AN ERROR in the constitution, not spotted since November 2015, was highlighted during residents’ questions.
Tony Johnson pointed out that the constitution of July 21, 2022, referred to rule 4.2.2.1, but the correct reference should have been rule 4.2.2.2.
He asked for a clarification.
Cllr Clive Jones, the leader of Wokingham Borough Council, thanked Mr Johnson for bringing the typographical error to the council’s attention.
“A nasty error has appeared in our constitution in 2015, we are intended to address this error in our next council meeting in October,” he promised.
Responding, Mr Johnson said the council had been “acting beyond the powers granted it in its own constitution”.
He continued: “Although addressed to the leader, this supplementary is as much for all of you as members.
“Would this council prefer to behave and conduct itself in accordance with the existing constitution? Or should you citizen councillors find a tennis court somewhere and work out a more equitable constitution, which is not subject to the diktat of whichever autocrat or bureaucrat believes they’re in charge?”
Cllr Jones said he would prefer to conduct themselves in accordance with the constitution, and promised to come back with a written answer.
