One of our councillors has no regard for established committees or work groups and interferes in what they’re doing on the side. He will not engage with the relevant councillors and instead walks about the village engaging on a range of topics, coming up with ideas and then, without finding out whether or not a committee or person is dealing with the same thing, forcefully makes recommendations, demands his ideas be placed on the agenda using forceful and aggressive language. He doesn’t swear.
He uses his social media account to insult residents (without his councillor hat on) and takes delight in belittling people
He is disparaging and insulting about the committees and work groups, and points fingers at councillors’ lack of input although he has no real knowledge of what they’re actually doing. I have this in writing - quite a vitriolic barrage of messages in fact. Again, no swearing
He has now successfully alienated himself from almost all of the councillors.
Where to next? What can be done given he attends meetings?
The only thing I can think of is to advise the councillors not to engage with him at all unless he is polite, and to ask him to refer his agenda requests through appropriate work groups or committees where these request relate to such a committee or work group, or they will not be placed on the agenda.
I thought dealing with residents would be difficult. If only!
