1 August (Part 1) - All change at the top
It is probable that
Bexley Council’s Chief Executive resignation was not in
any way connected with the Conservatives’ manifesto pledge to fight the
extension of ULEZ; an attempt that came a cropper in the High Court last week.
Firstly the timing doesn’t look right, Local Government doesn’t work that fast and
secondly that Councillor Dourmoush said on Twitter (X?) there was no connection
which should be good enough for everyone.
The tip off that Jackie Belton was on the way out came via the
Contact Form and
now there has been another. It is quite short so rather than BiB offering an
interpretation of it, why not just publish and be damned?
The latest news on Jackie Belton. Did she resign to do another thing…
Latest rumour is she is going to do studies for a Master’s or something. Or was
she pushed, and therefore expecting a payoff over £100,000 for what is five
years work? Talking of payoffs there are other departures coming up. These are
at Deputy Director level, one a surprise one not so.
In the past 12 months the Human Resources Department prompted a review of its Choices Scheme and made it
pensionable. So anyone leaving could benefit from increased payments especially
under the final salary pension scheme. And who is due to leave? One Nick Hollier,
who used to be the Monitoring Officer but they took this job off him, although
not his pay, and responsible for the same Human Resources team.
Expect more changes and news.
So the allegation is HR improved the pension arrangements and then Director of
HR is taking advantage very soon?
Will those predictions come true? Time will no doubt tell.
Nick Hollier is a name that has been around since before BiB was launched 14 years ago.
When a Cabinet Member wrote an obscene blog about me and three other residents
and I submitted a Subject Access Request which went unanswered for five months;
who was the HR Director protecting the perpetrator?
When Bexley Council lied to me to the extent that the Police eventually sent a
file alleging Misconduct in Public Office to the Crown Prosecution Service, who
objected to
and ultimately rejected a complaint because it unavoidably included
an instance
of the word lying? Right again!
A man like that is going to be missed. £100,000 a year to protect his masters, or in this case, mistresses.