£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.
North Somerset Council could be redeveloped.
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The Clevedon HQ of North Somerset Council could be redeveloped for housing or employment in a major review of its property portfolio.
The authority is also set to invest up to £1.2million in the Town Hall in Weston and create new touch down locations in other towns for staff to work in.
Responding to concerns about a rush to make changes during the pandemic, the authority s executive member for finance Councillor Ash Cartman said the proposals were not just a knee-jerk reaction to Covid and no final decisions had been made.
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