Thank you for your email.
The Deputy Monitoring Officer has been out of the office for a few days due to elections work and a course, and in order to avoid delays I have sought on his behalf some clarification from the parish clerk on the background to the parish council setting up the working parties and I will pass on her response to the Deputy Monitoring Officer.
With regard to the membership of the Assessment Sub-Committee I was planning to answer that later this week and comment on certain matters you mentioned in your letter of 29th May. The Sub-committee will consist of one District Councillor, one parish councillor and a local member of the public drawn from the membership of the Standards Committee depending on their availability and provided they are not conflicted out. The Deputy Monitoring Officer and a Member Services Officer will consider the membership shortly and I will ask that you are informed of their names.
M J Kelley
District Solicitor
01243 534656
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From: David Hopson [mailto:nunnington@gmail.com]
Sent: 08 June 2009 11:25
To: Mike Kelley
Cc: billbuckland; BillBuckland; bobhutton; dermotwright; jimrobertson; keithmartin; richardshrubb; stevecolwell; TrevorTupper; EastWittering Parish Council; martindaws-chew; Pieter Montyn; Peter Jones; WarrenTayler; steve@rookwoodproducts.talktalk.net; SteveColwell; TrevorLeggo; West Wittering Parish Council
Subject: Re: Accountability, openness, transparency and sophistry
Hi Mike
I have a number of immediate concerns:
- You said that this matter would be handed over to the Deputy Monitoring Officer (for the reasons you gave) and I am now not clear about what is going on since this does not seem to have happened.
- Following the concerns that you raised about your involvement, I asked for a list of members of the Assessment Sub-Committee and the Standards Committee, which I have not had. Can you let me know what is happening on this too please?
- In relation to what you said about contacting the Parish Clerk, I should be clear that I am no longer able to place any confidence in the impartiality and neutrality of her position in relation to anything concerning me. You cannot but be aware that there is a serious row going on down here, in which the Clerk, willy nilly, is now embroiled (see list of links below).
It is my view that if a Council has acted with such manifest calculation to use its records to defame one of its Members then it has brought itself into public disrepute. In these circumstances, as the object of this defamation, I believe I am fully entitled to defend my position and name in any way I choose, and am discharged from any obligation to work within the prevailing and consensual culture of the Council qua body social (as distinct from body political).
DISPUTED West Wittering Minutes
In line with the principles of Accountability, Openness and Transparency, this email has been posted to http://wwpcmailstore.blogspot.com/
2009/6/4 Mike Kelley <mjkelley@chichester.gov.uk>
Thank you for your email of 29th May.I am seeking some background information from the parish clerk on some of the issues you have raised in your original complaint and I will then respond to you in more detail on the matters you have raised in your email.M J Kelley
District Solicitor
01243 534656
For the latest news and information from Chichester District Council click:
http://www.chichester.gov.uk
From: David Hopson [mailto:nunnington@gmail.com]
Sent: 29 May 2009 14:20
To: Mike Kelley
Cc: bill buckland; bob hutton; West Wittering Parish Council; dermot wright; jim robertson; keith martin; richard shrubb; steve colwell; Trevor Tupper; steve@rookwoodproducts.talktalk.net
Subject: Accountability, openness, transparency and sophistryPlease find attached my reply to your letter dated 21st May (see http://tinyurl.com/wwpc-response1).If you would like a formal paper copy, please do not hesitate to let me know.David HopsonA redacted copy of the attachment will be found at http://tinyurl.com/wwpc-response2This email will be copied automatically to http://wwpcmailstore.blogspot.com/
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