Something to hide...?
The needs of Manorbier residents are again dismissed by its Community Council, who failed to conduct it's monthly meeting last night.
Councillor Neads has not been in the Community very long, has been a councillor for a shorter period of time and has been acting Proper Officer only since Spring/Summer this year. However, in his absence, the Council collapses into disarray.
At the start of the meeting, Chairman Wales informed Councillors that Councillor Neads would not be attending the meeting due to being called away on an urgent matter. As he was the one who took the minutes, the meeting could not take place unless there was a volunteer to take his place. Such is the position within the council at the moment, it was suggested that Councillor Brian Coleman who is the current vice-chairman volunteer his services. He instantly declined to be of any assistance to the meeting. As Chairman Wales was not prepared to take the minutes either, the remaining Councillors were left somewhat bemused when Chairman Wales abruptly called a halt to the proceedings and without any further ado, adjourned the meeting until further notice.
Councillor Calver asked Chairman Wales when the meeting would reconvene, only to be told that the meeting would only now reconvene when it suited Councillor Neads. The Councillors have no idea when the December business can now be dealt with. This is a ridiculous position for the Council to find itself in - the Council unable to function because of the absence of one Councillor.
The issue that comes to mind here, is this - what was the Chairman scheming to hide from the Council and public? There is no real reason why the vice-chairman Councillor Brian Coleman should have refused so bluntly to help the Council. Under handed trickery has been mentioned in this blog before, the unanswered question to this debacle is - what are they trying to hide?
If Chairman Wales has nothing to hide then the clear position is this - the Council cannot function without Councillor Neads. If this is where the Council finds itself, then God help Manorbier.
Councillor Neads has not been in the Community very long, has been a councillor for a shorter period of time and has been acting Proper Officer only since Spring/Summer this year. However, in his absence, the Council collapses into disarray.
At the start of the meeting, Chairman Wales informed Councillors that Councillor Neads would not be attending the meeting due to being called away on an urgent matter. As he was the one who took the minutes, the meeting could not take place unless there was a volunteer to take his place. Such is the position within the council at the moment, it was suggested that Councillor Brian Coleman who is the current vice-chairman volunteer his services. He instantly declined to be of any assistance to the meeting. As Chairman Wales was not prepared to take the minutes either, the remaining Councillors were left somewhat bemused when Chairman Wales abruptly called a halt to the proceedings and without any further ado, adjourned the meeting until further notice.
Councillor Calver asked Chairman Wales when the meeting would reconvene, only to be told that the meeting would only now reconvene when it suited Councillor Neads. The Councillors have no idea when the December business can now be dealt with. This is a ridiculous position for the Council to find itself in - the Council unable to function because of the absence of one Councillor.
The issue that comes to mind here, is this - what was the Chairman scheming to hide from the Council and public? There is no real reason why the vice-chairman Councillor Brian Coleman should have refused so bluntly to help the Council. Under handed trickery has been mentioned in this blog before, the unanswered question to this debacle is - what are they trying to hide?
If Chairman Wales has nothing to hide then the clear position is this - the Council cannot function without Councillor Neads. If this is where the Council finds itself, then God help Manorbier.
posted by Manorbier at 8:47 PM
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