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Re: Should Hyndburn be supporting Pakistan in Kashmir?
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Originally Posted by gynn
Let's have a look at the Council's Constitution.
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/downloa...sed_Jan_12.pdf
Amongst the key roles of Councillors are:
2.3 Roles and Functions of all councillors
II. represent their communities and bring their views into the Council’s decisionmaking process, i.e. become the advocate of and for their communities;
III. deal with individual casework and act as an advocate for constituents in resolving particular concerns or grievances;
Where does that limit them to local issues only? It constituents have a grievance regarding something that is happening in their community abroad, it is perfectly reasonable for their representative to raise it at Council.
Not gobbledygook, jaysay. Fact. |
It could be argued, that when one of our local councillors was allowed to submit this openly partisan, and prejudiced motion before the meeting of the full council, they were guilty of not adhering to this stated responsibility of a councillor.
'VIII. maintain the highest standards of conduct and ethics.'
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/downloa...sed_Jan_12.pdf
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