A PARISH councillor acted in a disrespectful manner by laughing at a county councillor during a parish council meeting last year, a code of conduct enquiry has found. Former Mylor parish councillor David Lansdowne resigned before the findings were released following complaints from three fellow parish councillors and the parish clerk as well as Cornwall councillor John Symons about Mr Lansdowne s behaviour. The first complaint stemmed from a meeting of Mylor Parish Council on August 18, last year when Mr Lansdowne was accused of acting in a rude and aggressive manner towards other councillors at the parish council. While it was not held that Mr Lansdowne had been rude or aggressive, the act of laughing was found to have breached the code.
The police have sent a letter to Mrs Ferguson at her address in Mylor Bridge saying they had received a complaint alleging that she had sent the former clerk abusive messages and also sent her recorded delivery letters. It says as the clerk had resigned a month ago these contacts were not only unwanted, they were unwarranted. The letter from Devon and Cornwall Police s Investigation and Resolution Centre says: We need to advise you that the above crime has been recorded against you as a suspect. At this time the victim is not looking to prosecute you but, if there are further reports, we will take a more serious view.