Pay policy statement

Chief Executive

7.1 The Chief Executive is the Council’s Head of Paid Service. There are three incremental points in the Chief Executive grade.

7.2 The Chief Executive also receives a Returning Officer fee in respect of Borough and Parish Council Elections. The fees are currently £325 for each contested ward and £81.5 for each uncontested ward, and £269 for each contested Town/Parish ward and £67 for each uncontested Town/Parish ward. If a Town/Parish ward is contested along with a Borough ward the fee is £378 for the first Borough ward that is combined with a Parish ward election where one Borough Councillor is being elected. Fees for conducting Parliamentary Elections, Referendums, European and Police and Crime Commissioners are determined by way of a Statutory Instrument.