She has overseen the failure of the £40 million Veoila/Council waste contract mess. And also on her watch, the Council has failed to collect hundreds of thousands of pounds of money for environmental permits. And these are just some of her many failings we’ve documented in the last three years.
According to well placed sources Susan has a penchant for micromanaging, and everything but everything crosses her desk.
It was former alderman and leader of our Council Cllr Robert Bliss (RIP) who brought her to our Council. The reason she was brought on board was because of her extensive connections, as he put it.
News has come to us though Susan has itchy feet and is looking for pastures new just three years into her tenure as Head of Paid Service and Chief Executive of Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
We understand that recently she applied for Barabara Cooper’s Job at Kent County Council. Mrs Cooper (pictured) is Corporate Director Growth, Environment & Transport and earns £165,000 a year (without pension contributions). This would be a deminimus £23,000 increase for Susan.
That aside, we further understand that she was initially given the position but then just days later the offer was withdrawn.
Well placed sources let it be known to us that some of the reasons the job was withdraw was because of what we have written about her incompetent management style (in our honest opinion).
We also believe the s151 Officer, Charlotte Spendley and Assistant Director – Governance, Law and Regulatory Services Amandeep Khroud should also move on by mutual consent without any golden goodbye or Non disclosure Agreement.
We understand there are some Cllrs who would not be adverse to such a vote. However, as they are all statutory officers, they are well protected under Part 8.2 of the Council constitution. Given that, it’s our belief they might struggle to rid them from our underperforming council, but if they don’t try they’ll never know.
Perhaps she is worried that she could be held to account for her past actions/inaction. Presumably she is looking for an sinecure before the proverbial hits the fan and Robert Bliss decides that he needs someone else to scapegoat for the failures of himself and his colleagues. Has anyone ever thought of making a film entitled “Carry on in Local Government?”
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This is awful news that KCC are not adhering to Local Government Peter Principle obligations.
I am aghast – what is the world coming to?
Yes Local Government without people like Susan, Charlotte and Amandeep means the Kakistocracy
See – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy
Would wither and die, can’t let that happen now can we…
Perhaps she is worried that she could be held to account for her past actions/inaction. Presumably she is looking for an sinecure before the proverbial hits the fan and Robert Bliss decides that he needs someone else to scapegoat for the failures of himself and his colleagues. Has anyone ever thought of making a film entitled “Carry on in Local Government?”