Issue - meetings

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Corporate Direction).

The Executive received a report which requested a supplementary budget in order to effectively maintain the Register of Electors. It was explained that the new requirement for Individual Electoral Registration (IER), whilst intended to ensure accuracy of registration, was more confusing and time consuming for the electorate and included additional administrative pressures for the authority. It was moved by Councillor Wright, seconded by Councillor Morrell and

RESOLVED –

(i)            The additional burden of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) and the income received to support this, resulting in a net increase in expenditure of £5,506 being the difference between the funding and the expenditure, be noted;

(ii)           The supplementary income budget of £27,494 to reflect the additional grant income be approved;

(iii)          The supplementary expenditure budget of £33,000 to reflect the additional cost be approved.