3rd compensation claim from Deal Town Clerks office very soon.
- 4 February 2014 13:36259951As we are aware Lyn Dykes was awarded £45,000 in compensation recently because of the treatment by Deal Town Council.
One of the grievances that was upheld was that she was over worked doing around 10 unpaid extra hours a week.
Since Lyn's departure, the deputy town clerk has taken on the role of 'Acting Town Clerk'. There has been no recruitment of an acting deputy clerk so the this means she now has the work load of both Town Clerk and the Deputy Town Clerk.
As it was found that the former town clerk was overworked surely The Acting Town Clerk must be run ragged? If she is not run ragged and cope with the office without support as she has since May 2013 (9 months) then we have to question
a) the validity of Lyn Dykes claim?
b) why 2 people were employed all this time if only one was necessary?
If the above is correct and 2 jobs are now being done by the same person then the rate payers of Deal will surely be paying out a third compensation and lessons have still not been learned. - 4 February 2014 13:51259954thought she had herself sorted nicely with the first payout, this looks like a classic try on.
most people in salaried jobs do more than their set hours, always been like that since i started work.
good point about the deputy managing to cover both jobs. - 4 February 2014 14:08259956Sorry, I edited above as it didn't make sense. It sounded like I was suggesting Lin Dyke would be going for further compensation but it is the old deputy who is acting as the new town clerk and doing two jobs who would surely have a claim based on the findings on the Lyn Dyke case.
- 7 February 2014 16:26260276I have just received a letter from DTC that informs me that we do have a Deputy Town Clerk. Not a new staff member but Finance Officer Paul Bone signed the letter from Paul Bone finance Officer/Deputy Town Clerk. So he is being overworked to?? Is there a conflict of interest between these two positions ?
- 7 February 2014 17:42260280basically the little tinkers have been overstaffed previously.
what do they actually do as i heard the golden jubilee celebrations were a shambles in deal, but great in dover despite the weather. - 7 February 2014 20:21260304Chrissi Clifton wrote:Is there a conflict of interest between these two positions ?
Chrissi, from the national guide for local councillors -
Your local council also has a duty to ensure that all the rules for the
administration of the council are followed. The council must:
• appoint a chairman of the council
• appoint officers as appropriate for carrying out its functions
• appoint a responsible financial officer (RFO) to manage the council's
financial affairs; the RFO is often the clerk, especially in smaller councils
• appoint an independent and competent internal auditor (see below)
• adopt a Code of Conduct (see below)
• hold a minimum number of four meetings per year, one of which must
be the Annual Meeting of the Council (see below).
These rules are set out in law to guide the procedures of the council and
your council can add its own regulations. Together these rules make up
standing orders as formally agreed by your council
So provided the council isn't breaking its own Standing Orders it is allowed. - 8 February 2014 08:25260314Thank you Ray for clarifying the position.
- 8 February 2014 19:24260354looks likely that another bullying scandal is about to break at deal town council.
lucky that we do not have any problems like that at dover town council. - Brian Dixon
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8 February 2014 19:28260355don't you believe it howard,a certain red is bullying the rest to tow his party line. - 8 February 2014 19:36260356howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Another pop at Deal Howard?looks likely that another bullying scandal is about to break at deal town council.
lucky that we do not have any problems like that at dover town council.Audere est facere. - Jan Higgins
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8 February 2014 19:50260360More likely sarcasm when I think about some of the gossip regarding our lot.
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------------------------------------------------------------------- - 8 February 2014 19:53260363exactly jan considering the threads i have either started or commented on .
- 8 February 2014 20:02260367Fair play Howard, I thought the Olympic Torch celebrations at Deal went ok considering it was only a stop off point , could not see where the shambles commwnt came from the other day, sarcasm it is then ;)Audere est facere.