A meeting of the Business Management Overview & Scrutiny sub-committee was cancelled last week because not enough councillors turned up to make it quorate.
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There are ten councillors who sit on this committee with six substitutes yet between them not even three could be bothered to turn up - even though they are all paid very generous allowances by the taxpayer.
The party whips also receive a tax payer allowance to ensure that councillors attend meetings.
In the private sector, if workers do not attend the job for which they are paid without a valid reason, they are docked their pay. Don’t Call Me Dave calls for the members of this committee and the party whips to have their allowances docked accordingly.
3 comments:
Dear David,
If you've ever worked in an office, private or public, then you'd know that getting full commitment from someone who is leaving is nearly impossible.
I sincerely hope you live your life to the exacting standards that you expect of everyone else.
xit53
Who is to say these people are leaving? All are standing for re-election.
I realise, of course, that it is a very old fashioned concept to expect people to turn up to do the job they are paid handsomely to do.
Dear David,
I say these people are all leaving. Being a politician is a temp job.
I suspect not all will be re-elected. Nothing is guaranteed. Hence they are leaving.
Instead of being old fashioned you could try being realistic and contemporary.
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