Yet again another Chief Officer produces a report for Councillors requesting he has more powers under delegated powers. This time it is the Chief Planning Officer. In the past councillors have given more of their powers away each time a chief officer requests more powers for himself whilst at the same time taking more allowances every year, this has got to stop! I am sick of councillors moaning to me they have no power when they keep on giving power away. This time it is over planning applications. The chief officer wants to decide on all planning applications without them having to go to committee. Not only does this remove the last ounce of democracy from planning, but also opens the chief officer up to bribes and making decisions which the public will have to live with long after he is gone This is wrong!
I urge WrexhamCouncillors not to give up their powers each time an officer feels he wants more, we are elected to represent our constituents and make sure the council is run for them and not in the interests of un-elected Chief Officers.
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