In a post a few weeks back I suggested that for any new elected mayor of Birmingham.
I think there’s another elephant in the room – pay.
After RBS chief executive Stephen Hester was f to sacrifice part of his (below market rate) remuneration package, it’s perhaps a good time to start thinking about the pay packet of the mayor, should Birmingham and other cities decide to opt for the change in May.
In the context of the ongoing rows over top bosses’ pay
Greg Clark
Birmingham is on course for a ‘Super Thursday’ election in November when voters will choose a city mayor and a West Midlands police commissioner on the same day, Local Government Minister Greg Clark is expected to confirm next week.
The double election will happen if Brummies agree to back a mayor in a referendum to be held in conjunction with the city council elections on May 3, Mr Clark will tell a special meeting of the Birmingham Chamber.
The announcement is likely to coincide with a historic decision by Birmingham’s main business-support organisations to
A MAJOR investigation into the role of elected mayors in local government in the UK is launched today (November 21, 2011) by the , less than a week after the Localism Act passed into law.
Supported by , publishers of The Chamberlain News, The Warwick Commission on elected Mayors and City Leadership will set out the challenges and opportunities presented by the government’s proposals to introduce elected mayors in core cities in England over the next two years.
The Commission will answer the key question: “What is the role of elected mayors in providing strategic leadership to cities?”
It will also, crucially, examine whether and how the mayoral model has improved the lot of cities in terms of economic prosperity and the well-being of citizens.
Sir Peter Soulsby
This could be an indication of what’s to come in cities like Birmingham: Leicester’s elected mayor Sir Peter Soulsby is embroiled in a dispute with his council chief executive.
Mayor Soulsby announced that the role of chief executive Sheila Lock would be abolished shortly after he was elected in May. , Ms Lock has put in a formal complaint that she has been unfairly treated by the Mayor.
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The criticisms included a complaint about the announcement of her proposed redundancy during a press conference in May.
Ms Lock said the announcement generated publicity about how much would be saved if her post was abolished – something from which other
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SO WHAT would an elected mayor in a major English city actually do?
Fortunately for mayoral advocates (if he’s a success), Leicester’s new elected mayor is helping to answer that question and has just unveiled his 100-day policy plan for the city.
The Leicester Mercury’s report of the 100 pledges it contains, made at an open meeting of the city’s cabinet, is , and you can download Soulsby’s complete 100-day programme .
It’s an interesting mix of mainly populist measures to grab the local paper’s future headlines, with an emphasis on environmental concerns. Critics will probably highlight the relative paucity
