Then we come onto another matter, which is one of many, that in our opinion
he has not followed procedure, since he began chairing full council meetings.
Section 50 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 which will be covered in more detail on another thread, relative to what we believe is being abused by this council.
Councils can can exclude the press and public from certain items, with caveats.
At the full council meeting Councillor James Fletcher said in relation to the last item of the agenda "Can I have your approval because it has to be a private paper".
A person in that position MUST observe both the proper wording and the terms of the legislation, it is imperative.
There is no such reference to such a thing as a 'Private Paper'.
There are only two classification of material that can be considered unsuitable for the press or the public to hear.
'Confidential' or 'Exempt'