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‘Mayors need the power to appoint their own chief officers’

14 March 2011
Peter Davies says his experiences in office show how the Government needs to change the legislation to give elected mayor’s more powers
Peter Davies says his experiences in office show how the Government needs to change the legislation to give elected mayor’s more powers

 

Peter Davies says his experiences in office show how the Government needs to change the legislation to give elected mayor’s more powers.

One thing he would like is the the power to appoint senior officers. “I don’t have any control over appointments,” he says, pointing out that this rests with a council committee. “It’s a weird affair. Everyone says that in the mayoral system you’ve got all these powers – you do have plenty but there’s...

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