THE saga of City of York Council gets more ridiculous as time goes on.

Not only is the council inefficient and ineffective in the way it attempts to run York, it is now turning into a dictatorship.

I refer to the report 'Secrecy over fate of boss' (September 28).

I find it quite outrageous that council bosses think the fate of David Finnegan, commercial services director, can be decided without the public knowing what it may be.

Council bosses should be reminded that we live in a democratic country not an eastern bloc state. It's about time they climbed out of the Dark Ages and entered the real world.

As a council tax payer I have a right to know details of what has actually happened regarding David Finnegan. Council leaders should remember they are merely public servants and have a duty to be open and honest with the people who they serve because they are partly funded by the people of York.

It is ironic that David Finnegan heads the department responsible for recycling waste in York.

Would it be fair to say that this is the man who had a big say in the shambolic recycling policy the council is imposing on the people of York?

C C Pickering,

Rowntree Wharf, York.

Updated: 09:48 Friday, September 30, 2005