hissingsid Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Douglas Town Council is a laughing stock, the worst council in years and now the toilet debacle. The chap that was on today explained that the TT people would not have to pay, so that is alright 🥵 but after the festival is over the public will have to find 20p every time they need to relieve themselves, people have not got pockets full of change anymore. However if the splash thing is operating the toilets are free….how is that going to work 🙄 you could not make it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 5/1/2022 at 5:29 PM, Manx17 said: It will as they are going to the papers. I’ve actually took the person off the streets. So it is not hearsay and yes they were taken to court for the garden. Did they go to the papers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx17 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Gladys said: Did they go to the papers? I’m not sure I haven’t spoken to them in a while. I got told today by their old neighbour that . The belongings of the person have been put out into the street where people have been helping themselves. It’s been raining so I don’t think anything will be salvageable of what’s left. As they are sofa surfing I don’t think they would be able to put it anywhere anyway. Still not great, not when they don’t bat an eyelid when it comes to the sunken gardens. That rates have been paid to be taken care off. Edited May 20 by Manx17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I went to Shaws Brow car park toilet yesterday armed with 20 pence coins but only had to push the door and it opened, so got a freebie. To be honest I don’t begrudge 20pence, ( have you seen the price of toilet paper lately?) and if it goes towards a more pleasant lavatorial experience I’m all for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx17 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 25 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: I went to Shaws Brow car park toilet yesterday armed with 20 pence coins but only had to push the door and it opened, so got a freebie. To be honest I don’t begrudge 20pence, ( have you seen the price of toilet paper lately?) and if it goes towards a more pleasant lavatorial experience I’m all for it How long were you thinking of staying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 2 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: I went to Shaws Brow car park toilet yesterday armed with 20 pence coins but only had to push the door and it opened, so got a freebie. To be honest I don’t begrudge 20pence, ( have you seen the price of toilet paper lately?) and if it goes towards a more pleasant lavatorial experience I’m all for it Is it the same girl still working the toilets then ?? Some mileage on her !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 (edited) More staff for the Corporate Plan? Edited June 3 by Non-Believer ETA Tidied screenshot up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, Non-Believer said: More staff for the Corporate Plan? with this job description it looks like it will be 40p to have a pee in Douglas I bet the salary is over £50k and only the assistant ! , still he will be needed when the weekly bin collection stops and all the bin bags start appearing in the back lanes ,and rubbish starts to get dumped everywhere , but never mind we will have a separate bin for green waste ,even if you have no where to keep it , or only have a postage stamp of a garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 From the job description it looks like the position of Chief Officer is redundant. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, Omobono said: I bet the salary is over £50k and only the assistant ! , still he will be needed when the weekly bin collection stops and all the bin bags start appearing in the back lanes ,and rubbish starts to get dumped everywhere , but never mind we will have a separate bin for green waste ,even if you have no where to keep it , or only have a postage stamp of a garden According to the Courier: £62,881- £71,345 according to the Courier. Obviously you can't expect the actual Chief Officer (Environmental) of one of the world's great megacities like Douglas to do anything - they're far too important for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandits Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 3 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: According to the Courier: £62,881- £71,345 according to the Courier. Obviously you can't expect the actual Chief Officer (Environmental) of one of the world's great megacities like Douglas to do anything - they're far too important for that. FFS that’s literally a ludicrous salary. If that’s the Deputy I wonder what the head is on? F**king ludicrous detached from reality post. Running a couple of bin wagons and supplies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Think you’re all misconstruing the job description. There isn’t a Chief Officer ( Environment ). This post is head of “Environmental” services. Chief Officer with be the Town Clerk position. Then the heads of the various operational divisions will be Assistant Chief Officer followed by the departmental name. Of course the Council website is silent about the identity of its Chief Officer, or heads and descriptions of the various departments. Totally opaque. Suspect they’ll claim GDPR, but it’s a nonsense excuse. Come on @Amadeus get it sorted in the name of transparency, openness, etc. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Probably trying to protect them from on line abuse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 4 minutes ago, John Wright said: Think you’re all misconstruing the job description. There isn’t a Chief Officer ( Environment ). This post is head of “Environmental” services. Chief Officer with be the Town Clerk position. Then the heads of the various operational divisions will be Assistant Chief Officer followed by the departmental name. Technically the ACO(E) isn't assistant to a Chief Officer (Environmental), but the job description make it clear that they are there to 'support' the Director of Environment and Regeneration who is one of the three Directors who report to the CEO/Town Clerk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Ship Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 49 minutes ago, John Wright said: Think you’re all misconstruing the job description. There isn’t a Chief Officer ( Environment ). This post is head of “Environmental” services. Chief Officer with be the Town Clerk position. Then the heads of the various operational divisions will be Assistant Chief Officer followed by the departmental name. Of course the Council website is silent about the identity of its Chief Officer, or heads and descriptions of the various departments. Totally opaque. Suspect they’ll claim GDPR, but it’s a nonsense excuse. Come on @Amadeus get it sorted in the name of transparency, openness, etc. This is most likely a remarkably naive and stupid question, but if the Town Clerk is the Chief Officer - which makes sense - and this post is for Assistant Chief Officer (Environment) - which also makes sense - then where in the hierarchy does the Director of Environment and Regeneration sit? (ie the person this Assistant Chief is meant to be supporting.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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