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Request for information: 

"End-of-Year Bonuses:

• Total amount paid in end-of-year bonuses to the CEO this Christmas. 
• Total amount paid in bonuses to staff employed by your organization this Christmas. 
• Please also provide the same for Christmas 2022. 

Presents for Staff:

• Total expenditure on presents for staff including but not limited to 'secret Santa' etc. 
• Please include this cost for last year also. 

Christmas Parade: 

• Total expenditure breakdown on any Christmas parade hosted or funded by the Council this year. This should also include road closure impact assessments where possible. 
• Please include a cost breakdown for any Christmas parade last year. 

Christmas Trees and lights: 

• Number of Christmas trees purchased and erected, and the cost of these purchases for this year. 
• Please also include the cost for any Christmas lights for tree and any lights for buildings for this year. 
• Please also include the cost of both for last year, too. 
• Please highlight if the council had any left over from last year. 

Hiring Santa: 

• Breakdown of costs associated with hiring a Santa, if applicable. 
• Please also provide this information for last year, too. 

Christmas Market: 

• Breakdown of costs associated with running/hosting/sponsoring a Christmas market, if applicable. 
• Please provide this information for last year, too. 

Christmas Party Supplies: 

• Please breakdown the amount spent on the following for the years 2022 and 2023:
• Wrapping paper 
• Santa hats 
• Alcohol for parties
• Party hats 
• Christmas crackers
• Christmas cards
• Christmas decorations

Christmas Parties:

• Total expenditure breakdown on Council Christmas parties. Please also include in the breakdown any travel arrangement costs. 
• Please include this for last year, also. 

Office Closure: 

• Duration of office closure during the Christmas period for the council generally. 
• Please specify how many managers and senior executive staff are taking more hours/days out of office than is blanket across the council for the Christmas period. 
• Does the Christmas office closure also affect contractors paid by the council? If not, how much are they being paid over the Christmas break in an hourly rate? 

Fines: 

• Does the council have any plans to increase fines for parking offences or any other offences during the Christmas period? 
• If so, which fines are increasing, why and what revenue is expected to be raised?"