The report of the Chief Executive is attached.

The Leader and Portfolio Holder for Strategic and Borough-wide Leadership, Councillor Robinson presented the report of the Chief Executive seeking approval for the appointment of three Deputy Electoral Registration Officers.

The Leader advised that this was an administrative issue to add resilience to the administration by appointing three additional Deputy Electoral Registration Officers to assist the Electoral Registration Officer with providing a wet signature.

Councillor Inglis seconded the recommendation.

Councillors J Walker, Jones, R and S Mallender and Thomas informed Council that they all supported the recommendation.

It was RESOLVED that the appointments of the Council’s Monitoring Officer, Electoral Services Manager and Senior Electoral Services Officer to the role of Deputy Electoral Registration Officer, under section 52(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, having the same duties as the Electoral Registration Officer be approved.