Summary of Best of the Handforth Parish Council Planning & Environment Committee Thursday 10th December 2020

00:00:00 - 00:15:00

The Handforth Parish Council Planning & Environment Committee is meeting to discuss a letter from a resident alleging bullying by the chairman. The committee decides to allow the disruptive members to return to the meeting and discuss the situation with the neighborhood plan steering group. Some people in the committee are against the idea, as the steering group has not formally been disbanded and it would be easy to alter the constitution. A member of the public speaks and believes that Roger's response was appropriate. The speaker discusses a proposal that they will present to the Handforth Parish Council on the second Tuesday in January.

• 00:00:00 The Handforth Parish Council Planning & Environment Committee is meeting, but the chairman is nowhere to be found and several people are disruptive. Eventually, the vice-chairman takes charge and elects a chairman.
• 00:05:00 The Handforth Parish Council Planning & Environment Committee discusses a letter from a resident alleging bullying by the chairman. Ian Ball points out that the chairman declared himself clerk of Handforth Parish Council without notification or consent from other members, and the committee decides to allow the disruptive members to return to the meeting.
• 00:10:00 In this video, the Handforth Parish Council Planning & Environment Committee discusses the situation with the neighborhood plan steering group and suggests that a subcommittee be created to deal with the issue. Some people in the committee are against the idea, as the steering group has not formally been disbanded and it would be easy to alter the constitution. Peter, a member of the public, wishes to speak and is allowed to do so. He believes that Roger's response was appropriate.
• 00:15:00 The speaker discusses a proposal that they will present to the Handforth Parish Council on the second Tuesday in January. They apologize that they do not have their diary in front of them, but believe it was on the 11th. They thank the chairman for their time.