Issue - meetings

The report of the Deputy Monitoring Officer sets out an allegation made by way of a complaint against a Borough Councillor concerning a potential breach of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

The Assessment Panel is asked to make a determination in respect of whether or not any action should be taken.

The panel considered the report of the deputy monitoring officer setting out an allegation by way of a complaint received from a councillor about Councillor K.

The deputy monitoring officer detailed the allegations that had been made and the key considerations for the assessment panel.

The panel went on to consider the complaint having regard to the assessment criteria.

The panel considered the options open to it:

(a)      ask the monitoring officer to direct that the complaint is investigated;

(b)      direct the monitoring officer to take other appropriate action short of a formal investigation, for instance trying to secure an apology;

(c)       take no action in respect of the complaint; this may be where the complaint appears to be trivial, vexatious, malicious, politically motivated or tit-for-tat.

The panel had regard to advice from the independent person and noted that Councillor K had not responded to the complaint.

RESOLVED that the monitoring officer be directed to investigate the complaint.

The report of the Deputy Monitoring Officer sets out an allegation made by way of a complaint against a Borough Councillor concerning a potential breach of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

The Assessment Panel is asked to make a determination in respect of whether or not any action should be taken.