Caerphilly

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A Council chief has been fired after he was suspended, on full pay of More Than Six Years , said he will appeal.

Anthony O ' Sullivan, former chief executive of Caerphilly Council, said he had to apologize for "nothing".

He was suspended in 2013 in the midst of arguments about pay for executives and earned a salary of £137,000 a year since then

the councillors decided at a meeting on Wednesday evening.

experts say they believe that the Caerphilly saga is the longest-running disciplinary case of its kind in the local government, that you can remember.

The number is thought to cost The Council More Than £4m.

after The Meeting , which was closed to The Public , Mr O'sullivan said his dismissal was a "travesty" and it was a "vicious" media campaign" against him.

He added that he had "No Regrets " what happened at the first encounter, sparked the series in September 2012.

It was Mr O'sullivan claimed that his Deputy Nigel Barnett and head of legal services, Daniel Perkins entitled officers a 20% salary increase for the senior, while most of the other employees have a zero wage round had.

Anthony O'sullivan, Nigel Barnett, and Daniel Perkins were accused of, the approval of a salary increase for managers freezing, while for others,

By the year 2015, the other two men agreed distributions to the value of £300,000 Between them.

But No Agreement was reached, with Mr O'sullivan and he was put on special leave in order to continue to be content.

he said he would be appealing the decision to sack him at a labour court.

"I have nothing to apologize for to people in Caerphilly for," he said.

"What I would like to say to the people in Caerphilly now is to wait until The Employment Tribunal takes place in public, wait until all the facts emerge in the Public Domain . Then make a reasoned decision.

"the decision you have made, this evening, clearly on political ground, have very, very serious impact on the local government of Wales . This matter is far from complete. "

'The Losers are The Residents of the interim presidency, Barbara Jones, said The Residents had lost, as a result of the row with

Barbara Jones, The Council 's interim leader, said: "We regret the amount of time and money have been spent on this area, but we had no other choice, than to follow the agreed legal process.

"It should also be noted that during This Time we had to go to the criminal investigation, added to the almost two-and-a-half years, the entire time frame. "

said that the decision a "very difficult Chapter" for The Council .

The Council said it would "vigorously defend" the decision and remained "confident" about his position.

A spokesman said: "the members of The Council dismissed Mr O'sullivan after a careful examination of all evidence submitted by both parties as part of this complex and thorough investigation.

"Serious allegations of gross negligence have been proven, and therefore the correct decision was made. "

Colin Mann, leader of the Plaid Cymru group on Caerphilly council, openly said: "money issued, to the payment of senior officers to stay at home, legal and audit fees, if it has been spent on front-line services, such as public toilets, keep, Street Lights , and securing The Future of all of our leisure centres.

"The Losers are The Residents of The County borough have been. It is vital to be the appropriate lessons to be learnt, and will never, never happen again. "

'drastic spending cuts," the saga of The Council , has cost More Than £4m in the money of the taxpayers

Jess Turner, of The Union Unison Cymru said the saga should have been sorted "years ago".

"the employees are absolutely sick, and The Council must go," She Said .

"Since 2010, drastic spending cuts driven by Westminster have cost the jobs of 746 Caerphilly Council workers, even as much as £6m pounds was plowed up in a Single Issue . "

Caerphilly 'M Hefin David said he was relieved "that the saga is over", but it had taken, "to come too long to this point".

He added: "part of it was wasted the two years, by the investigations of The Police , but the rest of it by unnecessarily complex procedures. "

What to say to the Welsh Government ?

The Welsh Government has already promised to look at what can be done about disciplinary measures on local councils in The Light of the Caerphilly case.

had said, before on Thursday the decision of The Council : "We have been clear, to consider that, when this process is completed, we will conduct a review of whether The Law to be changed needs via internal disciplinary procedures. "

It was also the Welsh Government , the appointment of a "designated independent person" to investigate The Situation in Caerphilly . It is this person was recommended to the members of The Council that Mr O'sullivan should be summarily dismissed.

It was criticism from the opposition, city councils, and Unison over the length of the saga.

Welsh Government officials say they can only intervene in the execution of a Council as a "last resort"

Except in urgent or serious cases, it could only intervene if The Council refused an offer to support, or failed to engage with the support, or, if you have not managed to solve the problem.

The Welsh Government would need strong evidence "legal defects", and it would usually intervene, according to a recommendation by a regulatory authority, as the auditor for Wales .

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Source of news: bbc.com