town councillor

[bitchface]

i have since january been a somerton town councillor.
today my rep said that he saw SOMEWHERE that town councillors get a certain amount of release (unpaid)for these council duties.

does anyone else know of this..
can anyone provide a download with it one?

several occasions ive had to bend over backwards to get a day off to attend meetings..even when i am still owed holiday

last time i cut off my manager even tried to bribe me by say he does me favours,now i should do him one...

so any assistance is great

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Time off for public duties http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ... G_10028529" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[bitchface]

thanks tbt.

does anyone have royals take on it.paid or unpaid
how much is reasonable ,that sort of thing

[TrueBlueTerrier]

--- LL and DGP

But come on not quite cricket aye

[Lounge Lizard]

--- LL and DGP

But come on not quite cricket aye

Seriously though, other than that Shane fellow, who looks like a decent salt-of-the-earth type chap, all the others are dead ringers for the characters on a set of Cluedo cards which will do nothing to dispel rumous that Somerton and Midsomer are one and the same place.



List of villages in Midsomer
Aspern Tallow
Badger's Drift
Bow Clayton
Broughton
Burwood Mantle
Calham Cross
Causton / Causton Town
Draycott
Dunstan
Elverton-cum-Latterley
Ferne Basset
Finchmere
Fletcher's Cross
Goodman's Land
Haddington
Little Upton
Little Worthy
Lower Warden
Luxton Deeping
Malham Bridge
Malham Cross
Marsh Wood
Martyr Warren
Midsomer Barton
Midsomer Chettham
Midsomer Deverell
Midsomer Florey
Midsomer Holm
Midsomer Magna
Midsomer Malham
Midsomer Mallow
Midsomer Market
Midsomer Mere
Midsomer Morton
Midsomer Newton
Midsomer Parva
Midsomer Priors
Midsomer Sonning
Midsomer St. Michael
Midsomer Wellow
Midsomer Worthy
Monks Barton
Morton Fendle
Morton Shallows
Newton Magna
Upper Warden

[theboropostie]

From Special Leave guidelines in the download area...

Voluntary unpaid service:
3 paid weeks per year, with loss of earnings claimed wherever possible, for activities such as Justice of the Peace and Local Councillor. Where attendance allowance is claimed for a commitment during paid release this should be deducted from basic earnings. Activities such as School Governor and Hospital Boards would warrant in the region of one week, subject to local assessment of the commitment involved. Where employees have multiple responsibilities, no more than three weeks' paid leave should be granted in total, except for Mayors or Lord Provosts who may be given up to four weeks paid leave during their mayoral year.

[bitchface]

thanks mate.thats great to know.

tbt you completely lost me my friend......midsomer....

[TrueBlueTerrier]

thanks mate.thats great to know.

tbt you completely lost me my friend......midsomer....

me - don't you mean LL

[Lounge Lizard]

thanks mate.thats great to know.

tbt you completely lost me my friend......midsomer....

me - don't you mean LL

No, I'm not lost.

[DGP1]

thanks mate.thats great to know.

tbt you completely lost me my friend......midsomer....

me - don't you mean LL

No, I'm not lost.

I thought Midsomer had the highest murder rate in the western world at least 75 murders in the past 13 years

[Lounge Lizard]

thanks mate.thats great to know.

tbt you completely lost me my friend......midsomer....

me - don't you mean LL

No, I'm not lost.

I thought Midsomer had the highest murder rate in the western world at least 75 murders in the past 13 years

Hence the significance of the reference to most of the Somerton councillors being dead ringers for the suspects on a set of Cluedo cards.

[DGP1]

thanks mate.thats great to know.

tbt you completely lost me my friend......midsomer....

me - don't you mean LL

No, I'm not lost.

I thought Midsomer had the highest murder rate in the western world at least 75 murders in the past 13 years

Hence the significance of the reference to most of the Somerton councillors being dead ringers for the suspects on a set of Cluedo cards.

LL you'll be having our posts removed again ..........................or have us be hunted down by councillors, angry that we've hi-jacked their thread

[Lounge Lizard]

thanks mate.thats great to know.

tbt you completely lost me my friend......midsomer....

me - don't you mean LL

No, I'm not lost.

I thought Midsomer had the highest murder rate in the western world at least 75 murders in the past 13 years

Hence the significance of the reference to most of the Somerton councillors being dead ringers for the suspects on a set of Cluedo cards.

LL you'll be having our posts removed again ..........................or have us be hunted down by councillors, angry that we've hi-jacked their thread

No, we don't want that so in an attempt to return to topic does anyone know how many of Somerton's 16 town councillors work for Royal Mail ? There must be at least two, the female 'bitchface' who started this thread and Shane who looks male in his Royal Mail uniform on the town web council site. which must make one realise that as people who get about more than anyone else and so knows the area well we must be ideal candidates for the role

[bitchface]

we are ideal.clearly somebody deleted your posts..now it makes sense..all posties should be town councilors..i get people opinions all day every day weather i want them or not..

love that shane...what a wonderful chap..he even had his pix taken in his royal mail top..lol..well he is part time ,so cant afford clothing of his own..