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Please see DPC Agenda for 13-7-2026 here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

26\/89
\nSTAFFING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
\na. To consider and approve the Staffing Committee\u2019s recommendation that two councillors be formally excluded from the Parish Office.
\nb. To consider and approve the Staffing Committee\u2019s recommendation that all communications from the two councillors be routed solely through the Chair of Datchet Parish Council, with no correspondence directed to the Parish Office.
\nc. To consider and approve the allocation of \u00a310,000 to support legal proceedings relating to allegations made against the Clerk, as recommended by the Staffing Committee and defending legal action by the two councillors against DPC.<\/p>\n

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