£7,000 jobs as sop to small parties is indefensible , says North Somerset councillor
Leader Don Davies - described as supreme autocrat of North Somerset - said he did not have the power to change the constitution
10:03, 22 APR 2021
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A shake up of top jobs for North Somerset councillors has come under fire with £7,000 junior roles slammed as âindefensibleâ.
The number of executive and assistant members has not changed but Councillor John Crockford-Hawley warned one portfolio could be a âclumsy leviathanâ while others were âsops to small partiesâ.
North Somerset Council s full council meeting
- Credit: North Somerset Council
A shake up of top jobs for North Somerset councillors has come under fire with £7,000 junior roles slammed as “indefensible”.
The number of executive and assistant members has not changed but Councillor John Crockford-Hawley warned one portfolio could be a “clumsy leviathan” while others were “sops to small parties”.
Others called for greater scrutiny of the positions and the power they wield but were told changing the structure would mean amending the constitution.
Cllr Crockford-Hawley told the full council meeting on April 20: “The creation of flimsy assistant executive positions for no reason other than offering sops to small parties at £7,203 a shot is, I think, quite indefensible.
North Somerset Council s full council meeting
- Credit: North Somerset Council
A shake up of top jobs for North Somerset councillors has come under fire with £7,000 junior roles slammed as “indefensible”.
The number of executive and assistant members has not changed but Councillor John Crockford-Hawley warned one portfolio could be a “clumsy leviathan” while others were “sops to small parties”.
Others called for greater scrutiny of the positions and the power they wield but were told changing the structure would mean amending the constitution.
Cllr Crockford-Hawley told the full council meeting on April 20: “The creation of flimsy assistant executive positions for no reason other than offering sops to small parties at £7,203 a shot is, I think, quite indefensible.
Published:
12:00 PM April 19, 2021
Updated:
12:56 PM April 19, 2021
Chestnut Park Primary School will open in Yatton s North End later this year.
- Credit: North Somerset Council
A multi-million-pound school is set to open in September after the Secretary of State for Education approved a funding agreement with the Clevedon Learning Trust (CLT).
Chestnut Park Primary, in Yatton s North End, will open its doors to reception classes in September of this year.
Building work has been completed and the classrooms and internal spaces are now being furnished ready for its opening date.
Cllr Catherine Gibbons says the school will be available for the community and will become an integral part of the North End community .
Published:
8:00 AM April 17, 2021
North Somerset Council has been inundated with letters of praise for the support offered by early years settings during the pandemic.
- Credit: North Somerset Council
Parents have praised childminders, preschools and nurseries across North Somerset for the support they have offered during the pandemic.
Nurseries stayed open during the third lockdown, when primary and secondary schools were closed to curb the spread of Covid-19.
A number of parents have written to North Somerset Council to praise dedicated early years for the vital support they have given to families during an incredibly challenging year.
Cllr Catherine Gibbons, the authority s executive member for children s services said: Our early years sector in North Somerset has offered outstanding service to children and their families throughout the Covid pandemic.