You should establish a project team to support you in carrying out your functions and in delivering a well-run election. In addition to yourself, your project team should include any appointed deputies, other elections staff members and the ERO, where this is not yourself. It should also include any other key personnel you consider appropriate such as:
your council’s communications team
the Police Area Returning Offficer (PARO), where this is not yourself
other Local Returning Officers (LROs) from the police area
HR colleagues
finance colleagues
IT
your contact centre/front of house staff
facilities staff
your local Police single point of contact (SPOC)
Combined authority and combined county authority mayoral elections
At a combined authority or combined county authority mayoral election your project team could include the other local ROs in the combined authority/combined county authority area, as well as the CARO/CCARO.
Establishing a project team
The project team should have a clear remit and understanding of the tasks to be carried out. You should prepare a schedule of meetings at the planning stage, and keep a record of each meeting as an audit trail of what was discussed and of any decisions made. Where possible, the RO should chair any project team meetings.