Salaries for junior councillor roles under fire | North Somerset Times
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...