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PCC to quit role on borough council (From Watford Observer)
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Police and crime commissioner David Lloyd to quit role on Dacorum Borough Council
2:01pm Friday 1st March 2013 in News
By Ben Endley, Senior reporter
Hertfordshire’s police and crime commissioner David Lloyd
Hertfordshire’s police and crime commissioner David Lloyd is due to quit his controversial second job on Dacorum Borough Council, the Watford Observer understands.
Mr Lloyd came in for criticism last year when, after being elected to the £75,000 per year police role, he announced he intended to continue as a Conservative councillor in political posts at Dacorum Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council - posts that netted him an additional £18,000.
The announcement prompted opposition politicians to accuse him of treating the police commissioner job as "a part time role" and "insulting voters".
Mr Lloyd's departure will now trigger a by-election in the Watling Ward, which will take place alongside county council elections on Thursday, May 2.
Mr Lloyd was not immediately available for comment. It is not yet clear whether he intends to continue in his county council role.
Comments(5)
Mohandas
says...
3:38pm Fri 1 Mar 13
Paul Gadd
says...
11:13pm Fri 1 Mar 13
Mohandas wrote:Because most people at the top are 'on the square' IMHO
I could never understand how people at the top can moonlight so easily across a range of jobs and if the people at the bottom through necessity did the same its sometimes attracts negative criticism.
John Dowdle
says...
3:50am Sat 2 Mar 13
He has not impressed anyone since being "elected" by a tiny vote, has he?
LSC
says...
2:30pm Sat 2 Mar 13
John Dowdle wrote:I'd go further; scrap the posistion completely. The general public, and I very much include myself, do not have the overview and knowledge to dictate police priorities.
Let's see him quit the PCC role too.
He has not impressed anyone since being "elected" by a tiny vote, has he?
I have no idea if we all demand he clamps down on speeding (and if he ignores us then he will be out of a job next election) will result in a massive rise in mugging because rescources have been diverted to our wishes.
Most of us don't think that far ahead. It needs an expert to see the big picture.
Because he is elected, he has to do what WE say if he wants to keep the job, but unfortunately WE have no idea what we are talking about.
MarsLander says...
2:22pm Fri 1 Mar 13