Hefty pay rise for deputy mayor of the West of England region despite doing little extra work View Image

The new deputy mayor of the West of England region will get a hefty pay rise despite doing little extra work. The role will rotate between the leaders of the three councils in the area who will get paid an extra £19,300 for occasionally chairing meetings when the mayor is unavailable.

For the past few years the West of England Combined Authority has not had a deputy mayor. Former mayor Dan Norris chose not to have a deputy, but the new mayor Helen Godwin decided to bring back the role earlier this year.

An independent panel has decided to pay the deputy mayor £19,300 a year. Councillors on the overview and scrutiny committee questioned whether this was good value for money, dur

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