Friday, February 03, 2012
"Councillor suspended after charging authority £850 for his lawnmower – and £1,300 to store it"
Elected officials seem to be the same all over.
Considering the seeming pettiness of this occurrence, I have to wonder whether a point was being made...
Considering the seeming pettiness of this occurrence, I have to wonder whether a point was being made...
Richard Alleyne has the story in the U.K. Daily Telegraph:
"Matthew Pollard, vice chairman of Ellistown and Battleflat parish council, had taken the decision for it to buy his device for £850 at a meeting led by himself.
But Mr Pollard then refused to hand it over until the council, based in Leicestershire, paid him additional cash – at a rate of £1 a day – for storing it.
By the end he had held the grass cutter 'hostage' for more than three years and demanded £1,323 in compensation."
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Councillor Polaard had his appeal heard on 01/06/2012,at Loughborough Magistrates Court.
His suspension was doubled to six months!!
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His suspension was doubled to six months!!
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