Councillors are not being very open…
Posted by Peter in Opinion under Adur | Council Watch | Local Government & Democracy | Worthing | on Aug 16 2007
Dear Editor,
Once again I must draw readers’ attention to matters which will affect them and that have not been subject of announcements by their Council.
There is currently an intention to organise a joint staff to serve both Adur and Worthing. The intention being to create economies, however, invitations will be extended to Consultants to tender for the right to advise the two councils on the proposed business plan
Consultants are also to be engaged to advise on the selection and appointment of a new Chief Executive for the proposed overall staff. I would expect that the salary for this post will exceed that which paid for the former holder of the Worthing post since it will be related to the total of electors on the two Electoral Registers, Adur’s and Worthing’s, so the economies sought begin to be eaten away.
It should not be lost sight of that currently Adur’s chief exec., serves both authorities, this has been the case for some time, so the appointment has now been a job-share for some time. This then begs the question why can this situation not continue and maintain the current economy.
Residents of the two communities are not well informed since the policy would seem to be keeping them in the dark. All of this information is on the web, readers should take a look; their councillors are not being very open. If they were, we might have seen some press releases.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Berry
Stoney Lane
Shoreham
