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A friend who is a parish councillor elsewhere in the country tells me that a parish council cannot exist with fewer than three members, so he thinks Cllr Budd probably doesn't have the power to co-opt in these circumstances.
I now understand that, since the parish council does not currently exist, the monitoring officer at Medway Council needs to take action. S/he should probably be publishing official notices asking whether any electors would like to request an election and, if not, it will be for Medway Council to nominate some of their membership (i.e. Medway councillors) to take on the role of parish councillors for St Mary Hoo.
St Mary Hoo Parish Council sounds worthy of a sitcom. Does Cllr Budd hold meetings with himself? 'Minutes of the last meeting. Agreed.' Sounds like if you raise your hand in greeting to him on the streets of St Mary Hoo, you'll be co-opted onto the Parish Council
A friend who is a parish councillor elsewhere in the country tells me that a parish council cannot exist with fewer than three members, so he thinks Cllr Budd probably doesn't have the power to co-opt in these circumstances.
I now understand that, since the parish council does not currently exist, the monitoring officer at Medway Council needs to take action. S/he should probably be publishing official notices asking whether any electors would like to request an election and, if not, it will be for Medway Council to nominate some of their membership (i.e. Medway councillors) to take on the role of parish councillors for St Mary Hoo.
St Mary Hoo Parish Council sounds worthy of a sitcom. Does Cllr Budd hold meetings with himself? 'Minutes of the last meeting. Agreed.' Sounds like if you raise your hand in greeting to him on the streets of St Mary Hoo, you'll be co-opted onto the Parish Council