Issue - meetings
Electoral Services - Scale of Fees 2026/27
Meeting: 29/01/2026 - Council (Item 75)
75 ELECTORAL SERVICES - SCALE OF FEES 2026/27 
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REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR – RESOURCES
To agree the Scale of Fees for electoral events held during 2026/27.
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the Council agreed the Scale of Fees for 2026/27 as set out in Appendix A.
REASON FOR DECISION: To enable the Council to remunerate the Returning Officer and the staff employed to carry out tasks during electoral events and to be open and transparent regarding other payments.
Minutes:
Audio recording – 18 minutes 2 seconds
N.B. The Democratic Services Manager and the Director – Governance declared an interest in this item as the Returning Officer and the Deputy Returning Officer and left the Chamber for the duration of the item.
The Director – Resources presented the report entitled ‘Electoral Services – Scale of Fees 2026/27’ and advised that:
· The proposed changes to the scale of fees were set out in paragraphs 8.4-8.8 of the report.
· The main change was to ensure that roles were continued to be paid in line with the National Living Wage.
· Full details of the scale of fees were set out in Appendix A.
Councillor Ian Albert proposed and Councillor Val Bryant seconded and, following a vote, it was:
RESOLVED: That the Council agreed the Scale of Fees for 2026/27 as set out in Appendix A.
REASON FOR DECISION: To enable the Council to remunerate the Returning Officer and the staff employed to carry out tasks during electoral events and to be open and transparent regarding other payments.
N.B. The Democratic Services Manager and Director – Governance returned to the Chamber at 19:50.