Bits and Bobs No 8

[donedigging]

OC
Why don't you ask OH. to help you out.... but remind him too re-size before posting!!!

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Donedigging, thankyou so much for reminding me of that.

[oldherbaceous]

Morning one and all, a little question you might be able to help me with.
What would define being a Parish Councillor against being a Chairman of a Parish meeting?

Now would i be right in thinking, that the first would be expected to get involved with sorting village problems out, but the second should only be expected to Chair the meeting.

All thoughts very much appreciated.

[Smurfy]

Me thinks there might be some politics here

I have a feeling the chair is also a Parish councillor who just also happens to chair the meeting

[richard p]

isnt a parish meeting , normally held once a year, so the parish council can present their masterplan and brag about what theyve been doing and show what jolly good chaps they are, normally chaired by the chair of the parish council but the public is allowed to comment and ask questions at any point.
the parish council mets once a month, spends all evening waffling amongst themselves, the audience of about 2 villagers and the local paper reporter anrt allowed to say anything. the chair gets ellected once a year, usually the longest serving councillor(regardless of how good they are or the boss of the biggest clique). parish coucillors are supposed to spend the councils income wisely for the benefit of the parishoners , and should be available at all hours to listen to parishoners moans about anything under the sun.

[Shallot Man]

Doesn't the Chairman also have the casting vote.

[alan refail]

Dear OH

Are you thinking of becoming the Barack Hussein Obama of Milton Bryan then

All the info on Parish/Community/Town Councils is HERE.

[lizzie]

Only the feathered sort i can assure you Lizzie.

Have you had a bad night Lizzie, i couldn't help noticing your other early posting?

Good morning Herby

No, I didn't have a good night at all and was awake for all of it

Still, slept for most of yeasterday and all night too so am feeling a little more humanish today...........

It's cold here and blowing a gale.....so no lottie for me today....we've already had the hailstones and the rain is coming in as I type. Looks like it'll have to wait till the weekend again

[oldherbaceous]

Thankyou all for your replies.

The setup here is that we have three or four meetings a year, the chairman is just an elected villager and not a counsellor and we also have a clerk to do the paper work.
The chairman is unpaid, but the clerk is now paid as no one wanted the job.

Does anyone else have a setup like this?

[Monika]

OH, we have a similar setup to yours BUT the chairman of the PC is elected by the PC itself and certainly IS a councillor. Our PC has very little responsibility because many of its normal tasks are carried out by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, like footpaths etc.

[oldherbaceous]

Thankyou for that Monika.

Dear Lizzie glad your feeling a whole lot better, theres nothing worse than not being able to sleep.

[alan refail]

Cariad mawr i bawb ar y fforwm ar ddiwrnod Santes Dwynwen



Lots of love to all forum members; it's St Dwynwen's Day today.

[oldherbaceous]

She seemed to be a most pleasant girl.

I would just like to iternationally thank my mate Old Codger for giving me his first half dozen eggs, a very, very kind gesture indeed and very much appreciated.

Not sure how the hens managed to lay them with Tesco stamps on them though,
Only joking.

[garden_serf]

Thats a really nice gesture, well done OC!

OH - Watch out they are not boiled, or there is some other trick on the go!

[oldherbaceous]

Dear garden_serf, to be sure i will be on my guard.

I wonder if the artist of your new avatar was inspired when she visited Liverpool.