issue 5

INTEGRITY: A BASIC QUESTION
WHO MAKES THE DECISIONS ?
Now that the elections are over and Cradley and Storridge now have for the first time in a long while a
Parish Council who have been voted there by the people of the community. The future should be
planned well so that this body can no longer be a battlefield for personal interests and agendas.
Those who have given themselves up to the task of serving only the interests of the people of this
Parish before everything else, should seek out wise council to develop, over time the skills and wisdom
required of such a position.
They should think deeply about the burden that being a part of probably the only truly democratic tier
of government that exists in this nation, will place on them.
As the old saying goes “you can please some of the people all of the time………(I’ll let you look up the
rest and realise the truth held therein).
As we have a large contingent of people elected, who have never served on a PC before, the first few
meetings can be akin to the first day at School when everyone apparently knows oh so much more
than yourself and you are afraid to ask. Don’t be!
It is a councillor’s job and responsibility to question, investigate and ultimately to seek out all the
correct information needed to make well informed decisions on behalf of the community
Seek out more experienced councillors (old and new) and ask for guidance and their advice but
ultimately you choose and make your decisions based on the principles you sign up to.
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