I’m delighted that my Conservative colleagues have decided to “call in” the decision to massively increase spending on the Council’s glossy LIFE in Salford magazine. This is a bad decision and a huge waste of taxpayers money, and to top it all off done at a time when the Council can least afford it and when many local residents are really stuggling to pay thier Council Tax and other bills.
The “call in” process means that the decision will now be looked at by a special meeting of the relevent Scrutiny Committee (in this case, Strategy & Regeneration) within the next fortnight. This means that Councillor Merry will have to justify to Councillors (and any members of the press or public present, for that matter) why he has made this decision. The Scrutiny Committee can then refer the decision back to Cabinet for a rethink, although they do not have the power to actually reverse the decision.
You can read more about previous call-ins on the Council website here.
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