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ARBORY AND RUSHEN PARISH COMMISSIONERS

DEPUTY CLERK TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Arbory and Rushen Parish Commissioners have a vacancy for the part-time position of Deputy Clerk.

This post is part-time and salaried. Due to the varied nature of the work involved, the applicant will need to be able to work flexible hours and work an average of twenty hours per week.

The applicant will need to provide some office space in their home and the ability to drive their own vehicle is essential.

Ideally, applicants should have a good knowledge of the Parishes of Arbory and Rushen and have a keen interest in their local community. He/she should live either in or close to the Parish Districts of Arbory and Rushen.

Technical skills required include:

• Computer literate – social media and website maintenance
• Basic knowledge of book-keeping

Desirable attributes include:

• Self-motivation
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiasm
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Sense of humour

Closing date for applications is Friday 16^th August 2019.

For further information and job description please contact the Clerk, Lamode, Ballakillowey Road, Rushen, phone 834501 or 416221, or email clerk@arbory.gov.im

Arbory and Rushen Parish Commissioners

Clerk / Cleragh: Mr Phil Gawne BSc
LAMODE. BALLAKILLOWEY ROAD. RUSHEN. IM9 4BP
Telephone: 824049 email:clerk@arbory.gov.im Telephone: 834501 email:clerk@rushen.gov.im

29th July 2019.

Arbory and Rushen Parish Commissioners are writing to parishioners today to announce some administrative changes which will lead to an improved service, as well as to ask for views on some exciting proposals to improve the efficiency of service provision in both Parishes.

In the next few months the two Parishes will be recruiting a Deputy Clerk, with the Clerk then reducing his hours accordingly. This move allows the Clerk to use his skills and experience to undertake the key roles of political and financial support, while the Deputy Clerk will provide more general administrative assistance.

If you’re interested in the new Deputy Clerk’s role please contact the Clerk for more information using the contact details above. Details will be publishedon Arbory’s website later today.

Arbory and Rushen always focus on delivering best possible value for the money you provide and due to the changes above, the Commissioners have been looking to see what greater efficiencies from closer working between the two Parishes can be achieved.

The Commissioners are keen to hear views on the following options and would welcome your feed-back either through the Clerk using the contact details above, or through attendance at following public meetings – Ballafesson Methodist Hall, 7.30 on 11th September, or Arbory Parish Hall, 7.30 on 12th September.

Option 1 – Merged administration
Under this option, one authority would provide under contract to the other authority all the services currently delivered by that authority. So, one administrative entity would provide services for two both Parishes with each Parish paying its share of the cost of service delivery.

There would be some savings to be made in officer time (around four hours a week) and a penny on the rates would most likely be saved. The two Parishes would remain separate legal entities under this option.

Option 2 – Full merger
Under this option a new legal entity would be created, Arbory and Rushen Parish Commissioners, made up of two separate wards of Arbory and Rushen. Significant officer time savings of around a day a week would be made if this option were supported and a 4p in the pound reduction in rates would be delivered.

Such a merger would most likely result in a reduction in the number of Commissioners, perhaps to three for each ward.

While such a merger has been inconclusively discussed by both Boards on several occasions over the past decade, it is recognised that it would be a significant step for the Parishes to take.

The Arbory and Rushen Parish Commissioners are keen to hear your views and guidance before reaching any conclusion on what would be a momentous decision for our Parishes.

Please let us know your views by writing a letter or email to the Clerk using the above contact details.

Thank you in anticipation of your most valuable feedback.

Stephen Gawne, Chairman of Arbory
Stan Pilling, Chairman of Rushen

Arbory Parish Commissioners’ Privacy Policy

The Clerk to Arbory Parish Commissioners is the data controller for any personal data you provide. The information you provide will only be used to respond to your query or deal with your complaint and will be retained in accordance with our retention policy.

Personal information
In order to use many of our services or ask for our assistance, you will be required to submit some personal information, such as your name, your address, your postcode, email address or phone number.

We have a legal duty to ensure that our processes are fair and that we keep your personal data safe and secure, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2002. We do not share your personal information with anybody else without your knowledge unless we are required by law to do so.

We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as it is needed for the service you have requested and remove it in the event that the purpose has been met.

Disclosure of personal information
In many circumstances we will not disclose personal data without consent. However, when we undertake certain work to improve the Parish, for example, we may need to share personal information with our contractors and with other relevant public authorities.

Access to personal information
The Arbory Parish Commissioners try to be as open as possible in giving people access to their personal information. Individuals can find out if we hold any personal information by making a ‘subject access request’ under the Data Protection Act. If we do hold information about you, we will:

• give you a description of it;
  • tell you why we are holding it;
  • tell you who it could be disclosed to; and
  • let you have a copy of the information in an intelligible form.

To make a request you need to put the request in writing to the Clerk, Arbory Parish Commissioners, Lamode, Ballakillowey Road, Rushen IM9 4BP.

If you agree, we will try to deal with your request informally, for example by providing you with the specific information you need over the telephone. If we do hold information about you, you can ask us to correct any mistakes by, once again, contacting us.

Complaints or queries
Arbory Parish Commissioners aim to meet the highest standards when collecting and using personal information. For this reason, we take any complaints we receive about this very seriously. We encourage people to bring it to our attention if they think that our collection or use of information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate. We would also welcome any suggestions for improving our procedures.

This privacy notice was drafted with brevity and clarity in mind. It does not provide exhaustive detail of all aspects of the Commissioners’ collection and use of personal information. However, we are happy to provide any additional information or explanation needed. Any requests for this should be sent to the Clerk, Arbory Parish Commissioners, Lamode, Ballakillowey Road, Rushen IM9 4BP.

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Isle of Man Public Record Office
Your personal data may be permanently retained for research use at the Isle of Man Public Record Office if the records containing your personal data are selected for permanent preservation under the Public Records Act 1999. The Isle of Man Public Record Office preserves records of Isle of Man public authorities that are of long-term historic and cultural value.

Access to and use of records at the Isle of Man Public Record Office is governed by legislation, in particular the Public Records Act 1999, the Public Records Order 2015 and the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Some records are made available to the public for research use, whilst others are covered by access restrictions to ensure sensitive information that should be confidential for a period of time is protected. Where your personal data is included in records transferred to the Record Office, an assessment will be made of whether the records should be covered by an access restriction based on this legislation. Access restrictions will be applied to records as appropriate under this legislation to prevent unlawful access to your personal data. Your personal data will not be used by the Isle of Man Public Record Office for any automated decision making.

The Isle of Man Public Record Office is part of the Department for Enterprise and can be contacted at: public.records@gov.im, or Unit 40A Spring Valley Industrial Estate, Braddan, Isle of Man, IM2 2QS. The Department for Enterprise Data Protection Officer can be contacted by e-mail at: DPO- DfE@gov.im

Changes to this privacy notice
We keep our privacy notice under regular review. This privacy notice was last updated on 16th May 2018.

In accordance with the Isle of Man Audit Act 2006 and Section 17 of The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2013 , Arbory Parish Commissioners advise all interested parties that their accounts for 2015/16 have now been received.

The accounts have been posted on this website and can be inspected at the office of Arbory Parish Commissioners by appointment at any reasonable time.