tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post5932591685145878190..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: Management speakUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-84650934454484909532014-09-11T18:58:55.396+01:002014-09-11T18:58:55.396+01:00Ms Walters has declared that her husband works for...Ms Walters has declared that her husband works for WRW. What has she actually done wrong? Has she made a decision to award work to WRW. No I thought not!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-16260501433279259392014-09-10T18:46:07.489+01:002014-09-10T18:46:07.489+01:00Conflict of Interest. She should not be in the po...Conflict of Interest. She should not be in the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-44966362637059196582014-09-10T07:26:39.345+01:002014-09-10T07:26:39.345+01:00Redhead asks why should officers be exempt? This ...Redhead asks why should officers be exempt? This is particularly important when decisions are delegated to officers, or where, based on officer recommendations, decisions are made summarily, in secret, and by a seemingly uncritical, unquestioning Cabinet Member.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-2317518597079514082014-09-09T22:38:35.345+01:002014-09-09T22:38:35.345+01:00If this officer were a councillor she would be for...If this officer were a councillor she would be forced by law to declare this relationship in matters where she or her husband might derive financial gain and, if she did not, could in some circumstances be heavily fined or even jailed. <br /><br />Why should officers be exempt?Redheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-13005336343276157182014-09-09T21:49:36.313+01:002014-09-09T21:49:36.313+01:00Anon@20.39 I think we need to stop being quite so ...Anon@20.39 I think we need to stop being quite so naive. To point out that someone is married to someone else is not a personal attack. More to the point, you can bet your bottom dollar that everyone in the construction industry has known this for years - so why should the public be kept in the dark?<br /><br />As I said before, being open and transparent is to the benefit of the officers as much as everyone else. Of course the council should publish officers' interests online. That way everyone knows where they stand.<br /><br />Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-51673219672399084502014-09-09T20:39:24.385+01:002014-09-09T20:39:24.385+01:00Why would you feel the need to make such a persona...Why would you feel the need to make such a personal comment about Ms Walters and her husbands employment? Well below the belt. You have just demonstrated that you are no better than Ms Thompson and her continuous attack on Mr Mark James. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-43007337282986952652014-09-09T13:24:45.942+01:002014-09-09T13:24:45.942+01:00Keeping senior officer appointments on an interim ...Keeping senior officer appointments on an interim basis not only enables the Chief Exec to appoint favoured candidates from within, but no doubt the interim status acts as a constant reminder to those appointed that their position is subject to "good behaviour" in the eyes of the Chief Exec. I expect that any trangressions would see an immmediate review.<br /><br />There is an obvious conflict of interest where a person doling out public money to private firms has a pecuniary interest through a spouse's involvement in a company that stands to benefit from contracts and grants. Not only should such interests be publicly declared, but a Council officer should stand aside from any dealings in which a spouse might have a direct financial interest. Whether that is compatible with being Head of Economic Development or Assistant Chief Executive I leave to others to muse on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-39217294443396926212014-09-09T06:16:02.044+01:002014-09-09T06:16:02.044+01:00Anon@20.51 - see Caebrwyn's comments about off...Anon@20.51 - see Caebrwyn's comments about officers' interests.<br /><br />They are not published and the public cannot make an appointment to go and see a register. It took her 6 months to get information which should be routinely available.<br /><br />It is in the interests of the council and the officers themselves that these things are out in the open. Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-79229606193220143382014-09-08T21:11:12.110+01:002014-09-08T21:11:12.110+01:00Ms Wendy Walters' declaration about her connec...Ms Wendy Walters' declaration about her connection with WRW Construction is, of course, documented within the Register of Officers' Interests.<br />The problem was that it took a lengthy six month Freedom of Information struggle to extract the Register from the council.<br />One suggestion to the Governance review panel, in view of the council becoming the 'most transparent in Wales', was for this Register, and the Register of Members' Interests to be published online.<br />Let's hope they are. caebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-87950931161915908012014-09-08T20:51:01.828+01:002014-09-08T20:51:01.828+01:00Is it really fair to point out the identity of the...Is it really fair to point out the identity of the ladies husband. Are you making any allegation at all of improper behaviour ?<br /><br />If you have allegations to make surely you should make them rather than the cowardly way that you have skirted the issue.<br /><br />Have a bit of courage - are you making an allegation or are you simply pointing out the identity of her husband for the hell of it !<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-68496250095913091082014-09-08T20:21:02.994+01:002014-09-08T20:21:02.994+01:00Your contacts are not keeping you fully informed. ...Your contacts are not keeping you fully informed. <br />You have failed to mention the appointment of a child care senior manager to the post of Interim Head of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities follwoing the retirement of the previous postholder. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com