WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR EXCUSES ANYMORE

IT REALLY IS INTERESTING TO WATCH THE SO CALLED ELITE LIVERPOOL PUBLIC SERVANTS TRYING TO EXPLAIN AWAY ANY PART THAT THEY HAD IN THE DAYLIGHT ROBBERY OF LIVERPOOL CITY RESIDENTS.

DON'T FORGET TO USE YOUR VOTE IN MAY 2007, OR YOU MAY HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE CORRUPTION FOR MANY A YEAR TO COME.

WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR THE MISTAKES OF LIBERAL DEMOCRAT SUPPORTERS?

I DO NOT AGREE THAT THIS SHOULD BE BRUSHED UNDER THE CARPET, OR PUT INTO THE PAST.
WHO ASKED THE COUNCIL TAX PAYERS WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO?

BELOW IS A LETTER TO THE DAILY POST ,

I AM MERELY SPREADING THE WORD.

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Letters to the Editor - 17 November 2006

Nov 17 2006

Liverpool Daily Post

We were just following rules

LARRY NEILD poses the question about scrutiny and accountability in his weekly In the Council Chamber column. I have a lot of respect for his opinions, but this time, it’s a shame that his wounded pride replaced his usual sensible comments.

Firstly, elected councillors aren’t "handsomely-paid." It’s a myth and he knows it. We are elected to serve the city, not line our pockets. He moans the fact he couldn’t stay in the Committee room to report on the Summer Pops, having already had the report leaked to him. He can’t have it both ways and knows full well that we have to abide by the constitution, and exempt reports mean exactly that.

The advice from the city solicitor was unambiguous. This report contained issues of a sensitive commercial nature and it wasn‘t simply a case of blanking-out a few lines, as suggested by the Labour members.

As the Chair of the Select Committee, albeit new to the job, I know my role and responsibility. This includes a legal obligation to protect the integrity and uphold the standards of the Committee members.

We follow the rules, as I’m sure he does, too, in protecting his sources.

He’s right to say select committees form a valuable scrutiny role in holding executive members and directors to account. We don’t simply rubber-stamp executive decisions.

Normally, decisions are achieved through consensus, but the Summer Pops was a contentious issue. In terms of the final recommendations on its future, this includes setting up a joint-party Procurement Group and that any unanswered questions are forwarded to the Executive Director (Finance and Legal) for a written response.

The Select Committee has decided to put this issue in the past, learn the lessons from the mistakes made, and look ahead to the future. The Summer Pops will survive and prosper when it moves into the new Kings Dock Arena and will ensure that Liverpool retains the title as the UK’s Capital of Pop.

Cllr Laurence Sidorczuk, Chair, Leisure and Culture Select Committee.