A former Liverpool Council cabinet member will be appointed as assistant mayor and will focus on financial issues at the troubled authority.
Cllr Paul Brant, a former deputy mayor who has previously held key cabinet positions for finance and health at the council, will be brought in as a new assistant mayor who will take on the finance brief, the ECHO understands. A meeting of the Liverpool Labour group last night heard the news confirmed by the mayor.
It is understood that Cllr Brant will not technically be part of the council's cabinet and will not receive a Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA) for his work. The move is expected to be confirmed at Wednesday's Annual General Meeting of the council.
