Was this a wind up? Monitoring Officer

[anobium]

Did any body see the guy on " Who wants to be a Millionaire" last night.
He said he is employed by the local council and is job title is a Monitoring
Officer
When Chris Tarrent asked what that involved he said he monitors the grass to make sure it has been cut to the correct length.
It cannot be true surely!

 

[JBR]

I'm sure it is, in Bureaucratic Britain. Councils are undisputed experts at finding ways to waste money, yet claiming they are too short to provide what people really want.

 

[Astra99]

Don't forget councils don't have *any* money of their own. It all belongs to all of you and me - Joe Public. If only councils (and other public bodies) would remember that!

 

[peterperfection]

I'd bet there is a 'assistant' monitoring occifer as well.

These are jobs that are created to spend the publics money .

OPM is the correct abreviation of it .
OTHER PEOPLES MONEY.

 

[sooey]

What happened to that thread you had going on pizzpot?
You don't mind if I call you pizzpot do you? Or am I going to get sued again?

 

[crystal ball]

Probably a consequence of council work being contracted out, my ex brother in law does something similar with road mending. So you can blame Maggie for that

 

[longdogs]

Was he called Patrick Mower?