The Mayor and City Council has called on the Local Government Commission (LGC) to dispatch letters of appointment for those persons that it selected to fill various positions at City Hall.
At a statutory meeting held at the Kitty Market last Monday, the councilors and Deputy Mayor Alfred Mentore, who chaired the meeting in absence of Mayor Ubraj Narine, noted that the council was still awaiting letters of appointment that were supposed to be sent by the LGC.
Mentore, in his remarks, stated that although a letter of request was sent to the LGC, no response had been received.
Stabroek News had previously reported that at the last statutory meeting, the council railed against LGC’s appointments and called on the LGC to present those letters so that the officers can be officially recognized by the M&CC.
Moreover, in a letter that was read by the Mayor, Ubraj Narine at the last statutory meeting, stated that, Carlyn Joseph was appointed as the acting Town Clerk, however, acting Town Clerk, Vanessa Simon-Brown was seen sitting at the meeting carrying out the announcements.
According to APNU councillor Heston Bostwick, the LGC must lawfully exercise its authority. Bostwick further went on to state that without an appointment letter at the next statutory meeting, the respective officers would not be recognised by the council. “We cannot have the Local Government Commission breaking the law and violating the law…..if they don’t recognise our patience then we will not recognize the appointees,” said Bostwick.
