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Absent Burnley Conservative councillor could be expelled
3:42pm Monday 8th February 2010
A TORY councillor is facing possible expulsion from his town hall duties after failing to attend a meeting for almost six months.
Coun Jonathan Gilbert, who represents Whittlefield-with-Ightenhill ward for the Conservatives, has not been present at a Burnley authority meeting since last August’s full council gathering.
But it is understood by the Lancashire Telegraph that the councillor, who lives in Ightenhill, will attend Wednesday’s full council meeting to offer an explanation.
He is a member of the borough’s development control committee, sits on the economic scrutiny panel, and Burnley Community Safety Partnership’s steering group.
If Coun Gilbert does not show up, then he could be expelled from the council, due to non-attendance, forcing a by-election.
The poll could be held within the next month, or delayed until the full round of borough elections in May.
The councillor, who works for Lancashire Education Consortium, had an 82per cent attendance record in 2008-09, and has been on the council for four years.
At the weekend he said he would not be making a comment ahead of the meeting.
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Richard_Nelson, Nelson says...
4:56pm Mon 8 Feb 10
Izanears wrote:So true Izanears.
I bet he did not forget where the Town Hall was when it came to sending in his expenses claim.
Captain Bin Bag, Burnley Wood says...
5:17pm Mon 8 Feb 10
Pity his bullying and arrogant attitude had been absent to.
ABBEY ROAD, Burnley says...
6:31pm Mon 8 Feb 10
DaveBurnley, Burnley says...
8:07pm Mon 8 Feb 10
bankhall, burnley says...
1:19am Tue 9 Feb 10
midas, burnley says...
10:49am Tue 9 Feb 10
Darren Reynolds, Burnley says...
2:18pm Tue 9 Feb 10
development control committee
This is what used to be known as the Planning Committee and makes some decisions about changes of use for land and/or buildings, extensions, and the like, although most are delegated to officers.
economic scrutiny panel
The article is referring to the Economy Scrutiny Committee, which deals with jobs and some aspects of Burnley's regeneration. (It does not deal with Finance: that is either the Finance and Performance Scrutiny Panel or the Better Services Scrutiny Committee.)
community safety partnership
As Midas says, that's the council, the police and the various neighbourhood groups working together to make the community safer
Captain Kickoff, Burnley says...
10:11pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Captain Bin Bag, Burnley Wood says...
11:31pm Wed 10 Feb 10
Captain Kickoff wrote:I heard that nothing was said at the council meeting on Wednesday night, so he attended just one meeting and gets paid the councillors monthly pay.. hell we should all sign up to be a councillor..
I think he has 'Small Man Syndrome'. Like a chihuahua he does a lot of yapping but isn't much use, and is quite comfortable letting someone else do the carrying whilst he sits nice in their handbag.
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Izanears, Nelson says...
4:40pm Mon 8 Feb 10