 8EG
Conservative Party Candidate
Gordon is a Barrowden Parish Councillor
http://www.barrowdenpc.org.uk/barrowden-parish-council.html
Siddle, Kenneth
6 Church Street,
Wing,
Oakham,
LE15 8RS
Liberal Democrats
https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/people/view/ken-siddle/
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