Councillors need to cogitate .. on the throne! (loo ban!)
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http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1115...
So it appeals to my lavatory sense of humour - well tuned in a boys' school!
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So it appeals to my lavatory sense of humour - well tuned in a boys' school!
Manchester Evening News said:
Councillors in toilet break ban
Jon Smith
May 14, 2009
COUNCILLORS have been banned from spending a penny during planning meetings in Wigan.
Anyone who leaves the room to answer a call of nature is told they won't be allowed to cast their vote.
Chairman John Hilton says councillors who nip out to the loo are leaving the panel open to legal challenges in the event of an appeal. That's because they may miss evidence or information which should be considered as part of the decision-making process.
The Labour member says so many councillors left their chairs during last month's committee b]that the proceedings resembled 'a sponsored walk'.[/b]
Now, councillors must wait for a comfort break two hours into the meeting.
Furious opposition members have complained to the council's chief executive about the 'crossed-legs' diktat. They say it is an attack on them because some are known to be battling medical complaints which can lead to more frequent visits to the toilet.
Hindley Independent Jim Ellis denounced the scheme. He said Coun Hilton had told them that if anyone walked out of the meeting they should not come back, and the committee would instead be having a short toilet break two hours into the meeting.
He said: "I would like to know if this is the latest edict from the council itself and does it apply to all council meetings or just the planning committee?"
He was backed by Coun George Fairhurst, who is awaiting surgery for a medical condition which has left him requiring more frequent trips visits to the loo.
Mr Hilton, a former mayor and the ruling Labour group's chairman, said: "Some applicants have consultants and lawyers and if they see a councillor has left the room when the application is being put before the committee, and that councillor has not heard all the evidence and then he or she votes on the application, we can be taken to the cleaners at any subsequent appeal.
"The instruction I gave the committee was if they have to go out to use the toilet, or for any other reason, then when they came back they could not vote on that specific application."
Perhaps they have cogitated minds requiring a flushing out! Jon Smith
May 14, 2009
COUNCILLORS have been banned from spending a penny during planning meetings in Wigan.
Anyone who leaves the room to answer a call of nature is told they won't be allowed to cast their vote.
Chairman John Hilton says councillors who nip out to the loo are leaving the panel open to legal challenges in the event of an appeal. That's because they may miss evidence or information which should be considered as part of the decision-making process.
The Labour member says so many councillors left their chairs during last month's committee b]that the proceedings resembled 'a sponsored walk'.[/b]
Now, councillors must wait for a comfort break two hours into the meeting.
Furious opposition members have complained to the council's chief executive about the 'crossed-legs' diktat. They say it is an attack on them because some are known to be battling medical complaints which can lead to more frequent visits to the toilet.
Hindley Independent Jim Ellis denounced the scheme. He said Coun Hilton had told them that if anyone walked out of the meeting they should not come back, and the committee would instead be having a short toilet break two hours into the meeting.
He said: "I would like to know if this is the latest edict from the council itself and does it apply to all council meetings or just the planning committee?"
He was backed by Coun George Fairhurst, who is awaiting surgery for a medical condition which has left him requiring more frequent trips visits to the loo.
Mr Hilton, a former mayor and the ruling Labour group's chairman, said: "Some applicants have consultants and lawyers and if they see a councillor has left the room when the application is being put before the committee, and that councillor has not heard all the evidence and then he or she votes on the application, we can be taken to the cleaners at any subsequent appeal.
"The instruction I gave the committee was if they have to go out to use the toilet, or for any other reason, then when they came back they could not vote on that specific application."
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Busa_Rush said:
gamefreaks said:
So what we have here is a country being run by people who are incapable of sitting down and listenign for more than 10 minutes at a time.
That explains a lot.
I bet they can sit down for longer than that when discussing their tax and expenses with their accountant.That explains a lot.
Edited by gamefreaks on Saturday 16th May 12:38
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