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Here is Part 7 of the previous posting - The computer does not like to have too much content in the one posting -Aah well that progress !"!!Â
The following BJPC Minutes list accusations - re the accuracy of BJO website -yet have avoided ALL requests to justify their inclusion. and statements The Chairman now says the Minutes must stand. we can understand this is procedure, however there should be a subsequent comments in later minute correcting the mis-information CONCLUSION
With due consideration to all the above noted - We therefore call for an explanation, remedial action and apology from those responsible for carrying out their responsibilities without due care and diligence Â
In addition at the same Council meeting – November 3rd 2009
MINUTES OF THE BURTON JOYCE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
*************Held Tuesday 7th July 2009 ************
i) I t was felt The Parish Council felt the originally expressed intention of creating an un-biased community based forum designed to inform residents of news and events. Had not been met
ii) The Parish Council had been made aware that a number of clubs associated with the Poplars Sports Ground had been seriously distressed by the views expressed on the site. had not been met
iii) that the website contained a high volume of inaccurate, speculative and potentially defamatory comments and the Parish Council did not wish to be associated with these or in any way be held responsible for them
iv) It was felt that the site portrayed Burton Joyce in a consistently negative way and recent images and articles did not reflect a balanced viewÂ
“BJO finds it quite disturbing that the BJPC consider themselves equipped to be “Judge and Jury”, issuing a dictum together with comments and decisions based upon non-specific generalities and hearsays supposedly attributed to “unnamed individuals/friends of the Poplars” ( could these be the same as “unnamed individuals/friends of the Poplars” who complained about the then Cllr O Neill’s investigation a couple of months ago.)
Non-specific generalities and hearsays by , presumably stated, and propose/ seconded by “un-named” Councillors - accepted in Committee and full Council Meetings without any note in the minutes of the resulting voting - “majority” or “unanimous” Council decision “ on unsubstantiated generalitiesÂ
These are the precise BJPC minutes which we at BJO are continually requesting the Parish's justification for the recording and  publication. -
Answer to these ongoing requests are continually avoided and clouded by other unrelated comments - Also why even today ( March 2010) are these particular minutes still missing from the relevant section on the BJPC websiteÂ
We ask if this simply the result of the lack of “know-how” or the inability of the Clerk or the  designated councillor (responsible for the upkeep of the BJPC website) or are there deeper connotations – the “Gang 0f 6”-
 . You may well ask the question , but we cannot possibly comment !!!
 September 2009 Burton Joyce Online once again mailed the BJPC requesting justification for the contents of the BJPC Committee minutes posted earlier in the July of the year
You may well ask the question , but we cannot possibly comment !!!
11a) November 03/11/09.
 At the BJPC meeting agenda minute
10 -iii -i“To agree retrospectively arrangements re Gala Committee summer BBQ’s
”It was discovered late in 2008 by the Clerk and the Council’s own internal audit team that the use of the Poplars for regular summer BBQ’s by the 3 Villages Gala Committee had NOT been sanctioned/unauthorised  by the BJPC.
Furthermore this unsanctioned use, was known of and allowed to continue further through-out the  2009 summer .
It is obvious that the Clerk, the Chairman Cllr Potter, Cllr Cluff (also the Chairman of the 3 Villages Gala Committee), Cllr Greenfield ( also the Treasurer of the 3 Villages Gala Committee) were aware of this situation and were party to allowing the situation to continue for a further summer period.without the approval and sanction of the full Council
We ask why it has taken a full 12 months to bring this issue to the Council for action?.
At the relevant point in the Council meeting it took just 1 minute for the Councillors propose, accept and approve the retrospective approval.
Incidentally the retrospective approval given, without any discussion, censure or warning as to future conduct of the Councillors concerned. ( this propsal was lead by Cllr Blandamer).
We also understand that preferential use of the Poplars, is conditional upon the BJPC having access to “sight of the relevant financial accounts“ of all concerns receiving discounted or free usage of the Poplars facility.
Our information is that this simple standard required procedure has not been fulfilled relative to the 3 Villages Gala committee
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We also query at these points
1) Whether the satisfactory “Risk Procedure” was in place for these unauthorised Poplars events ( facilitating storage of gas cylinders used by the BBQ equipment) and
 2) Whether satisfactory insurance cover was in place and
3) Whether relevant Food Hygiene Certificates were issued and displayed
4).Who actually paid the Cleaner for their work after each of these events - (the Licencee and/or the BJPC)
Evidently this practise of the 3 Villages Gala Committee staging Summer BBQ’s will NOT continue into 2010, - for in Cllr Cluff’s words “it is not viable” –
We cannot possibly comment .. .. ..
11b)5th November 2009 the BJ Parish Council sent a letter confirming they had unanimously resolved that I had met the criteria of being guilty of habitual and vexatious complaints under Schedule A sections 2,5,10 and 11.of their policy
The BJPC Chairman , Councillors and Clerk really do need inspect and closely refer to their own H & V C policy, for section 1.3 is the relevant and important clause which clearly states.. ..
“The term complaint in this policy includes requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1998 and reference to the complaints procedure is, where relevant, to be interpreted as meaning requests under those Acts”
Therefore - the Schedule A sections 2,5,10 and 11.of the Councils H&VC policy, to which the BJPC refer as their reason for my censure has NO justification -
(I have already informed the BJPC of this situation without any acknowledgement)
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Only ONE request under the Freedom of Information Act ( seeking a sight of 3 resignation letters
NO request have ever been made under the Data Protection Act
There has not been any request made under the Council’s own compliant s procedure
This shows there has been an abuse in BJPC’s procedure, an abuse agreed by all of those in office and present at the “ in camera” meeting held on 03/11/09,
We believe those present to be Cllr Potter, Cllr Cluff, Cllr Bilan, Cllr Blandamer, Cllr Greenfield, Cllr Welton, Cllr Hyde, Cllr Gale and the Council Clerk .
The BJPC Clerk and Cllr Potter ( Chairman) were aware of a situation relative to the 3 Village gala committee using the Poplars thro-out the summer of 2008 ( and later continued thro the summer of 2009 ) without the permission of the BJPC - this surely would have contravened Insurance Cover and challenged the Risk Management of the Poplars
We ask for answers to the following  February 2009
Did the BJPC Clerk and Chairman discuss with Cllrs Greenfield & Cluff as to their future conflict of interest in accepting/participating in the 3 Village Gala Committee un-authorised use of the Poplars with summer BBQ’s . ?
Did they make the full Council aware of this situation?
Evidently we understand there should be a Hire agreement for each Poplars event.
Was there a fully authorised Agreement ( including sight of the relevant finacial accounts) for the 3 Villages Gala May 2009 event ?Â
Providing all our information is correct ( and to-date it has not been challenged ) We believe our community deserves an apology at least , however it would be more relevant to expect acknowledgement of errors of judgement followed by resignations - if only!
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