Issue - meetings
Appointment of Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer
Meeting: 20/05/2026 - Council (Item 116)
116 Appointment of Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer 
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Purpose
To appoint an Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer.
Recommendations
That Council resolves to:
1. Appoint the Director of Governance and Regulatory Services, Andrea McCaskie, as Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer, with effect from 1 June 2026.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Council considered a report on the appointment of the Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer. The Leader propose the recommendations and advised that, following consideration by the Performance and Appointments Committee, it was recommended that Andrea McCaskie, Director of Governance and Regulatory Services, be appointed to both statutory roles with effect from 1 June 2026.
Andrea McCaskie left the room at this point.
The Leader proposed and Councillor Coles seconded the appointment, noting that the Director of Governance and Regulatory Service’s attention to detail which would be an asset to the role.
Voting record – For 43, Against 0, Abstentions 0
Council resolved to:
1. Appoint the Director of Governance and Regulatory Services, Andrea McCaskie, as Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer, with effect from 1 June 2026.