67Appointment
(1)The Mayor may appoint—
(a)not more than two persons as his political advisers; and
(b)not more than ten other members of staff.
(2)The Assembly, after consultation with the Mayor and taking into account, in particular,—
(a)the manner in which, and the extent to which, the Mayor has exercised, or proposes to exercise, the powers conferred by subsection (1) above, and
(b)any views of the Mayor as to the exercise of the Assembly’s powers under this subsection,
may appoint such staff as it considers necessary for the proper discharge of such functions of the Authority as are respectively exercisable by the Mayor, the Assembly, and the Mayor and Assembly acting jointly.
(3)Any appointment under subsection (1) or (2) above is an appointment as an employee of the Authority.
(4)No appointment under subsection (1) above shall be such as to extend beyond the term of office for which the Mayor was elected.
(5)Where the Mayor makes an appointment under subsection (1) above, he shall report to the Assembly in writing—
(a)the name of the person appointed,
(b)the post to which the person has been appointed, and
(c)the terms and conditions on which the person has been appointed.
(6)Section 7 of the [1989 c. 42.] Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (staff to be appointed on merit) shall apply in relation to any appointment under subsection (1)(b) or (2) above as if the Authority were a local authority.
(7)Section 8 of that Act (duty to adopt standing orders with respect to staff) shall apply in relation to staff appointed under subsection (1) or (2) above as if the Authority were a relevant authority.
(8)Section 9(1), (9) and (11) of that Act (assistants for political groups) shall apply in relation to any appointment under subsection (1)(a) above as if—
(a)the Authority were a relevant authority; and
(b)any appointment to either of the posts in question were the appointment of a person in pursuance of that section.