Para Handy Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Well surprise, surprise no councillor is willing to give up their expenses account!That’s a half a million saved right away. Oh! they could pay councillors £15000.00 a year as wellHow much would that save? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icepick239 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Wonder who might be signing the cheque on behalf of the SIC - Sanjay?Next on the wish list will be "The Yellow Brick Tunnel" to Bressay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooney1 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Had this been a private business that had lost £4.8 million though sheer mismanagement, someone would be joining the ever lengthening dole queue.Whether it is this, tugs, or whatever, why is it there is never any accountability? No one is named, and no one is ever forced to go over these massive blunders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 4.8 Million is only a part of the total cost of the "Brig Fiasco". Those accountable are the councilors, plain and simple. Yet, as always, whan election time comes around they will make a few financially miniscule promises like keeping Freefield open and all of a sudden the fact they are the the same people who throw away millions of pounds on a regular basis will be forgotten.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 if it can be proved they failed in there duty of care are they not liable for the loses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 What's a few million quid between friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 So who was the "legal advice" (either internal or external) who persuaded the council that keeping going until they were fighting it out with the LPA in the High Court was a sane, viable, and VFM route to take? As far as I am aware "we" have not been told who or what "legal advice" was obtained, which leads one to suspect that either they didn't seek "legal advice", or a certain Convenor temporarily donned one of his many "other hats", the one of one time lawyer, and provided his own. I guess the only way to find out though, is for "the people" to sue every councillor who rubber stamped the whole deal, and see who squeals loudest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 It was " sue " you said was it GR ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Has anyone had a response to any letters they may have sent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I can't help but think that there's something far from right in the way that the SIC are imposing drastic cuts so they don't have to draw too much money from the Charitable Trust, yet the Trust has just set a budget for the next three years without imposing any cuts themselves. http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/3388-trust-budget-offers-stability.html Bottom line seems to me that now my Granny can't get her meals at Freefield, yet I can go have an entire swimming pool to my self for an hour at a location of my choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 oh you missed the bit in the paper where they think sticking a few monitors into an elderly persons home is equal to a care centre. worry about your granny and all the others that are going to be cared for in the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I can't help but think that there's something far from right in the way that the SIC are imposing drastic cuts so they don't have to draw too much money from the Charitable Trust, yet the Trust has just set a budget for the next three years without imposing any cuts themselves.They are imposing drastic cuts on Council revenue spending so they do not have to draw so much from their own capital reserves.The Charitable Trust money is a separate pot, outside the SIC finances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Yesterday I noticed two little things that the council have done presumably to help reduce the deficit. A notice in the Viking Bus Station warns of a 20p charge for parcels handled at the rural freight centre while the library is warning of a £1 charge for borrowing films from the DVD collection. Do not suppose either of these will raise a fortune but as a potential user of the rural freight centre and a user of the DVD collection I applaud both. Looks like somewhere in the depths of the SIC someone is thinking. I have a few ideas for things that could be done but for the moment I am just going to watch to see what the SIC does next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Has anyone had a response to any letters they may have sent? I have had 3 so far, way too few, they are interesting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Another response through the post today, so up to 4 now, this one has more of the proposals, I will need to let others know first..tis the fair thing really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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