Why Didn't One of You Take the Minutes Then? cont...

 

I really seem to have hit a raw nerve with Cllr Martin Davies judging by his latest post (4:28 pm 9th December) on his blog "Manorbier Life".  It appears he is so short of logical and reasoned argument that he is forced to descend to the level of personal abuse, calling me 'yellow' and a 'village idiot', always the sign of someone on very shaky ground with no valid arguments left.  Still, if it makes him feel better it doesn't upset me, so you go ahead Cllr Davies bring the council into disrepute again - I've been called worse things by much better men than you and I'm still going strong!

 

With his wide knowledge of the law, Cllr Davies should be familiar with the rules surrounding the working of community councils but when it comes to the duties of the vice-chairman it seems that he falls flat on his face!

 

Let me try, once again, to enlighten him.  The only extra duty falling to the vice-chairman is, as the title suggests, to chair meetings in the absence of the chairman, nothing more nothing less.  With this one exception he has exactly the same responsibilities and duties as every other member of the council.  So with that in mind one has to ask why, when Cllrs Davies, Calver and Kidney declined to take the minutes, Cllrs Davies and Calver thought there was nothing untoward or sinister about their decision. On the other hand when Cllr Coleman also declined this was to be interpreted as the sign of some dark plot?  A  rather warped and biased point of view don't you think?

 

Since both Cllr Davies and Cllr Calver seemed to get so hot under the collar when Cllr Coleman declined to take the minutes and failed to 'help' the council I must repeat my original question.

 

If they were so convinced that there was some dire plot afoot then why didn't either Cllr Davies or Cllr Calver put a stop to it by stepping in to volunteer to take the minutes themselves and 'help' the council? 

 

This is a very simple and easily answered question but one which seems to cause them considerable difficulty! 

 

According to Cllr Davies their only reason for declining to take the minutes was because Cllr Coleman wasn't prepared to and they weren't going to do something Cllr Coleman wouldn't do! 

 

I really can't believe that they are both such timid sheep that they meekly follow Cllr Coleman's lead in everything!