[Whittaker]

I wanted to become a councillor because I hope to be able to make a difference I have been in business for quite a lot of years and have learnt all sorts over the years which I hope to be able to use in the council world my feelings on councillors are they ALL bring something to the table no matter what their political persuasion however what I do feel is that where there are positions on committees within the council they should be filled with the best man or women for the job and not just with the people whom are in political power at the time and this is something that I have tried to get across but looks like it may take a little more discussing and understanding the reasons why, to explain quickly if we had a committee on planning someone with planning experience who holds a council seat should be considered first so that their vast experience can be used when that committee meets when it comes to committees in council political persuasion should really not be important it should be the best person for the job (in my opinion )