The appointment of government commissioners and the creation of an improvement plan at troubled Liverpool Council will cost the city's taxpayers more than £2.5m.
Secretary of State Robert Jenrick has appointed four commissioners to oversee key departments of the council after a shocking inspection report detailed a huge range of failures and questionable practices.
That inspection, carried out by Max Caller, came after a number of arrests were made as part of a police corruption probe linked heavily to the council.
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One of the people arrested was former Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson. He denies wrongdoing.
A new report at next week's council cabinet meeting offers more information about the commissioners and the improvement plan they will oversee in their three-year term at the council.
All the costs for the team will be met by the council and therefore by the taxpayers of Liverpool.
The report states the day rate for the lead commissioner, Mike Cunningham, is £800 while the other three commissioners will receive £700 per day.
A total budget of £600,000 per year has been proposed to cover the direct costs of the commissioners, which includes their pay, travel and accommodation expenses, PA and administration support and office and ICT set up costs.
Details of the commissioner fees and expenses will be published on a dedicated commissioner page on the council's website on a monthly basis.
But the costs to the cash-strapped council don't stop there.
As part of the package of measures handed to the council following the damning Caller Report, it must produce a thorough improvement plan.
The report states that while there is a functioning Programme Management Office at the council, extra capacity will be required, including two additional Programme Management roles.
The costs of these proposals is estimated to be £250,000 per year for the three year period.
This brings the total expected costs of the commissioners and the improvement plan project to more than £2.5 million over the next three years.
The report states these costs will come from the council's reserves and will be reflected in the budget estimates for the next two financial years.
These total costs do not include the £150,000 the council has already had to cough up for the work of the original inspection team.
Liverpool's opposition leader, Cllr Richard Kemp, said the costs were the 'legacy' of the previous council administration.
He added: "I am not quibbling this figure. The Council is in a mess and we always knew that we would need support to put it right. It can be seen in the context of the £100,000,000+ that has been lost in various ways. We have a gross budget of about £1 billion a year so this a relatively small amount.
"But it is money that has had to be moved from the delivery of front line services when the council has many problems with the environment, adult social care, roads and education."
The report is expected to be signed off at the cabinet meeting next Friday.
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