Bill Brooks Leader of Northumberland County Council

LOVES WASTING THE TAX PAYERS MONEY £15.000 , think it might be half the leaders salary ????????????????????????????????
Its not his money so why should NCC care

Newspaper adverts for council cost £15,000
Nov 17 2006
By The Journal
A publicity campaign extolling the services provided by Northumberland County Council cost £15,000, it has been revealed.
The authority took full-page advertisements in a number of local newspapers last week to highlight its public services and a range of community initiatives.
Now county council leader Coun Bill Brooks has defended the ads in the face of questioning from opposition councillors.
He said they cost £15,000 to run and the money was taken from the budget set aside to produce the council's annual report.
Coun Brooks said the ads were part of the publicity for the report and were aimed at informing the general public more clearly and effectively.
He said the content of the newspaper ads was accurate and reflected work done by partners and added: "Consultation has told us people want to know about what we spend money on and what we do.
Conservative councillor Sue Bolam said much of the information was published with council tax demands and in a recent A to Z of services the county produced.
"It seems somewhat unnecessary to take out full-page adverts at this point in time, when we have had consultations about various services where it appears the council has not listened to the public as well as it could have done," she said.