Issue - meetings

Investigation report attached.

Complaint about a parish councillor. This item was deferred at a previous meeting.

Consideration was given to two complaints about a parish councillor having allegedly breached the code of conduct by firstly treating a member of the public with disrespect, failing to declare a relevant interest and using inappropriate language in a meeting and secondly bringing the council into disrepute by writing an article that was then published online.

In relation to the first complaint, it was acknowledged that whilst the capacity in which the parish councillor was speaking at the meeting wasn’t clear, as they were speaking on parish council matters it was likely that the code of conduct had been brought into play and therefore the matter should be investigated. On the matter of the second complaint, it was felt that this was likely to bring the parish council into disrepute and again should be referred for investigation. It was moved by Councillor Hodgkins, seconded by Councillor Harris and

RESOLVED – the matter be referred for investigation.