Monday 6 October 2008

To elect or to co-opt that is the question?

Following the shock resignation tonight of former Mayor Cllr, Bob Martin, Tenbury must once again wait to see if the vacancy will be filled by Election or Co-Option.

If ten local residents request an election then one must be held, although the last time this happened, earlier this year, only one name appeared on the ballot paper, so they won by default.

For a separate vacancy three names were put forward for co-option. The final choice was decided by Town Councillor in a secret vote.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Isn't it strange that only one person put their name forward for an election-based vacancy, but three came forward for a co-option based vacancy? Bob worked very hard for the town, he will be hard to replace.

Anonymous said...

GOOD BLOG FORGOT TO MENTION THE BEER FESTIVAL OBVIOUSLY A TEETOTALLER!!!

@WR15 said...

Not quite, I had intended to go but, work got in the way. I don't usually work too hard on a Saturday, but this was an all day and half the night exception.

Anonymous said...

are you going to put your name forward if you got the guts mr @WR15 i challenged you put up or F~~KING SHUT UP

@WR15 said...

Why would you want me as a Town Councillor, you obviously disagree with my point of view.

Anonymous said...

Politeness is a virtue and costs nothing