Colin Kennedy

Independent

I am Colin Kennedy, a native from the Isle of Coll.

What I have achieved in life to date is history; it is the future of Argyll and Bute Council that matters today.

We need a strong team of elected councillors to take back the balance of power that is currently vested in the executive. We need to reintroduce accountability for the many managers that are currently out of control and making decisions, despite electorate complaints.

Council leaders and the CEO need to step up and take control.

With budgets under pressure, it is top of my agenda to hold procurement departments to account. Establishing a level playing field within the council is paramount to success.

Perhaps savings could be made (and potholes could be filled on the roads) if those working on private contracts during working hours were taken back to council work…

Having both the councillors and the executive functioning properly is the key